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Cheapest Colleges in New York

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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.

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

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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

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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

Talmudical Seminary of BobovBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $2,840
Net price (<$30K income): $1,852
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $24,642
Enrollment: 602

CUNY Hunter CollegeNew 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

CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew 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

CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, 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

CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, 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

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, NY · Public

Avg net price: $3,203
Net price (<$30K income): $1,073
Median debt: $11,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $50,293
Enrollment: 13,763

Career School of NYStaten Island, NY · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $3,283
Net price (<$30K income): $3,283
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $23,602
Enrollment: 112

CUNY City CollegeNew 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

Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical SeminaryOssining, NY · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $3,822
Net price (<$30K income): $3,505
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $25,819
Enrollment: 205

Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, NY · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $4,156
Net price (<$30K income): $3,915
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $27,871
Enrollment: 2,957

CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, 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

CUNY York CollegeJamaica, 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

CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, 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

CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, 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

Be'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminarySpring Valley, NY · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $4,543
Net price (<$30K income): $4,122
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $26,758
Enrollment: 765

Rabbinical Seminary of AmericaFlushing, NY · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $4,844
Net price (<$30K income): -
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 611

Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical SeminaryBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $4,876
Net price (<$30K income): $3,385
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $16,553
Enrollment: 593

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, NY · Public

Avg net price: $4,976
Net price (<$30K income): $4,057
Median debt: $7,574
Median earnings, 6yr: $31,688
Enrollment: 20,123

Ulster County Community CollegeStone 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

CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, NY · Public

Avg net price: $5,127
Net price (<$30K income): $3,810
Median debt: $10,533
Median earnings, 6yr: $39,982
Enrollment: 14,486

Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, 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

CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, 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

College of Staten Island CUNYStaten 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

CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, 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

Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinkaBrooklyn, 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 price	Net price (<$30K income)	Median debt	Median earnings, 6yr	Enrollment
1	Talmudical Seminary of BobovBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit	$2,840	$1,852	-	$24,642	602
2	CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NY · Public	$2,984	$1,029	$11,000	$50,414	22,538
3	CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, NY · Public	$3,033	$607	$11,512	$61,542	20,081
4	CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NY · Public	$3,103	$1,029	$11,000	$45,035	14,390
5	CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, NY · Public	$3,148	$1,589	$10,950	$51,067	13,324
6	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, NY · Public	$3,203	$1,073	$11,000	$50,293	13,763
7	Career School of NYStaten Island, NY · Private nonprofit	$3,283	$3,283	-	$23,602	112
8	CUNY City CollegeNew York, NY · Public	$3,776	$1,251	$11,990	$46,435	15,544
9	Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical SeminaryOssining, NY · Private nonprofit	$3,822	$3,505	-	$25,819	205
10	Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, NY · Private nonprofit	$4,156	$3,915	-	$27,871	2,957
11	CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, NY · Public	$4,195	$1,541	$10,298	$48,548	15,965
12	CUNY York CollegeJamaica, NY · Public	$4,456	$2,861	$11,000	$46,148	6,174
13	CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, NY · Public	$4,458	$3,321	$8,600	$34,254	10,337
14	CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, NY · Public	$4,462	$3,667	$8,384	$33,072	6,787
15	Be'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminarySpring Valley, NY · Private nonprofit	$4,543	$4,122	-	$26,758	765
16	Rabbinical Seminary of AmericaFlushing, NY · Private nonprofit	$4,844	-	-	-	611
17	Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical SeminaryBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit	$4,876	$3,385	-	$16,553	593
18	CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, NY · Public	$4,976	$4,057	$7,574	$31,688	20,123
19	Ulster County Community CollegeStone Ridge, NY · Public	$5,035	$2,754	$10,000	$33,337	3,091
20	CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, NY · Public	$5,127	$3,810	$10,533	$39,982	14,486
21	Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, NY · Public	$5,258	$2,393	$8,250	$38,316	19,973
22	CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, NY · Public	$5,297	$4,541	$8,442	$34,095	5,478
23	College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, NY · Public	$5,579	$3,903	$14,350	$36,931	11,033
24	CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, NY · Public	$5,606	$4,664	$7,100	$31,533	18,165
25	Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinkaBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit	$5,646	$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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New York's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

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