Match #1
Hilbert College
Hamburg, NY
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate97%
- 921 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
The colleges most similar to Villa Maria College are Hilbert College, St. Thomas Aquinas College, and Dominican College of Blauvelt. Villa Maria College admits 87% of applicants and has an average net price of $12,863 a year; 0 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 5 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 Villa Maria College. 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 Villa Maria College
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Match #2
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, NY
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate93%
- 972 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 93%, close to 87%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #3
Dominican College of Blauvelt
Orangeburg, NY
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate63%
- 1,105 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #4
College of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, NY
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate85%
- 2,692 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Acceptance rate 85%, close to 87%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
D'Youville University
Buffalo, NY
Profile closeness48/100
Admit rate81%
- 1,258 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Acceptance rate 81%, close to 87%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Mount Saint Mary College-New York
Newburgh, NY
Profile closeness47/100
Admit rate89%
- 1,148 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Acceptance rate 91%, close to 87%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY
Profile closeness46/100
Admit rate72%
- 1,685 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Niagara University
Niagara University, NY
Profile closeness44/100
Admit rate87%
- 2,653 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 87%, close to 87%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
The College of Saint Rose
Albany, NY
Profile closeness43/100
Admit rate76%
- 1,798 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
Iona College
New Rochelle, NY
Profile closeness37/100
Admit rate87%
- 2,951 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 87%, close to 87%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about Villa Maria College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Villa Maria College?
The closest matches to Villa Maria College are Hilbert College, St. Thomas Aquinas College, Dominican College of Blauvelt, College of Mount Saint Vincent, and D'Youville University. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Villa Maria College hard to get into?
Villa Maria College admitted 87% of its 307 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 5 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
