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434with a Strong ROI verdict
College Scorecard · 2026 release
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203 matching colleges · Showing 1–24
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Payback guideStrong ≤5 yearsSolid ≤10Slow ≤20Weak >20 or no payback
New York 203 matching
View state rankingStrong ROI
New York University
New York, NY
Net price / year$37,050Payback4.3 years
Strong ROI
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Net price / year$20,995Payback3.7 years
Weak ROI
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY
Net price / year$4,976PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Net price / year$18,784Payback2.9 years
Strong ROI
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY
Net price / year$2,984Payback0.8 years
Strong ROI
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY
Net price / year$3,033Payback0.4 years
Strong ROI
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Net price / year$28,690Payback2.1 years
Strong ROI
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Net price / year$38,793Payback5 years
Strong ROI
Binghamton University
Vestal, NY
Net price / year$21,620Payback2.7 years
Solid ROI
Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY
Net price / year$5,258Payback6.8 years
Weak ROI
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY
Net price / year$5,127Payback20.4 years
Strong ROI
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
Net price / year$34,906Payback4.9 years
Strong ROI
University at Albany
Albany, NY
Net price / year$17,167Payback3.5 years
Strong ROI
CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY
Net price / year$4,195Payback1.2 years
Strong ROI
CUNY City College
New York, NY
Net price / year$3,776Payback0.9 years
Strong ROI
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY
Net price / year$3,203Payback1.6 years
Weak ROI
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY
Net price / year$6,120PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx, NY
Net price / year$3,148Payback1.3 years
Weak ROI
Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY
Net price / year$7,095PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY
Net price / year$3,103Payback1 years
Strong ROI
Fordham University
Bronx, NY
Net price / year$44,338Payback4.8 years
Strong 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