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434with a Strong ROI verdict
College Scorecard · 2026 release
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203 matching colleges · Showing 121–144
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New York 203 matching
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Alfred University
Alfred, NY
Net price / year$25,620Payback15.7 years
Weak ROI
Apex Technical School
Long Island City, NY
Net price / year$14,826PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Manhattanville University
Purchase, NY
Net price / year$20,991Payback8 years
Weak ROI
Ulster County Community College
Stone Ridge, NY
Net price / year$5,035PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Flushing, NY
Net price / year$39,986Payback4.8 years
Strong ROI
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, NY
Net price / year$22,367Payback1.9 years
Weak ROI
Hunter Business School
Levittown, NY
Net price / year$23,738PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
D'Youville University
Buffalo, NY
Net price / year$20,433Payback4.4 years
Solid ROI
Russell Sage College
Troy, NY
Net price / year$22,917Payback9.2 years
Weak ROI
Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences
New York, NY
Net price / year$29,688PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Cayuga County Community College
Auburn, NY
Net price / year$8,662PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
LIM College
New York, NY
Net price / year$38,667Payback14.6 years
Weak ROI
Herkimer County Community College
Herkimer, NY
Net price / year$13,419PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester, NY
Net price / year$23,130Payback13.9 years
Solid ROI
Mount Saint Mary College
Newburgh, NY
Net price / year$25,522Payback5.3 years
Weak ROI
SUNY Corning Community College
Corning, NY
Net price / year$7,373PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Lincoln Technical Institute-Whitestone
Whitestone, NY
Net price / year$34,128PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Dominican University New York
Orangeburg, NY
Net price / year$41,832Payback13.1 years
Solid ROI
Hartwick College
Oneonta, NY
Net price / year$31,320Payback9.8 years
Strong ROI
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens
Rego Park, NY
Net price / year$26,315Payback0.9 years
Weak ROI
Manhattan School of Computer Technology
Brooklyn, NY
Net price / year$11,706PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Johnstown, NY
Net price / year$6,696PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Plaza College
Forest Hills, NY
Net price / year$19,860PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Trocaire College
Buffalo, NY
Net price / year$16,636Payback4.8 years