College Rankings - Best Schools for City Living in New York

One of the coolest things about going to school in a major city is that there's always something going on, whether it's concerts, theater performances, or athletic events. Here's a list of the schools where students experience city living at its finest.

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1
New York University
New York, NY
$38,765
10.00 / 10
2
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY
$10,359
9.46 / 10
3
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY
$11,592
9.44 / 10
4
Columbia University
New York, NY
$41,316
9.31 / 10
5
CUNY City College of New York
New York, NY
$10,289
8.95 / 10
6
CUNY John Jay Criminal Justice
New York, NY
$11,369
8.86 / 10
7
Pace University
New York, NY
$32,816
8.84 / 10
8
Fordham University
Bronx, NY
$36,882
8.80 / 10
9
CUNY Baruch College
New York, NY
$10,330
8.76 / 10
10
Marymount Manhattan College
New York, NY
$22,656
8.65 / 10
11
SUNY Buffalo State College
Buffalo, NY
$15,313
8.61 / 10
12
Long Island University - Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
$31,606
8.52 / 10
13
Barnard College
New York, NY
$30,868
8.45 / 10
14
The New School
New York, NY
$38,198
8.43 / 10
15
The College of Saint Rose
Albany, NY
$25,464
8.35 / 10
16
Parsons - The New School for Design
New York, NY
$39,350
8.33 / 10
17
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, NY
$38,980
8.33 / 10
18
St. John's University
Queens, NY
$30,040
8.28 / 10
19
St. Francis College
Brooklyn Heights, NY
$17,280
8.22 / 10
20
The King's College
New York, NY
$31,300
8.22 / 10
21
Touro College
New York, NY
$14,550
8.20 / 10
22
Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY
$26,718
8.15 / 10
23
Polytechnic Inst. of New York
Brooklyn, NY
$37,882
8.11 / 10
24
CUNY York College
Jamaica, NY
$11,406
8.09 / 10
25
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
$32,060
7.98 / 10