Match #1
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate72%
- 1,685 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 61%, close to 62%
- Enrollment 1,685 students, close to 1,568
The colleges most similar to Mount Saint Mary College-New York are Canisius College, D'Youville University, and The College of Saint Rose. Mount Saint Mary College-New York admits 89% of applicants and has an average net price of $26,680 a year; 7 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 1 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 Mount Saint Mary 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 Mount Saint Mary College-New York
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Match #2
D'Youville University
Buffalo, NY
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate81%
- 1,258 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 62%, close to 62%
- Enrollment 1,258 students, close to 1,568
Match #3
The College of Saint Rose
Albany, NY
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate76%
- 1,798 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 59%, close to 62%
- Enrollment 1,798 students, close to 1,568
Match #4
Niagara University
Niagara University, NY
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate87%
- 2,653 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 63%, close to 62%
- Acceptance rate 87%, close to 91%
Match #5
St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY
Profile closeness78/100
Admit rate82%
- 2,012 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 69%, close to 62%
- Enrollment 2,012 students, close to 1,568
Match #6
Iona College
New Rochelle, NY
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate87%
- 2,951 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 59%, close to 62%
- Acceptance rate 87%, close to 91%
Match #7
Le Moyne College-New York
Syracuse, NY
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate83%
- 2,439 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 67%, close to 62%
- Acceptance rate 83%, close to 91%
Match #8
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, NY
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate93%
- 972 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 93%, close to 91%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate79%
- 2,744 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 68%, close to 62%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate82%
- 3,162 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 69%, close to 62%
- Acceptance rate 82%, close to 91%
Questions about Mount Saint Mary College-New York alternatives
What colleges are similar to Mount Saint Mary College-New York?
The closest matches to Mount Saint Mary College-New York are Canisius College, D'Youville University, The College of Saint Rose, Niagara University, and St Bonaventure University. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Mount Saint Mary College-New York hard to get into?
Mount Saint Mary College-New York admitted 89% of its 2,784 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 1 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Mount Saint Mary College-New York alternatives cost less?
7 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Mount Saint Mary College-New York ($26,680 a year), including Niagara University ($17,246), Canisius College ($18,178), and St. Thomas Aquinas College ($21,253). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
