5 Hudson Valley Colleges Land In Country's Top Schools List: Study

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Five Hudson Valley colleges/universities have been named among the best in the country, according to 2025 rankings released by WalletHub.

The early decision college application deadline of Nov. 1 for high school seniors is drawing near. Tuition and room and board at a four-year college now costs $28,000 to $60,000 per year, according to WalletHub.

In order to help college-bound seniors make informed decisions about where they are headed next year, WalletHub compared over 800 higher education institutions in the U.S. based on 30 key measures grouped into seven categories. These included student selectivity, cost and financing, and career outcomes. The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.

Here are the WalletHub rankings for colleges and universities in New York:

1. Columbia University (no. 12 nationwide)
2. Hamilton College (no. 21 nationwide)
3. Cornell University (no. 31 nationwide)
4. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (no. 32 nationwide)
5. Vassar College (no. 36 nationwide)
6. Barnard College (no.45 nationwide)
7. Colgate University (no. 52 nationwide)
8. New York University (no. 56 nationwide)
9. Binghamton University (no. 67 nationwide)
10. University of Rochester (no.73 nationwide)
11. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (no. 76 nationwide)
12. CUNY — Baruch College (no. 77 nationwide)
13. Yeshiva University (no. 91 nationwide)
14. Union College (no. 93 nationwide)
15. Skidmore College (no. 95 nationwide)
16. Stony Brook University — SUNY (no. 104 nationwide)
17. CUNY — Hunter College (no. 117 nationwide)
18. Hobart and William Smith Colleges (no. 120 nationwide)
19. St. Lawrence University (no. 124 nationwide)
20. Alfred University (no. 143 nationwide)
21. Ithaca College (no. 162 nationwide)
22. Manhattan College (no. 170 nationwide)
23. Touro University (no. 176 nationwide)
24. CUNY — City College (no. 180 nationwide)
25. Fordham University (no. 187 nationwide)
26. Clarkson University (no. 195 nationwide)
27. Niagara University (no. 197 nationwide)
28. SUNY — Geneseo (no. 202 nationwide)
29. University at Buffalo — SUNY (no.207 nationwide)
30. St. Joseph's University (no. 220 nationwide)
31. Le Moyne College (no. 221 nationwide)
32. Farmingdale State College — SUNY (no. 222 nationwide)
33. SUNY—New Paltz (no. 226 nationwide)
34. Purchase College — SUNY (no. 227 nationwide)
35. Rochester Institute of Technology (no. 245 nationwide)
36. Syracuse University (no. 249 nationwide)
37. SUNY — Oneonta (no. 251 nationwide)
38. Canisius University (no. 253 nationwide)
39. Roberts Wesleyan College (no. 256 nationwide)
40. New York Institute of Technology (no. 267 nationwide)
41. Marist College (no. 269 nationwide)
42. Molloy University (no. 321 nationwide)
43. Sarah Lawrence College (no. 331 nationwide)
44. Siena College (no. 336 nationwide)
45. Nazareth University (no. 337 nationwide)
46. University at Albany — SUNY (no. 347 nationwide)
47. Hofstra University (no. 352 nationwide)
48. Wagner College (no. 363 nationwide)
49. St. John Fisher University (no. 373 nationwide)
50. SUNY — Brockport (no. 419 nationwide)
51. SUNY — Fredonia (no. 424 nationwide)
52. SUNY — Oswego (no. 437 nationwide)
53. St. Bonaventure University (no. 444 nationwide)
54. Adelphi University (no. 449 nationwide)
55. SUNY — Plattsburgh (no. 484 nationwide)

Check out the full study at WalletHub.