These NYC Colleges Are Best Value For Your Money In 2018: Forbes

NEW YORK, NY – At many colleges and universities, the deadline for admitted students to put down a deposit is right around the corner — some as early as next week. With that in mind, Forbes has ranked its best value colleges in America for this year – and 17 NYC colleges made the list.

The universities and colleges were evaluated based on net price, net debt, alumni earnings, timely graduation, school quality and accessibility for low-income students. The list evaluates institutions that offer four-year degrees. It doesn’t include private for-profit schools.

Here's the New York City list:

#12 CUNY, Baruch College

Tuition: $6,810 Enrollment 18,433

#27 Columbia University
Tuition $53,000 Enrollment 28,086

#51 CUNY, Queens College
Tuition $6,938 Enrollment 19,520

#67 Barnard College
Tuition $47,631 Enrollment 2,548

#70 CUNY, Brooklyn College
Tuition $6,838 Enrollment 17,410

#78 Cooper Union
Tuition $42,650 Enrollment 972

#85 Yeshiva University
Tuition $39,530 Enrollment 6,194

#92 CUNY, Hunter College
Tuition $6,782 Enrollment 22,918

#93 The City College of New York
Tuition $6,689 Enrollment 15,778

#111 CUNY, College of Staten Island
Tuition $6,890 Enrollment 13,701

#139 New York University
Tuition $47,750 Enrollment 50,027

#156 CUNY, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Tuition $6,810 Enrollment 14,732

#222 CUNY, Lehman College
Tuition $6,760 Enrollment 12,807

#235 Touro College
Tuition $16,700 Enrollment 13,033

#249 Manhattan College
Tuition $38,580 Enrollment 4,071

#277 Fordham University
Tuition $47,317 Enrollment 15,286

#293 St. Francis College
Tuition $23,800 Enrollment 2,672

Other notable names that cracked Forbes’ top 10 include Harvard University, Stanford University and Princeton University.

Public research universities dominated the list, accounting for 166 of the 300 institutions. Prestigious private schools, including smaller liberal arts schools, also performed well across the board.

Yale ranked No. 14, Williams ranked No. 15, Pomona ranked No. 16 and MIT came in at No. 17.

Forbes highlighted the City University of New York and Baruch College as particularly good values. Nearly half of students at those universities receive Pell Grants and graduates earn an an average income of $103,000 in the middle of their careers.

Click here to see the full rankings.

Patch reporter Dan Hampton contributed to this report.

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