Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in New York

Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in New York, ranked by first-year retention rate. Share of students returning after their first year. Four-year campus colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 114 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York98.4%9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 2Be'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminarySpring Valley, New York98.3%——$5k$17k59%7655 mi 3Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York98.0%4%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 4Yeshiva of Machzikai HadasBrooklyn, New York97.7%70%—$23k—74%5152 mi 5Barnard CollegeNew York, New York96.6%9%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 6Yeshivath ViznitzMonsey, New York95.9%——$9k—69%1,1598 mi 7New York UniversityNew York, New York95.8%9%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 8Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York94.9%19%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 9Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York94.8%14%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 10United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York94.6%12%1355——87%4,4085 mi 11Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, New York94.0%——$4k$32k70%2,95710 mi 12Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York93.4%14%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 13Manhattan School of MusicNew York, New York93.0%41%—$52k$27k78%539< 1 mi 14The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, New York91.9%21%1410$13k$84k81%8421 mi 15Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York91.5%56%1426$50k$71k83%2,852< 1 mi 16United Talmudical SeminaryBrooklyn, New York90.8%——$7k$25k58%2,2411 mi 17St Lawrence UniversityCanton, New York90.8%54%1371$29k$67k79%1,91831 mi 18Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York90.7%63%1456$36k$102k84%5,71499 mi 19University of RochesterRochester, New York90.7%40%1488$29k$79k85%6,3319 mi 20Union CollegeSchenectady, New York90.2%44%1395$35k$89k80%2,046104 mi 21Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York90.1%46%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 22Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York89.8%49%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 23Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, New York89.6%21%1405$32k$69k83%2,694124 mi 24Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York89.4%39%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 25Touro UniversityNew York, New York88.8%61%1348$30k$53k72%4,0401 mi 26Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York88.8%67%1383$35k$77k70%13,21513 mi 27CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York88.6%48%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 28Fordham UniversityBronx, New York88.5%59%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi 29Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, New York88.3%73%1290$53k$54k74%3,9101 mi 30Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, New York87.4%62%1366$41k$54k71%1,5303 mi 31SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York87.0%63%—$19k$56k66%1,83935 mi 32SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, New York87.0%66%1286$18k$67k71%3,86934 mi 33St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, New York86.4%66%1214$29k$67k74%2,56510 mi 34Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, New York86.4%64%1319$32k$69k77%1,78628 mi 35Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York86.1%57%1295$42k$78k80%5,18228 mi 36St Bonaventure UniversitySaint Bonaventure, New York85.9%82%1197$27k$57k67%2,01249 mi 37School of Visual ArtsNew York, New York85.5%93%1320$58k$46k76%3,2441 mi 38University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York85.2%74%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 mi 39Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, New York85.2%82%1187$24k$78k70%3,1624 mi 40State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New York85.0%62%1265$19k$58k72%6,08631 mi 41Nazareth UniversityRochester, New York84.8%75%1216$29k$56k73%1,87311 mi 42Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York84.8%77%1304$30k$90k75%2,19627 mi 43The New SchoolNew York, New York84.8%63%—$59k$53k69%6,5631 mi 44Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York84.7%69%1312$34k$64k76%4,24262 mi 45Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, New York84.6%52%1380$35k$47k68%2,41449 mi 46United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point, New York84.5%34%1207$6k$91k82%962< 1 mi 47Houghton UniversityHoughton, New York84.0%89%1284$21k$47k65%75344 mi 48Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York83.6%68%1319$34k$69k69%6,4886 mi 49Roberts Wesleyan UniversityRochester, New York83.6%71%1170$23k$55k67%1,14913 mi 50Le Moyne CollegeSyracuse, New York83.5%83%1255$22k$63k73%2,43934 mi 51SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, New York83.5%72%1214$22k$96k64%1,285< 1 mi 52University at AlbanyAlbany, New York83.4%69%—$17k$68k61%12,56495 mi 53Wagner CollegeStaten Island, New York83.4%88%1243$28k$74k65%1,6511 mi 54Adelphi UniversityGarden City, New York82.9%66%1219$31k$75k67%5,2766 mi 55Siena UniversityLoudonville, New York82.7%69%1254$34k$76k75%3,40998 mi 56CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York81.6%57%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 57Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York81.6%63%1147$11k$70k53%9,5527 mi 58State University of New York at CortlandCortland, New York81.1%60%—$22k$60k68%5,90158 mi 59St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, New York80.7%72%1190$19k$64k69%3,1441 mi 60Niagara UniversityNiagara University, New York80.4%87%1168$17k$56k75%2,6533 mi 61SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, New York80.3%74%1312$19k$45k63%3,1974 mi 62CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York80.1%58%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 63The College of WestchesterWhite Plains, New York79.3%94%—$16k$42k38%7595 mi 64CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York79.3%60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 65Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzBrooklyn, New York78.7%87%—$21k$35k5%8633 mi 66St. John's University-New YorkQueens, New York78.7%83%1244$30k$70k66%9,4774 mi 67CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York78.7%64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 68New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, New York78.0%81%1311$22k$70k59%3,4402 mi 69Russell Sage CollegeTroy, New York77.9%53%—$23k$58k56%1,24499 mi 70SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam, New York77.7%78%—$14k$48k45%1,82327 mi 71CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York77.6%54%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 72Alfred UniversityAlfred, New York77.5%74%1279$26k$55k57%1,42366 mi 73Long Island UniversityBrookville, New York77.2%86%1224$33k$60k57%5,5203 mi 74Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, New York76.9%87%1217$29k$74k56%2,9512 mi 75Villa Maria CollegeBuffalo, New York76.5%87%—$13k$39k31%6035 mi 76SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, New York76.2%78%1250$16k$54k50%2,7553 mi 77Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York76.0%79%1270$27k$86k64%2,7441 mi 78Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New York75.7%86%—$14k$52k46%5,735< 1 mi 79College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York75.7%92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 80Daemen UniversityAmherst, New York75.7%68%—$19k$62k59%1,6436 mi 81SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York75.5%70%1230$19k$60k69%4,64395 mi 82Pace UniversityNew York, New York75.5%76%1266$31k$70k60%7,665< 1 mi 83Paul Smiths College of Arts and SciencePaul Smiths, New York75.2%77%—$27k$46k51%57944 mi 84Hartwick CollegeOneonta, New York74.4%70%1200$31k$61k53%1,08795 mi 85Manhattanville UniversityPurchase, New York73.9%87%—$21k$59k58%1,3624 mi 86Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh, New York73.6%89%1150$26k$68k65%1,14814 mi 87D'Youville UniversityBuffalo, New York73.4%81%1130$20k$67k67%1,258< 1 mi 88St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill, New York73.4%93%1000$20k$63k54%9721 mi 89Keuka CollegeKeuka Park, New York73.4%68%—$24k$58k58%96645 mi 90LIM CollegeNew York, New York73.3%96%1035$39k$59k51%1,1871 mi 91State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York73.2%78%1165$17k$56k59%3,76946 mi 92CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York73.1%57%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 93University of Mount Saint VincentBronx, New York73.0%85%1090$22k$66k57%2,692< 1 mi 94Canisius UniversityBuffalo, New York72.6%72%—$18k$61k66%1,6853 mi 95SUNY BrockportBrockport, New York71.8%71%1193$16k$54k55%5,78411 mi 96SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York71.8%84%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.