Match #1
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY
Profile closeness86/100
Admit rate72%
- 1,685 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 61%, close to 59%
- Enrollment 1,685 students, close to 1,798
The colleges most similar to The College of Saint Rose are Canisius College, Iona College, and D'Youville University. The College of Saint Rose admits 76% of applicants; 8 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 The College of Saint Rose. 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 The College of Saint Rose
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Match #2
Iona College
New Rochelle, NY
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate87%
- 2,951 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 59%, close to 59%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
D'Youville University
Buffalo, NY
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate81%
- 1,258 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 62%, close to 59%
- Enrollment 1,258 students, close to 1,798
Match #4
Mount Saint Mary College-New York
Newburgh, NY
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate89%
- 1,148 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 62%, close to 59%
- Enrollment 1,568 students, close to 1,798
Match #5
Niagara University
Niagara University, NY
Profile closeness78/100
Admit rate87%
- 2,653 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 63%, close to 59%
- Enrollment 2,653 students, close to 1,798
Match #6
Le Moyne College-New York
Syracuse, NY
Profile closeness78/100
Admit rate83%
- 2,439 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 2,439 students, close to 1,798
- Acceptance rate 83%, close to 76%
Match #7
Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate79%
- 2,744 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Acceptance rate 79%, close to 76%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #8
St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate82%
- 2,012 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Enrollment 2,012 students, close to 1,798
- Acceptance rate 82%, close to 76%
Match #9
St. Joseph's College-New York
Brooklyn, NY
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate72%
- 3,144 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Acceptance rate 72%, close to 76%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate82%
- 3,162 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 82%, close to 76%
- Same Carnegie classification
Questions about The College of Saint Rose alternatives
What colleges are similar to The College of Saint Rose?
The closest matches to The College of Saint Rose are Canisius College, Iona College, D'Youville University, Mount Saint Mary College-New York, and Niagara University. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is The College of Saint Rose hard to get into?
The College of Saint Rose admitted 76% of its 4,525 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 8 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
