Top colleges in NY by 10-year ROI
Executive Summary
Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in NY with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences leads this list at $467,200 (10 Yr. ROI).
Leaders: top 3
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
10 Yr. ROI
$467,200
United States Merchant Marine Academy
10 Yr. ROI
$443,240
Columbia University in the City of New York
10 Yr. ROI
$375,459
Top 25 Top colleges in NY by 10-year ROI
| Rank | Institution | State | Control | Enrollment | 10 Yr. ROI | Also see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | NY | Private nonprofit | 481 | $467,200 | Grad 67.5% · Net $29,882 |
| 2 | United States Merchant Marine Academy | NY | Public | 962 | $443,240 | Grad 82.4% · Net $6,174 |
| 3 | Columbia University in the City of New York | NY | Private nonprofit | 8,973 | $375,459 | Grad 96.1% · Net $21,590 |
| 4 | Cornell University | NY | Private nonprofit | 15,995 | $338,556 | Grad 95.4% · Net $28,690 |
| 5 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | NY | Public | 16,154 | $332,190 | Grad 72.1% · Net $3,033 |
| 6 | SUNY Maritime College | NY | Public | 1,285 | $326,120 | Grad 64.4% · Net $22,367 |
| 7 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | NY | Private nonprofit | 5,714 | $287,256 | Grad 83.6% · Net $36,228 |
| 8 | CUNY Hunter College | NY | Public | 16,289 | $266,978 | Grad 56.9% · Net $2,984 |
| 9 | Molloy University | NY | Private nonprofit | 3,162 | $265,652 | Grad 69.9% · Net $24,347 |
| 10 | Farmingdale State College | NY | Public | 9,552 | $260,348 | Grad 52.8% · Net $10,867 |
| 11 | CUNY City College | NY | Public | 12,505 | $260,197 | Grad 56.8% · Net $3,776 |
| 12 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | NY | Public | 11,590 | $257,069 | Grad 55.8% · Net $3,203 |
| 13 | CUNY Queens College | NY | Public | 12,550 | $257,028 | Grad 53.2% · Net $4,195 |
| 14 | CUNY Lehman College | NY | Public | 10,696 | $257,022 | Grad 51.3% · Net $3,148 |
| 15 | Clarkson University | NY | Private nonprofit | 2,196 | $256,028 | Grad 74.9% · Net $30,305 |
| 16 | Binghamton University | NY | Public | 14,655 | $252,030 | Grad 81.6% · Net $21,620 |
| 17 | CUNY Brooklyn College | NY | Public | 10,543 | $251,864 | Grad 53.9% · Net $3,103 |
| 18 | Manhattan University | NY | Private nonprofit | 2,744 | $246,678 | Grad 63.7% · Net $27,256 |
| 19 | Stony Brook University | NY | Public | 18,101 | $245,567 | Grad 75.6% · Net $18,784 |
| 20 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute | NY | Public | 1,849 | $237,624 | Grad 55.1% · Net $14,164 |
| 21 | CUNY York College | NY | Public | 4,345 | $237,312 | Grad 32.2% · Net $4,456 |
| 22 | The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | NY | Private nonprofit | 842 | $234,564 | Grad 81.1% · Net $13,269 |
| 23 | Colgate University | NY | Private nonprofit | 3,180 | $230,594 | Grad 91.2% · Net $28,786 |
| 24 | Barnard College | NY | Private nonprofit | 3,264 | $228,320 | Grad 93.0% · Net $28,800 |
| 25 | University of Rochester | NY | Private nonprofit | 6,331 | $225,108 | Grad 85.4% · Net $29,278 |
Method notes
- Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to IPEDS 2023 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
- ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
- School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.