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434with a Strong ROI verdict
College Scorecard · 2026 release
Federal figures. Our calculations.
203 matching colleges · Showing 97–120
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Payback guideStrong ≤5 yearsSolid ≤10Slow ≤20Weak >20 or no payback
New York 203 matching
View state rankingStrong ROI
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY
Net price / year$28,985Payback3.9 years
Slow ROI
St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY
Net price / year$27,074Payback12.2 years
Weak ROI
Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY
Net price / year$8,334PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
SUNY Morrisville
Morrisville, NY
Net price / year$15,939PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
St Lawrence University
Canton, NY
Net price / year$28,651Payback6.1 years
Weak ROI
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY
Net price / year$18,701PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Nazareth University
Rochester, NY
Net price / year$29,357Payback14.5 years
Strong ROI
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica, NY
Net price / year$14,164Payback3.5 years
Weak ROI
SUNY Adirondack
Queensbury, NY
Net price / year$10,389PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY
Net price / year$18,952Payback10.2 years
Weak ROI
SUNY College at Potsdam
Potsdam, NY
Net price / year$13,624PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY
Net price / year$31,563Payback6.2 years
Weak ROI
Jamestown Community College
Jamestown, NY
Net price / year$9,850PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Canisius University
Buffalo, NY
Net price / year$17,940Payback5.8 years
Solid ROI
St. Francis College
Brooklyn, NY
Net price / year$18,129Payback7.4 years
Strong ROI
Wagner College
Staten Island, NY
Net price / year$28,241Payback4.3 years
Solid ROI
Daemen University
Amherst, NY
Net price / year$18,693Payback5.6 years
Weak ROI
Marymount Manhattan College
New York, NY
Net price / year$36,861Payback191.2 years
Weak ROI
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, NY
Net price / year$41,437Payback31.6 years
Weak ROI
Schenectady County Community College
Schenectady, NY
Net price / year$8,947PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Jefferson Community College
Watertown, NY
Net price / year$11,923PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden, NY
Net price / year$12,723PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Berkeley College-New York
New York, NY
Net price / year$34,124PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
American Musical and Dramatic Academy
New York, NY
Net price / year$41,416PaybackNot available