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Colleges in New York That Accept F-1 Students

Collegepedia lists 142 colleges in New York certified to enrol F-1 students, out of 1068 nationwide, matched to the SEVP certified school list, 21 Oct 2026. They are ranked by quality score, highest first.

Last updated: 21 October 2026

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Tuition is the published annual rate for out-of-state students (what international students are usually charged), from College Scorecard. A * marks colleges where only the in-state rate is published. Confirm current fees with the college.

#CollegeCity, stateTypePublished annual tuition (indicator)F-1
1Columbia UniversityNew York, New YorkResearch University≈ ₹68.4 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
2Cornell UniversityIthaca, New YorkResearch University≈ ₹66 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
3Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesAlbany, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹39.5 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
4Manhattan UniversityNew York City, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹50.8 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
5New York UniversityNew York, New YorkResearch University≈ ₹59.8 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
6State University of New YorkNew York, New YorkPublic University≈ ₹59.8 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
7Barnard CollegeNew York, New YorkLiberal Arts College≈ ₹66.5 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
8Hamilton CollegeClinton, New YorkLiberal Arts College≈ ₹65.7 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
9Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New YorkLiberal Arts College≈ ₹67.6 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
10Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, New YorkLiberal Arts College≈ ₹64.1 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
11Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaNew York, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹64.1 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
12Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New YorkResearch University≈ ₹61 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
13University of RochesterRochester, New YorkResearch University≈ ₹63.9 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
14Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New YorkResearch University≈ ₹62.4 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
15Juilliard SchoolNew York, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹55.2 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
16Fordham UniversityNew York City, New YorkResearch University≈ ₹61.8 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
17Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New YorkResearch University≈ ₹31.2 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
18Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹45.5 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
19Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological SeminaryNew York City, New YorkSeminary / Theological School≈ ₹49.3 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
20Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹49.3 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
21St. Lawrence UniversityCanton, New YorkLiberal Arts College≈ ₹62.7 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
22Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New YorkResearch University≈ ₹56.5 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
23Adelphi UniversityGarden City, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹46.8 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
24Maria CollegeAlbany, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹17.8 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
25Rochester Institute of TechnologyHenrietta, New YorkResearch University≈ ₹56.4 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
26Siena UniversityLoudonville, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹44.3 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
27Hobart and William Smith CollegesGeneva, New YorkLiberal Arts College≈ ₹62 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
28Russell Sage CollegeTroy, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹36.3 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
29Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹16.1 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
30Plaza CollegeForest Hills, New YorkPrivate For-profit≈ ₹14.7 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
31St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹39.2 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
32State University of New York at GeneseoGeneseo, New YorkLiberal Arts College≈ ₹18.6 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
33Dominican University New YorkOrangeburg, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹32.6 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
34Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹37.9 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
35State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New YorkPublic University≈ ₹17.9 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
36Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹51 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
37Bard CollegeAnnandale-on-Hudson, New YorkLiberal Arts College≈ ₹63.2 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
38Daemen UniversityAmherst, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹33.5 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
39Pace UniversityNew York, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹50.7 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
40Touro UniversityNew York, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹21.4 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
41Hartwick CollegeOneonta, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹52.3 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
42Sarah Lawrence CollegeYonkers, New YorkLiberal Arts College≈ ₹63.7 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
43Keuka CollegeKeuka Park, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹37.4 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
44New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, New YorkResearch University≈ ₹44.3 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
45The New SchoolNew York, New YorkResearch University≈ ₹55.9 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
46Canisius UniversityBuffalo, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹32.8 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
47United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York——F-1 ✓
48Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹45 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
49Colgate UniversityHamilton, New YorkLiberal Arts College≈ ₹66.9 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
50D'Youville UniversityBuffalo, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹33.3 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
51Manhattan School of MusicNew York, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹54.3 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
52St. John's UniversityNew York City, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹50.5 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
53Wagner CollegeStaten Island, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹50.6 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
54Webb InstituteGlen Cove, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹60.2 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
55New York School of Interior DesignNew York, New York—≈ ₹30.8 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
56State University of New York at BrockportBrockport, New YorkPublic University≈ ₹15.1 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
57Davis CollegePottersville, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹17.1 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
58Five Towns CollegeDix Hills, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹28.8 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
59Alfred UniversityAlfred, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹39.5 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
60Elmira CollegeElmira, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹37.1 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
61Pratt InstituteBrooklyn, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹58.9 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
62University of Mount Saint VincentRiverdale, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹42.4 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
63Le Moyne CollegeDeWitt, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹38.4 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
64Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹41.4 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
65State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New YorkPublic University≈ ₹18 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
66State University of New York at OswegoOswego, New YorkPublic University≈ ₹17.8 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
67Long Island UniversityBrooklyn and Brookville, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹40.4 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
68Monroe UniversityNew York, New YorkPrivate For-profit≈ ₹17.6 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
69Manhattanville UniversityPurchase, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹42.5 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
70Utica UniversityUtica, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹25.6 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
71Paul Smith's CollegePaul Smiths, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹31.4 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
72St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹37.6 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
73Niagara UniversityLewiston, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹37.5 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
74Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New YorkResearch University≈ ₹21.8 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
75LIM CollegeNew York, New YorkPrivate For-profit≈ ₹31.9 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
76Talmudical Seminary Oholei TorahBrooklyn, New York—≈ ₹8.33 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
77St. Francis CollegeBrooklyn, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹27.4 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
78Culinary Institute of AmericaHyde Park, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹37.9 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
79Metropolitan College of New YorkNew York, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹19.2 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
80Union CollegeSchenectady, New YorkLiberal Arts College≈ ₹65.7 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
81Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New YorkPublic University≈ ₹16.7 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
82School of Visual ArtsNew York, New YorkArt & Design School≈ ₹48.9 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
83Hilbert CollegeHamburg, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹32.1 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
84Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹11.9 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
85College of WestchesterWhite Plains, New YorkPrivate For-profit≈ ₹24 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
86Nassau Community CollegeUniondale, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹11.5 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
87Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹11.9 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
88Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹11.3 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
89Columbia–Greene Community CollegeHudson, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹10.9 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
90Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹10.2 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
91Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹10.8 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
92Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹31.2K/yrF-1 ✓
93Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹12.2 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
94Berkeley CollegeNew York City and New Jersey, New YorkPrivate For-profit≈ ₹28.4 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
95Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹8.01 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
96Fulton–Montgomery Community CollegeJohnstown, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹6.47 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
97Jefferson Community CollegeWatertown, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹9.69 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
98Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUtica, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹8.43 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
99Monroe Community CollegeBrighton, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹10.5 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
100SUNY Broome Community CollegeDickinson, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹13.6 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
101Cayuga Community CollegeAuburn, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹11.7 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
102Clinton Community CollegePlattsburgh, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹6.5 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
103Corning Community CollegeCorning, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹9.83 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
104Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹5.5 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
105Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown, New YorkCommunity College≈ ₹6.51 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
106American Academy of Dramatic ArtsNew York, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹38.7 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
107Bryant & Stratton CollegeBuffalo, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹17.5 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
108Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New YorkResearch University≈ ₹54.9 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
109New York College of Health ProfessionsMuttontown, New York—≈ ₹15.6 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
110New York Film AcademyNew York City, New YorkPrivate For-profit≈ ₹35.1 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
111Roberts Wesleyan UniversityNorth Chili, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹37 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
112Pacific College of Health and ScienceNew York, New YorkPrivate For-profit≈ ₹10.5 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
113Nazareth UniversityPittsford, New YorkPrivate University≈ ₹40.4 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
114United Talmudical SeminaryNew York—≈ ₹14.3 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
115Mesivta Torah Vodaath SeminaryBrooklyn, New York—≈ ₹14.5 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
116Houghton UniversityHoughton, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹17.5 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
117Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim BerlinBrooklyn, New York—≈ ₹10.3 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
118Trocaire CollegeBuffalo, New YorkJunior College≈ ₹19.6 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
119Albany Law SchoolAlbany, New York—≈ ₹61.2 lakh/yr*F-1 ✓
120Albany Medical CollegeAlbany, New YorkMedical School—F-1 ✓
121Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, New YorkMedical School—F-1 ✓
122Bank Street College of EducationNew York, New YorkGraduate School≈ ₹35.8 lakh/yr*F-1 ✓
123Brooklyn Law SchoolBrooklyn, New York——F-1 ✓
124City University of New YorkNew York City, New YorkPublic University—F-1 ✓
125Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity SchoolRochester, New YorkSeminary / Theological School—F-1 ✓
126Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionCincinnati, New YorkPrivate Non-profit—F-1 ✓
127Holy Trinity Orthodox SeminaryJordanville, New YorkSeminary / Theological School—F-1 ✓
128Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, New YorkMedical School—F-1 ✓
129Mirrer Yeshiva Central InstituteBrooklyn, New YorkPrivate Non-profit—F-1 ✓
130New York Academy of ArtNew York, New YorkArt & Design School—F-1 ✓
131New York Law SchoolNew York, New York—≈ ₹59.6 lakh/yr*F-1 ✓
132New York Medical CollegeValhalla, New YorkMedical School—F-1 ✓
133Northeast College of Health SciencesSeneca Falls, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹16.4 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
134Richard Gilder Graduate SchoolNew York, New YorkPrivate Non-profit—F-1 ✓
135Rockefeller UniversityNew York, New YorkGraduate School—F-1 ✓
136Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical CollegeLawrence, New York—≈ ₹11.1 lakh/yrF-1 ✓
137St. Bernard's School of Theology and MinistryRochester, New YorkGraduate School—F-1 ✓
138St. Joseph's Seminary and CollegeYonkers, New YorkSeminary / Theological School—F-1 ✓
139St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological SeminaryYonkers, New YorkSeminary / Theological School—F-1 ✓
140State University of New York College of OptometryNew York, New YorkPublic University—F-1 ✓
141Union Theological SeminaryNew York, New YorkSeminary / Theological School—F-1 ✓
142Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyEast Elmhurst, New YorkPrivate Non-profit≈ ₹28.4 lakh/yrF-1 ✓

F-1 source: SEVP certified school list, 21 Oct 2026. A college is listed here only if matched to that official list.

Frequently asked questions

Which colleges in New York accept F-1 students?

142 colleges in New York are matched to the SEVP certified school list, 21 Oct 2026. They are listed above, ranked by Collegepedia quality score.

What does F-1 eligible mean?

The college is on the official SEVP certified school list, so it is authorised to enrol F-1 students and issue the Form I-20.

Are there community colleges in New York that take F-1 students?

Yes, 21 of the 142 listed colleges in New York are community colleges.

Is a college missing from this list not eligible?

Not necessarily. We list a college as F-1 only when we could match it to the official SEVP list. Check studyinthestates.dhs.gov or ask the college.

What is the tuition figure?

It is the college's published annual tuition from College Scorecard, an indicator only. Confirm current fees for international students with the college.