Public Colleges in New York

How much does it cost to attend public college in New York?   The average annual in-state four year, public college tuition in New York was $6,784 for the 2020-2021 academic year. This is a change of $3 from the 2019-2020 average of $6,781 and represents a 0.04% annual increase. The list of New York public colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating. Public schools are partially funded by the taxpayers of New York and usually offer lower tuition to in-state residents.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 75 public colleges and universities in New York, the most popular being University at Buffalo with 26,599 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $7,070. Farmingdale State College is the most expensive public school in New York with an in-state tuition of $7,070.

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 2020-2021 academic year.

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