Best private colleges in New York

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- Location: Troy, NY
- Acceptance rate: 53%
- Net price: $40,070
- SAT range: 1360-1520
- Niche grade:  A
#10. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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- Location: Rochester, NY
- Acceptance rate: 41%
- Net price: $40,125
- SAT range: 1370-1520
- Niche grade:  A
#9. University of Rochester
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- Location: Hamilton, NY
- Acceptance rate: 17%
- Net price: $24,500
- SAT range: 1350-1500
- Niche grade:  A
#8. Colgate University
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- Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
- Acceptance rate: 20%
- Net price: $27,249
- SAT range: 1420-1540
- Niche grade:  A+
#7. Vassar College
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- Location: New York, NY
- Acceptance rate: 15%
- Net price: $20,757
- SAT range: 1330-1500
- Niche grade:  A+
#6. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
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- Location: Clinton, NY
- Acceptance rate: 14%
- Net price: $26,803
- SAT range: 1410-1540
- Niche grade:  A+
#5. Hamilton College
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- Location: New York, NY
- Acceptance rate: 13%
- Net price: $50,991
- SAT range: 1450-1570
- Niche grade:  A+
#4. New York University
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- Location: New York, NY
- Acceptance rate: 11%
- Net price: $28,366
- SAT range: 1380-1550
- Niche grade:  A+
#3. Barnard College
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- Location: Ithaca, NY
- Acceptance rate: 9%
- Net price: $24,262
- SAT range: 1450-1560
- Niche grade:  A+
#2. Cornell University
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- Location: New York, NY
- Acceptance rate: 4%
- Net price: $12,411
- SAT range: 1470-1570
- Niche grade:  A+

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin, additional writing by Lauren Liebhaber, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 46 states.

#1. Columbia University
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