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434with a Strong ROI verdict
College Scorecard · 2026 release
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203 matching colleges · Showing 73–96
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Payback guideStrong ≤5 yearsSolid ≤10Slow ≤20Weak >20 or no payback
New York 203 matching
View state rankingStrong ROI
St. Joseph's University-New York
Brooklyn, NY
Net price / year$19,035Payback4.9 years
Weak ROI
Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, NY
Net price / year$6,876PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
SUNY Broome Community College
Binghamton, NY
Net price / year$8,940PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, NY
Net price / year$36,113PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua, NY
Net price / year$13,898PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel
Monroe, NY
Net price / year$4,156PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Iona University
New Rochelle, NY
Net price / year$29,188Payback4.6 years
Weak ROI
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica, NY
Net price / year$8,987PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Yeshiva University
New York, NY
Net price / year$49,965Payback8.7 years
Slow ROI
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Delhi, NY
Net price / year$17,225Payback10.5 years
Slow ROI
SUNY at Fredonia
Fredonia, NY
Net price / year$15,897Payback10.8 years
Strong ROI
Manhattan University
Riverdale, NY
Net price / year$27,256Payback2.9 years
Weak ROI
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Canton, NY
Net price / year$15,268PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY
Net price / year$32,297Payback6.2 years
Strong ROI
University of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, NY
Net price / year$21,696Payback5 years
Solid ROI
Niagara University
Niagara University, NY
Net price / year$17,248Payback8.8 years
Solid ROI
St. John Fisher University
Rochester, NY
Net price / year$28,945Payback6.2 years
Solid ROI
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Net price / year$39,343Payback6.8 years
Solid ROI
Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY
Net price / year$22,277Payback6.2 years
Weak ROI
Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
Net price / year$34,649PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Utica University
Utica, NY
Net price / year$19,108Payback5.1 years
Weak ROI
United Talmudical Seminary
Brooklyn, NY
Net price / year$6,640PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY
Net price / year$30,305Payback2.9 years
Strong ROI
Union College
Schenectady, NY
Net price / year$34,561Payback3.4 years