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Cheapest Colleges in New York

Private campuses outnumber public ones on this New York list (228 vs 98); Talmudical Seminary of Bobov still leads on average net price at $2,840.

$2,840
Cheapest net price
$17,940
New York median
326
Schools ranked

Talmudical Seminary of Bobov has the lowest average net price in New York among Scorecard reporters

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Talmudical Seminary of Bobov posts the lowest average net price in New York at $2,840 among 326 ranked schools, with the state median 5% above the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

Cheapest net price
$2,840
New York median
$17,940
Schools ranked
326
National median
$17,124

Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage

The list in one line

Talmudical Seminary of Bobov has the lowest average net price in New York at $2,840/year, and the state's median net price is 5% above the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.

$2,840
cheapest ranked net price
$17,940
New York median net price
98 public / 228 private
schools in this ranking
$15,936
avg net price, <$30K income families

Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $15,936 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.

Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Columbia University in the City of New York, where in-state published tuition of $71,845 falls to an average net price of $21,590 after aid, a $50,255 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked New York schools.

Private campuses outnumber public ones here (228 vs 98). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.

The bar to make this top-25 list is $5,646. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 326 Scorecard-reporting New York schools:

The bar to make New York's top-25 cheapest list

Average net price after aid · 326 Scorecard-reporting schools

$5,646 Among the most affordable more affordable than 92% of 326 New York colleges

Show national distribution $0–$8,000: 46 New York colleges (14%). This entry sits in this band. $8,000–$16,000: 98 New York colleges (30%). Above this entry. $16,000–$24,000: 84 New York colleges (26%). Above this entry. $24,000–$32,000: 49 New York colleges (15%). Above this entry. $32,000–$40,000: 27 New York colleges (8%). Above this entry. $40,000–$48,000: 13 New York colleges (4%). Above this entry. $48,000–$56,000: 5 New York colleges (2%). Above this entry. $56,000–$64,000: 3 New York colleges (1%). Above this entry. $64,000–$72,000: 0 New York colleges (0%). Above this entry. $72,000–$80,000: 1 New York colleges (0%). Above this entry. #25 cutoff $0 $80,000 every ranked New York college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $8K-wide band; taller bars hold more New York colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23

New York's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

1
Talmudical Seminary of Bobov Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit
Avg net price
$2,840
Net price (<$30K income)
$1,852
Median debt
-
Median earnings, 6yr
$24,642
Enrollment
602
2
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public
Avg net price
$2,984
Net price (<$30K income)
$1,029
Median debt
$11,000
Median earnings, 6yr
$50,414
Enrollment
22,538
3
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · Public
Avg net price
$3,033
Net price (<$30K income)
$607
Median debt
$11,512
Median earnings, 6yr
$61,542
Enrollment
20,081
4
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · Public
Avg net price
$3,103
Net price (<$30K income)
$1,029
Median debt
$11,000
Median earnings, 6yr
$45,035
Enrollment
14,390
5
CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · Public
Avg net price
$3,148
Net price (<$30K income)
$1,589
Median debt
$10,950
Median earnings, 6yr
$51,067
Enrollment
13,324
7
Career School of NY Staten Island, NY · Private nonprofit
Avg net price
$3,283
Net price (<$30K income)
$3,283
Median debt
-
Median earnings, 6yr
$23,602
Enrollment
112
8
CUNY City College New York, NY · Public
Avg net price
$3,776
Net price (<$30K income)
$1,251
Median debt
$11,990
Median earnings, 6yr
$46,435
Enrollment
15,544
9
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary Ossining, NY · Private nonprofit
Avg net price
$3,822
Net price (<$30K income)
$3,505
Median debt
-
Median earnings, 6yr
$25,819
Enrollment
205
10
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel Monroe, NY · Private nonprofit
Avg net price
$4,156
Net price (<$30K income)
$3,915
Median debt
-
Median earnings, 6yr
$27,871
Enrollment
2,957
11
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · Public
Avg net price
$4,195
Net price (<$30K income)
$1,541
Median debt
$10,298
Median earnings, 6yr
$48,548
Enrollment
15,965
12
CUNY York College Jamaica, NY · Public
Avg net price
$4,456
Net price (<$30K income)
$2,861
Median debt
$11,000
Median earnings, 6yr
$46,148
Enrollment
6,174
13
CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY · Public
Avg net price
$4,458
Net price (<$30K income)
$3,321
Median debt
$8,600
Median earnings, 6yr
$34,254
Enrollment
10,337
14
CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx, NY · Public
Avg net price
$4,462
Net price (<$30K income)
$3,667
Median debt
$8,384
Median earnings, 6yr
$33,072
Enrollment
6,787
15
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary Spring Valley, NY · Private nonprofit
Avg net price
$4,543
Net price (<$30K income)
$4,122
Median debt
-
Median earnings, 6yr
$26,758
Enrollment
765
16
Rabbinical Seminary of America Flushing, NY · Private nonprofit
Avg net price
$4,844
Net price (<$30K income)
-
Median debt
-
Median earnings, 6yr
-
Enrollment
611
19
Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge, NY · Public
Avg net price
$5,035
Net price (<$30K income)
$2,754
Median debt
$10,000
Median earnings, 6yr
$33,337
Enrollment
3,091
21
Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY · Public
Avg net price
$5,258
Net price (<$30K income)
$2,393
Median debt
$8,250
Median earnings, 6yr
$38,316
Enrollment
19,973
22
CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx, NY · Public
Avg net price
$5,297
Net price (<$30K income)
$4,541
Median debt
$8,442
Median earnings, 6yr
$34,095
Enrollment
5,478
23
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY · Public
Avg net price
$5,579
Net price (<$30K income)
$3,903
Median debt
$14,350
Median earnings, 6yr
$36,931
Enrollment
11,033
24
CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY · Public
Avg net price
$5,606
Net price (<$30K income)
$4,664
Median debt
$7,100
Median earnings, 6yr
$31,533
Enrollment
18,165
25
Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit
Avg net price
$5,646
Net price (<$30K income)
$5,174
Median debt
-
Median earnings, 6yr
$26,392
Enrollment
226
# College Avg net priceNet price (<$30K income)Median debtMedian earnings, 6yrEnrollment
1 Talmudical Seminary of Bobov Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit $2,840 96% of the leader · rank #1 $1,852 - $24,642 602
2 CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public $2,984 96% of the leader · rank #2 $1,029 $11,000 $50,414 22,538
3 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · Public $3,033 96% of the leader · rank #3 $607 $11,512 $61,542 20,081
4 CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · Public $3,103 96% of the leader · rank #4 $1,029 $11,000 $45,035 14,390
5 CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · Public $3,148 96% of the leader · rank #5 $1,589 $10,950 $51,067 13,324
6 CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY · Public $3,203 96% of the leader · rank #6 $1,073 $11,000 $50,293 13,763
7 Career School of NY Staten Island, NY · Private nonprofit $3,283 96% of the leader · rank #7 $3,283 - $23,602 112
8 CUNY City College New York, NY · Public $3,776 95% of the leader · rank #8 $1,251 $11,990 $46,435 15,544
9 Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary Ossining, NY · Private nonprofit $3,822 95% of the leader · rank #9 $3,505 - $25,819 205
10 Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel Monroe, NY · Private nonprofit $4,156 94% of the leader · rank #10 $3,915 - $27,871 2,957
11 CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · Public $4,195 94% of the leader · rank #11 $1,541 $10,298 $48,548 15,965
12 CUNY York College Jamaica, NY · Public $4,456 94% of the leader · rank #12 $2,861 $11,000 $46,148 6,174
13 CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY · Public $4,458 94% of the leader · rank #13 $3,321 $8,600 $34,254 10,337
14 CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx, NY · Public $4,462 94% of the leader · rank #14 $3,667 $8,384 $33,072 6,787
15 Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary Spring Valley, NY · Private nonprofit $4,543 94% of the leader · rank #15 $4,122 - $26,758 765
16 Rabbinical Seminary of America Flushing, NY · Private nonprofit $4,844 93% of the leader · rank #16 - - - 611
17 Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit $4,876 93% of the leader · rank #17 $3,385 - $16,553 593
18 CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY · Public $4,976 93% of the leader · rank #18 $4,057 $7,574 $31,688 20,123
19 Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge, NY · Public $5,035 93% of the leader · rank #19 $2,754 $10,000 $33,337 3,091
20 CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY · Public $5,127 93% of the leader · rank #20 $3,810 $10,533 $39,982 14,486
21 Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY · Public $5,258 93% of the leader · rank #21 $2,393 $8,250 $38,316 19,973
22 CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx, NY · Public $5,297 93% of the leader · rank #22 $4,541 $8,442 $34,095 5,478
23 College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY · Public $5,579 92% of the leader · rank #23 $3,903 $14,350 $36,931 11,033
24 CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY · Public $5,606 92% of the leader · rank #24 $4,664 $7,100 $31,533 18,165
25 Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit $5,646 92% of the leader · rank #25 $5,174 - $26,392 226

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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.

Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for New York. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23

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