With the first “early decision” college-application deadline looming on Nov. 1 and colleges adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2021’s Best College & University Rankings report, in addition to separate rankings for colleges and for universities.
To help college-bound seniors choose the best schools within their states, 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
- Hamilton College
- Cornell University
- Cooper Union
- Barnard College
- Vassar College
- Colgate University
- University of Rochester
- Binghamton University-SUNY
- New York 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 (1 = Best; 31 = Average; 62 = Worst):
- 1st – Admission Rate
- 55th – Net Cost
- 1st – Student-Faculty Ratio
- 16th – On-Campus Crime
- 6th – Gender & Racial Diversity
- 1st – Graduation Rate
- 1st – Post-Attendance Median Salary
School Snapshot: Hamilton College (1 = Best; 31 = Average; 62 = Worst):
- 5th – Admission Rate
- 51st – Net Cost6th – Student-Faculty Ratio
- 58th – On-Campus Crime
- 33rd – Gender & Racial Diversity
- 3rd – Graduation Rate
- 15th – Post-Attendance Median Salary
School Snapshot: Cornell University (1 = Best; 31 = Average; 62 = Worst):
- 2nd – Admission Rate
- 60th – Net Cost
- 6th – Student-Faculty Ratio
- 34th – On-Campus Crime
- 4th – Gender & Racial Diversity
- 1st – Graduation Rate3rd – Post-Attendance Median Salary
