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Cheapest colleges in New York after financial aid

Updated College Scorecard, 2024-25

The short answer

The cheapest four-year colleges in New York after financial aid are CUNY Lehman College ($541 a year in-state), CUNY Bernard M Baruch College ($657 a year in-state) and CUNY Brooklyn College ($950 a year in-state), by the average price students with federal aid paid in 2024-25.

Sticker price isn't what most families pay. This list sorts by the average a student who got federal aid paid for a year after grants and scholarships. At public colleges it covers in-state students. Out-of-state students pay more, so those rows also show an out-of-state estimate: the in-state figure plus the extra tuition.

The list (25 of 127)

Four-year colleges in New York with 500 or more undergraduates, lowest average price after grants first. The list shows 25 of the 127 colleges with a price on file. Prices: College Scorecard, 2024-25.

  1. CUNY Lehman College $541 a year in-state Bronx, NY · Out of state: about $8,491 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  2. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College $657 a year in-state New York, NY · Out of state: about $8,607 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  3. CUNY Brooklyn College $950 a year in-state Brooklyn, NY · Out of state: about $8,900 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  4. CUNY Hunter College $1,051 a year in-state New York, NY · Out of state: about $9,001 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  5. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice $1,110 a year in-state New York, NY · Out of state: about $9,060 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  6. CUNY Queens College $1,272 a year in-state Queens, NY · Out of state: about $9,222 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  7. United States Merchant Marine Academy $1,516 a year Kings Point, NY · Families earning under $30,000 paid $1,410 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  8. CUNY City College $1,557 a year in-state New York, NY · Out of state: about $9,507 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  9. CUNY York College $1,956 a year in-state Jamaica, NY · Out of state: about $9,906 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $364 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  10. CUNY New York City College of Technology $2,818 a year in-state Brooklyn, NY · Out of state: about $10,768 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $1,467 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  11. College of Staten Island CUNY $3,153 a year in-state Staten Island, NY · Out of state: about $11,103 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $1,506 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  12. CUNY Medgar Evers College $3,245 a year in-state Brooklyn, NY · Out of state: about $11,195 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $1,642 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  13. Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary $3,313 a year Spring Valley, NY · Families earning under $30,000 paid $2,695 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  14. CUNY Graduate School and University Center $4,766 a year in-state New York, NY · Out of state: about $12,716 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $4,766 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  15. Talmudical Seminary of Bobov $5,091 a year Brooklyn, NY · Families earning under $30,000 paid $5,020 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  16. Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel $5,694 a year Monroe, NY · Families earning under $30,000 paid $5,214 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  17. Farmingdale State College $6,146 a year in-state Farmingdale, NY · Out of state: about $16,636 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $649 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  18. SUNY Old Westbury $8,991 a year in-state Old Westbury, NY · Out of state: about $19,941 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $4,597 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  19. United Talmudical Seminary $9,053 a year Brooklyn, NY · Families earning under $30,000 paid $8,721 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  20. Yeshivath Viznitz $10,421 a year Monsey, NY · Families earning under $30,000 paid $9,459 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  21. SUNY Buffalo State University $10,886 a year in-state Buffalo, NY · Out of state: about $22,626 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $6,914 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  22. Empire State University $11,131 a year in-state Saratoga Springs, NY · Out of state: about $21,041 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $8,809 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  23. Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo $12,430 a year Buffalo, NY · Families earning under $30,000 paid $12,430 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  24. SUNY College of Technology at Canton $12,696 a year in-state Canton, NY · Out of state: about $17,526 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $7,726 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  25. Villa Maria College $12,863 a year Buffalo, NY · Families earning under $30,000 paid $12,487 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
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What are the cheapest colleges in New York after financial aid?

The cheapest four-year colleges in New York after financial aid are CUNY Lehman College ($541 a year in-state), CUNY Bernard M Baruch College ($657 a year in-state) and CUNY Brooklyn College ($950 a year in-state), by the average price students with federal aid paid in 2024-25.

Which are cheapest for families earning under $30,000?

Of the colleges listed, CUNY York College ($364), Farmingdale State College ($649) and United States Merchant Marine Academy ($1,410) had the lowest average yearly price for students from families earning under $30,000, in 2024-25.

What does price after aid mean here?

It's what a student who got federal aid paid for a year of tuition, fees, housing, food and books after grants and scholarships, before loans. It comes from the College Scorecard, which the U.S. Department of Education publishes.

Numbers change each year when colleges and the Department of Education publish new data. Confirm costs and admission rules with the college before you apply.

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