College Costs in New York

How much does it cost to attend college in New York?   The average annual in-state college tuition in New York was $20,541 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is $5,411 higher than the U.S. average and ranks New York amongst the costliest as the 7th most expensive and 46th most affordable state or district to attend college. This is a change of $262 from the 2019-2020 average of $20,279 and represents a 1.29% annual increase. The list of New York colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 252 colleges and universities in New York, the most popular being New York University with 49,397 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $53,770. Vassar College is the most expensive in New York with an in-state tuition of $61,940.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. New York colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in New York or cheap New York colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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