With the first “early decision” college-application deadline looming on November 1, and tuition and room and board at a four-year college costing around $27,000 – $55,000 per year, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its 2022’s Best College & University Rankings report.
To help college-bound seniors make the most informed school choices, WalletHub compared over 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 30 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing, and Career Outcomes. The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.
Top 10 Colleges & Universities in New York
- Columbia University in the City of New York
- Hamilton College
- Cornell University
- Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- Barnard College
- Vassar College
- University of Rochester
- Colgate University
- New York University
- Binghamton University
With that in mind, here’s a closer look at some of the top schools and how each performed in certain metrics:
School Snapshot: Columbia University in the City of New York (1 = Best; 34 = Average; 68 = Worst):
1st – Admission Rate
59th – Net Cost
1st – Student-Faculty Ratio
20th – On-Campus Crime
4th – Gender & Racial Diversity
1st – Graduation Rate
1st – Post-Attendance Median Salary
School Snapshot: Hamilton College (1 = Best; 34 = Average; 68 = Worst):
4th – Admission Rate
58th – Net Cost
6th – Student-Faculty Ratio
65th – On-Campus Crime
35th – Gender & Racial Diversity
3rd – Graduation Rate
16th – Post-Attendance Median Salary
School Snapshot: Cornell University (1 = Best; 34 = Average; 68 = Worst):
2nd – Admission Rate
64th – Net Cost
6th – Student-Faculty Ratio
29th – On-Campus Crime
5th – Gender & Racial Diversity
2nd – Graduation Rate
3rd – Post-Attendance Median Salary
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