Best Biology, General Schools in New York

New York has 73 colleges offering Biology, General programs tracked by the College Scorecard, producing 3,833 recent graduates. Graduates earn $27,636 on average within two years, roughly in line with the national average of $28,676.

73
Schools in NY
$27,636
NY Avg. Earnings
$28,676
National Avg.
981
Schools Nationally

Public vs Private: Biology, General in New York

Public Schools (27)
$27,673
avg. 2yr earnings
Private Schools (45)
$27,614
avg. 2yr earnings

Public schools in New York produce comparable or higher early earnings for Biology, General graduates, often at lower cost — making them strong value options.

Biology, General Schools in New York, Ranked by Earnings

#1
Yeshiva University logo

Yeshiva University

New York, NY · Private

$22,667
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $18,305
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 63.7%
#2
Union College logo

Union College

Schenectady, NY · Private

$41,565
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,171
Graduates: 28
Acceptance: 43.8%
#3
Marist University logo

Marist University

Poughkeepsie, NY · Private

$33,565
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $22,690
Graduates: 43
Acceptance: 64.7%
#4
New York Institute of Technology logo

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, NY · Private

$25,194
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $17,342
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 78.1%
#5
Clarkson University logo

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY · Private

$26,121
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,346
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 77.2%
#6
Le Moyne College logo

Le Moyne College

Syracuse, NY · Private

$26,063
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,755
Graduates: 78
Acceptance: 75.3%
#7
Adelphi University logo

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY · Private

$20,140
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 77.5%
#8
Touro University logo

Touro University

New York, NY · Private

$20,824
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $22,084
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 63.0%
#9
Mount Saint Mary College logo

Mount Saint Mary College

Newburgh, NY · Private

N/A
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 82.5%
#10
Barnard College logo

Barnard College

New York, NY · Private

N/A
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,340
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 8.0%
#11
Siena College logo

Siena College

Loudonville, NY · Private

$29,141
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,222
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: 70.6%
#12
Fordham University logo

Fordham University

Bronx, NY · Private

$29,322
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,859
Graduates: 71
Acceptance: 56.3%
#13
SUNY Oneonta logo

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY · Public

$30,650
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,099
Graduates: 96
Acceptance: 70.2%
#14
Farmingdale State College logo

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY · Public

$31,581
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,290
Graduates: 61
Acceptance: 69.1%
#15
The College of Saint Rose logo

The College of Saint Rose

Albany, NY · Private

$25,194
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,020
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 73.4%
#16
St Lawrence University logo

St Lawrence University

Canton, NY · Private

$28,960
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 58.5%
#17
CUNY York College logo

CUNY York College

Jamaica, NY · Public

$39,009
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,194
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 59.4%
#18
Cornell University logo

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Private

$27,784
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,066
Graduates: 226
Acceptance: 8.2%
#19
Rochester Institute of Technology logo

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY · Private

$28,055
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,125
Graduates: 71
Acceptance: 71.4%
#20
Syracuse University logo

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Private

$26,353
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,042
Graduates: 103
Acceptance: 41.7%
#21
State University of New York at Plattsburgh logo

State University of New York at Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY · Public

$30,771
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,091
Graduates: 52
Acceptance: 75.2%
#22
St. Joseph's University-New York logo

St. Joseph's University-New York

Brooklyn, NY · Private

$26,585
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $22,156
Graduates: 30
Acceptance: 71.4%
#23
Manhattan University logo

Manhattan University

Riverdale, NY · Private

$22,824
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,784
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 78.5%
#24
SUNY College at Geneseo logo

SUNY College at Geneseo

Geneseo, NY · Public

$20,748
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $22,760
Graduates: 79
Acceptance: 63.5%
#25
Binghamton University logo

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY · Public

$24,499
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $22,816
Graduates: 129
Acceptance: 37.7%
#26
D'Youville  University logo

D'Youville University

Buffalo, NY · Private

N/A
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,599
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 82.3%
#27
Hofstra University logo

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY · Private

$27,439
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,658
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 70.6%
#28
CUNY Queens College logo

CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY · Public

$23,649
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,576
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 68.5%
#29
E

Excelsior University

Albany, NY ·

N/A
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,820
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: N/A
#30
Pace University logo

Pace University

New York, NY · Private

$28,960
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,636
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 77.1%
#31
SUNY Brockport logo

SUNY Brockport

Brockport, NY · Public

$28,598
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,808
Graduates: 39
Acceptance: 71.3%
#32
CUNY City College logo

CUNY City College

New York, NY · Public

$20,140
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,424
Graduates: 145
Acceptance: 58.1%
#33
Mercy University logo

Mercy University

Dobbs Ferry, NY · Private

$24,421
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 85.5%
#34
Hobart William Smith Colleges logo

Hobart William Smith Colleges

Geneva, NY · Private

N/A
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,187
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 57.3%
#35
Stony Brook University logo

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY · Public

$21,929
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,862
Graduates: 286
Acceptance: 49.0%
#36
State University of New York at Cortland logo

State University of New York at Cortland

Cortland, NY · Public

$35,060
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,796
Graduates: 51
Acceptance: 50.7%
#37
Hartwick College logo

Hartwick College

Oneonta, NY · Private

$28,960
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,695
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 68.7%
#38
St. John Fisher University logo

St. John Fisher University

Rochester, NY · Private

$24,421
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,951
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: 67.8%
#39
SUNY Old Westbury logo

SUNY Old Westbury

Old Westbury, NY · Public

$31,314
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,905
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 84.6%
#40
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College logo

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York, NY · Public

N/A
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,854
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 50.5%
#41
CUNY Hunter College logo

CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY · Public

$26,353
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $20,235
Graduates: 60
Acceptance: 54.0%
#42
State University of New York at Oswego logo

State University of New York at Oswego

Oswego, NY · Public

$30,409
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,543
Graduates: 60
Acceptance: 80.4%
#43
University at Albany logo

University at Albany

Albany, NY · Public

$22,290
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,112
Graduates: 189
Acceptance: 69.9%
#44
New York University logo

New York University

New York, NY · Private

$21,964
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $20,981
Graduates: 73
Acceptance: 9.4%
#45
Nazareth University logo

Nazareth University

Rochester, NY · Private

$22,087
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,028
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 79.5%
#46
Colgate University logo

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY · Private

$24,421
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,181
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 11.9%
#47
College of Staten Island CUNY logo

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY · Public

N/A
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $15,634
Graduates: 51
Acceptance: N/A
#48
University at Buffalo logo

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY · Public

$23,456
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,366
Graduates: 215
Acceptance: 69.3%
#49
State University of New York at New Paltz logo

State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz, NY · Public

$22,329
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,797
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 58.7%
#50
CUNY Medgar Evers College logo

CUNY Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, NY · Public

$36,069
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,959
Graduates: 167
Acceptance: 83.4%
#51
SUNY at Purchase College logo

SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase, NY · Public

$23,693
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,844
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 72.8%
#52
Ithaca College logo

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY · Private

$39,153
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,163
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 69.9%
#53
Elmira College logo

Elmira College

Elmira, NY · Private

$28,598
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,579
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 90.8%
#54
University of Rochester logo

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY · Private

$20,482
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,825
Graduates: 137
Acceptance: 35.9%
#55
SUNY Polytechnic Institute logo

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica, NY · Public

N/A
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 78.4%
#56
St. John's University-New York logo

St. John's University-New York

Queens, NY · Private

$25,194
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $20,948
Graduates: 119
Acceptance: 79.7%
#57
CUNY Brooklyn College logo

CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY · Public

$27,947
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,286
Graduates: 63
Acceptance: 53.7%
#58
Columbia University in the City of New York logo

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY · Private

$33,993
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 4.2%
#59
CUNY Lehman College logo

CUNY Lehman College

Bronx, NY · Public

$26,585
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $22,730
Graduates: 63
Acceptance: 55.4%
#60
SUNY at Fredonia logo

SUNY at Fredonia

Fredonia, NY · Public

$26,353
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,005
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 79.2%
#61
Long Island University logo

Long Island University

Brookville, NY · Private

$22,834
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $20,417
Graduates: 42
Acceptance: 89.8%
#62
W

Wells College

Aurora, NY · Private

N/A
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 69.7%
#63
SUNY College at Potsdam logo

SUNY College at Potsdam

Potsdam, NY · Public

$27,440
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,842
Graduates: 45
Acceptance: 85.5%
#64
SUNY Buffalo State University logo

SUNY Buffalo State University

Buffalo, NY · Public

$33,281
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,437
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: 75.9%
#65
Canisius University logo

Canisius University

Buffalo, NY · Private

$26,353
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,120
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 81.8%
#66
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute logo

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY · Private

$46,478
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 58.5%
#67
Vassar College logo

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY · Private

$32,391
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,836
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 17.7%
#68
St. Francis College logo

St. Francis College

Brooklyn, NY · Private

$29,685
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,345
Graduates: 33
Acceptance: N/A
#69
Hamilton College logo

Hamilton College

Clinton, NY · Private

$32,382
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,752
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 11.8%
#70
Molloy University logo

Molloy University

Rockville Centre, NY · Private

$32,382
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $21,534
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 75.6%
#71
Alfred University logo

Alfred University

Alfred, NY · Private

$28,960
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $19,622
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 48.3%
#72
University of Mount Saint Vincent logo

University of Mount Saint Vincent

Bronx, NY · Private

$28,960
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 84.6%
#73
Utica University logo

Utica University

Utica, NY · Private

$13,702
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 87.2%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Biology, General in New York?
Yeshiva University ranks #1 for Biology, General in New York with median graduate earnings of $22,667 within two years of graduation. There are 73 schools offering Biology, General programs in the state.
How much do Biology, General graduates earn in New York?
Biology, General graduates in New York earn an average of $27,636 within two years of graduation. This is 4% below the national average of $28,676 for this major.
What is the hardest Biology, General school to get into in New York?
Columbia University in the City of New York is the most selective Biology, General program in New York with an acceptance rate of 4.2%. The average acceptance rate across Biology, General programs in the state is 62.9%.
Should I attend a public or private school for Biology, General in New York?
In New York, private Biology, General programs produce average earnings of $27,614 vs $27,673 at public schools. However, public schools typically cost less — consider net price relative to earnings when calculating ROI. There are 27 public and 45 private options in the state.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study file last updated June 2026. Institution-level figures elsewhere on the site come from the June 2026 release.