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College Scorecard · 2026 release
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203 matching colleges · Showing 49–72
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Payback guideStrong ≤5 yearsSolid ≤10Slow ≤20Weak >20 or no payback
New York 203 matching
View state rankingSolid ROI
Marist University
Poughkeepsie, NY
Net price / year$41,544Payback5.6 years
Slow ROI
SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo, NY
Net price / year$11,346Payback11.4 years
Weak ROI
CUNY Hostos Community College
Bronx, NY
Net price / year$5,297PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY
Net price / year$19,158Payback6.4 years
Weak ROI
Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, NY
Net price / year$8,562PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
CUNY York College
Jamaica, NY
Net price / year$4,456Payback2.1 years
Solid ROI
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
Net price / year$33,926Payback8.9 years
Strong ROI
SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY
Net price / year$11,282Payback4.4 years
Weak ROI
Touro University
New York, NY
Net price / year$29,627Payback23.4 years
Weak ROI
Orange County Community College
Middletown, NY
Net price / year$6,794PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn, NY
Net price / year$52,659Payback35.5 years
Strong ROI
SUNY College at Geneseo
Geneseo, NY
Net price / year$18,211Payback3.8 years
Slow ROI
Rockland Community College
Suffern, NY
Net price / year$11,282Payback12 years
Weak ROI
Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Net price / year$10,065PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, NY
Net price / year$17,156Payback8.5 years
Slow ROI
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
Alfred, NY
Net price / year$15,016Payback14.4 years
Strong ROI
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, NY
Net price / year$22,443Payback4.1 years
Strong ROI
Siena University
Loudonville, NY
Net price / year$33,733Payback4.9 years
Strong ROI
Barnard College
New York, NY
Net price / year$28,800Payback3.6 years
Weak ROI
School of Visual Arts
New York, NY
Net price / year$57,914PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
CUNY Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn, NY
Net price / year$5,718PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase, NY
Net price / year$18,913PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
Net price / year$28,786Payback3.1 years
Strong ROI
Molloy University
Rockville Centre, NY
Net price / year$24,347Payback3.3 years