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434with a Strong ROI verdict
College Scorecard · 2026 release
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3,376 matching colleges · Showing 1,921–1,944
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Payback guideStrong ≤5 yearsSolid ≤10Slow ≤20Weak >20 or no payback
New York 203 matching
View state rankingStrong ROI
College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island, NY
Net price / year$5,579Payback4.3 years
Strong ROI
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY
Net price / year$10,867Payback2 years
Solid ROI
St. John's University-New York
Queens, NY
Net price / year$29,999Payback5.7 years
Strong ROI
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
Net price / year$21,590Payback1.6 years
Weak ROI
CUNY Queensborough Community College
Bayside, NY
Net price / year$4,458PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Bryant & Stratton College-Online
Orchard Park, NY
Net price / year$15,187PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla, NY
Net price / year$9,373PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY
Net price / year$5,606PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Pace University
New York, NY
Net price / year$30,892Payback5.6 years
Strong ROI
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY
Net price / year$19,095Payback2.7 years
Weak ROI
Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY
Net price / year$6,353PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Empire State University
Saratoga Springs, NY
Net price / year$11,676Payback8.2 years
Weak ROI
The New School
New York, NY
Net price / year$58,741Payback51.7 years
Weak ROI
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY
Net price / year$8,501PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
Net price / year$34,176Payback6.6 years
Strong ROI
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Net price / year$29,278Payback3.8 years
Weak ROI
Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY
Net price / year$7,765PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, NY
Net price / year$18,809Payback7.7 years
Weak ROI
CUNY Bronx Community College
Bronx, NY
Net price / year$4,462PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland, NY
Net price / year$22,345Payback7.5 years
Slow ROI
SUNY Brockport
Brockport, NY
Net price / year$16,353Payback10.7 years
Slow ROI
Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry, NY
Net price / year$14,072Payback15.2 years
Strong ROI
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
Net price / year$36,228Payback2.7 years
Weak ROI
Monroe University
Bronx, NY
Net price / year$14,522PaybackNot available