Match #1
Long Island University
Brookville, NY
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate86%
- 5,520 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 5,520 students, close to 5,735
- Acceptance rate 86%, close to 86%
The colleges most similar to Mercy College-New York are Long Island University, New York Institute of Technology, and Niagara University. Mercy College-New York admits 86% of applicants and has an average net price of $15,093 a year; 0 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 4 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Mercy College-New York. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Mercy College-New York
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Match #2
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, NY
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate81%
- 3,440 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 81%, close to 86%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
Niagara University
Niagara University, NY
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate87%
- 2,653 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 87%, close to 86%
- Average net price $17,246, close to $15,093
Match #4
Alfred University
Alfred, NY
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate74%
- 1,423 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 46%, close to 45%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
Utica College
Utica, NY
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate92%
- 2,278 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Acceptance rate 92%, close to 86%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #6
College of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, NY
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate85%
- 2,692 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 52%, close to 45%
- Acceptance rate 85%, close to 86%
Match #7
Iona College
New Rochelle, NY
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate87%
- 2,951 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 87%, close to 86%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #8
Pace University
New York, NY
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate76%
- 7,665 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 7,665 students, close to 5,735
- Acceptance rate 76%, close to 86%
Match #9
St. Francis College
Brooklyn Heights, NY
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate85%
- 1,684 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 51%, close to 45%
- Acceptance rate 85%, close to 86%
Match #10
St. Joseph's College-New York
Brooklyn, NY
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate72%
- 3,144 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about Mercy College-New York alternatives
What colleges are similar to Mercy College-New York?
The closest matches to Mercy College-New York are Long Island University, New York Institute of Technology, Niagara University, Alfred University, and Utica College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Mercy College-New York hard to get into?
Mercy College-New York admitted 86% of its 6,471 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 4 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
