Colleges with the smallest classes in New York
50 colleges ranked by student–faculty ratio
These 50 smallest-class colleges in New York, ranked by student–faculty ratio, run from 4:1 at The Juilliard School to 11:1 at Manhattan University. 4 are public and 46 are private.
| # | College | Type | Student:faculty | Undergrads | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Juilliard School New York, NY | Private | 4:1 | 460 | 9% |
| 2 | Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America New York, NY | Private | 5:1 | 45 | 61% |
| 3 | New York College of Health Professions Syosset, NY | Private | 5:1 | 32 | — |
| 4 | Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah Brooklyn, NY | Private | 6:1 | 108 | 65% |
| 5 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | Private | 6:1 | 8,899 | 4% |
| 6 | Davis College Pottersville, NY | Private | 6:1 | 88 | 33% |
| 7 | Manhattan School of Music New York, NY | Private | 6:1 | 535 | 40% |
| 8 | Elim Bible Institute and College Lima, NY | Private | 7:1 | 94 | 100% |
| 9 | United States Military Academy West Point, NY | Public | 7:1 | 4,439 | 14% |
| 10 | Elmira College Elmira, NY | Private | 8:1 | 583 | 91% |
| 11 | Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY | Private | 8:1 | 1,627 | 79% |
| 12 | Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing New York, NY | Private | 8:1 | 273 | — |
| 13 | New York University New York, NY | Private | 8:1 | 29,430 | 9% |
| 14 | School of Visual Arts New York, NY | Private | 8:1 | 3,432 | 91% |
| 15 | Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY | Private | 8:1 | 2,760 | 23% |
| 16 | Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY | Public | 8:1 | 117 | — |
| 17 | Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY | Private | 8:1 | 2,430 | 18% |
| 18 | Wells College Aurora, NY | Private | 8:1 | 355 | 70% |
| 19 | Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY | Private | 9:1 | 2,280 | 52% |
| 20 | Colgate University Hamilton, NY | Private | 9:1 | 3,122 | 12% |
| 21 | Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel Aleksander Brooklyn, NY | Private | 9:1 | 169 | — |
| 22 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | Private | 9:1 | 15,935 | 8% |
| 23 | Hamilton College Clinton, NY | Private | 9:1 | 2,045 | 12% |
| 24 | Nazareth University Rochester, NY | Private | 9:1 | 1,891 | 80% |
| 25 | Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY | Private | 9:1 | 3,766 | 53% |
| 26 | Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY | Private | 9:1 | 1,065 | 78% |
| 27 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Brooklyn, NY | Public | 9:1 | 286 | — |
| 28 | The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY | Private | 9:1 | 891 | 19% |
| 29 | The New School New York, NY | Private | 9:1 | 6,819 | 63% |
| 30 | University of Rochester Rochester, NY | Private | 9:1 | 6,488 | 36% |
| 31 | Villa Maria College Buffalo, NY | Private | 9:1 | 536 | 87% |
| 32 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY | Private | 10:1 | 509 | 59% |
| 33 | Alfred University Alfred, NY | Private | 10:1 | 1,401 | 48% |
| 34 | Barnard College New York, NY | Private | 10:1 | 3,219 | 8% |
| 35 | Hartwick College Oneonta, NY | Private | 10:1 | 1,099 | 69% |
| 36 | Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY | Private | 10:1 | 1,606 | 57% |
| 37 | Ithaca College Ithaca, NY | Private | 10:1 | 4,350 | 70% |
| 38 | Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY | Private | 10:1 | 3,185 | 76% |
| 39 | Niagara University Niagara University, NY | Private | 10:1 | 2,713 | 85% |
| 40 | Russell Sage College Troy, NY | Private | 10:1 | 1,075 | 76% |
| 41 | Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY | Private | 10:1 | 1,468 | 59% |
| 42 | SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY | Public | 10:1 | 1,951 | 85% |
| 43 | Touro University New York, NY | Private | 10:1 | 4,004 | 63% |
| 44 | Union College Schenectady, NY | Private | 10:1 | 2,070 | 44% |
| 45 | Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY | Private | 10:1 | 105 | 20% |
| 46 | Canisius University Buffalo, NY | Private | 11:1 | 1,768 | 82% |
| 47 | D'Youville University Buffalo, NY | Private | 11:1 | 1,299 | 82% |
| 48 | Five Towns College Dix Hills, NY | Private | 11:1 | 533 | 72% |
| 49 | Keuka College Keuka Park, NY | Private | 11:1 | 920 | 94% |
| 50 | Manhattan University Riverdale, NY | Private | 11:1 | 2,928 | 78% |
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