Match #1
Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY
Profile closeness90/100
Admit rate79%
- 2,744 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 68%, close to 68%
- Enrollment 2,744 students, close to 3,144
The colleges most similar to St. Joseph's College-New York are Manhattan College, Molloy College, and Niagara University. St. Joseph's College-New York admits 72% of applicants and has an average net price of $18,853 a year; 2 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 10 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 St. Joseph's 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 St. Joseph's College-New York
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Match #2
Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY
Profile closeness89/100
Admit rate82%
- 3,162 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 69%, close to 68%
- Enrollment 3,162 students, close to 3,144
Match #3
Niagara University
Niagara University, NY
Profile closeness88/100
Admit rate87%
- 2,653 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 63%, close to 68%
- Enrollment 2,653 students, close to 3,144
Match #4
Le Moyne College-New York
Syracuse, NY
Profile closeness88/100
Admit rate83%
- 2,439 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 67%, close to 68%
- Enrollment 2,439 students, close to 3,144
Match #5
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY
Profile closeness87/100
Admit rate72%
- 1,685 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 61%, close to 68%
- Acceptance rate 72%, close to 72%
Match #6
Iona College
New Rochelle, NY
Profile closeness81/100
Admit rate87%
- 2,951 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 2,951 students, close to 3,144
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #7
St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate82%
- 2,012 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 69%, close to 68%
- Acceptance rate 82%, close to 72%
Match #8
D'Youville University
Buffalo, NY
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate81%
- 1,258 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 62%, close to 68%
- Acceptance rate 81%, close to 72%
Match #9
St. John's University-New York
Queens, NY
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate83%
- 9,477 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 69%, close to 68%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
The College of Saint Rose
Albany, NY
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate76%
- 1,798 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Acceptance rate 76%, close to 72%
- Same Carnegie classification
Questions about St. Joseph's College-New York alternatives
What colleges are similar to St. Joseph's College-New York?
The closest matches to St. Joseph's College-New York are Manhattan College, Molloy College, Niagara University, Le Moyne College-New York, and Canisius College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is St. Joseph's College-New York hard to get into?
St. Joseph's College-New York admitted 72% of its 4,107 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is moderately selective. 10 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which St. Joseph's College-New York alternatives cost less?
2 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than St. Joseph's College-New York ($18,853 a year), including Niagara University ($17,246) and Canisius College ($18,178). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
