With the start of the fall semester underway, prospective students are deciding where to continue their educational journey. To help families make that decision, the 2022 U.S. News & World Report’s Best College Rankings list has been released. More than 20 SUNY colleges and universities are named among the best colleges in New York, for veterans, and for the value.
The Best Colleges ranking, now in its 37th year, compares nearly 1,500 degree-granting institutions throughout the U.S. on 17 measures of academic quality. The methodology for creating the lists uses specific statistics in topics such as average success rates, student-faculty ratios, financial aid, figures on post-graduate employment, and more. The ranking factors are broken down as follows: Graduation and Retention Rates (22%), Social Mobility (5%), Graduation Rate Performance (8%), Undergraduate Academic Reputation (20%), Faculty Resources (20%), Student Selectivity (7%), Financial Resources for Students (10%), Alumni Giving Rates, (3%), Graduate Debt (5%).
In the 2022 rankings, SUNY schools were ranked the best colleges in the following categories:
Best National Universities
- Binghamton University (83)
- University at Buffalo (93)
- Stony Brook University (93)
- SUNY ESF (117)
- University at Albany (172)
Best Regional Colleges North
- Alfred State College (6)
- SUNY Canton (12)
- SUNY Delhi (13)
- Farmingdale State College (15)
- SUNY Cobleskill (17)
- SUNY Morrisville (22)
Best Regional Universities North
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute (12)
- SUNY Geneseo (16)
- SUNY New Paltz (31)
- SUNY Oswego
- SUNY Maritime College
- SUNY Fredonia
- SUNY Plattsburgh
- SUNY Cortland
- SUNY Brockport
- SUNY Oneonta
- SUNY Potsdam
- Buffalo State College
- SUNY Empire State College
- SUNY Old Westbury
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
- Purchase College
Best Colleges for Veterans
- Alfred State College (2)
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute (4)
- SUNY Canton (6)
- SUNY Delhi (7)
- Farmingdale State College (8)
- SUNY Cobleskill (9)
- SUNY New Paltz (9)
- SUNY Morrisville (10)
- SUNY Oswego (15)
- SUNY Maritime College (21)
- SUNY Plattsburgh (23)
- SUNY Cortland (27)
- SUNY Brockport (29)
- SUNY Potsdam (32)
- Binghamton University (46)
- University at Buffalo (53)
- Stony Brook University (53)
- University at Albany
Top Performers in Social Mobility
- SUNY Old Westbury (11)
- Alfred State College (13)
- SUNY Canton (15)
- SUNY Cobleskill (16)
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute (19)
- Buffalo State College (20)
- Farmingdale State College (30)
- Stony Brook University (30)
- University at Albany (33)
- SUNY Delhi (33)
- SUNY Brockport (35)
- SUNY New Paltz (35)
- SUNY Oswego (35)
- SUNY Geneseo (39)
- SUNY Fredonia (39)
- Purchase College (40)
- SUNY Plattsburgh (42)
- SUNY Potsdam (42)
- SUNY Empire State College (50)
- University at Buffalo (55)
- Binghamton University
- SUNY Geneseo
- SUNY Oneonta
- SUNY ESF
- SUNY Cortland
- SUNY Maritime College
Best Value Schools
- Alfred State College (7)
- Farmingdale State College (9)
- SUNY Canton (11)
- SUNY Morrisville (13)
- SUNY Cobleskill (15)
- SUNY Delhi (16)
- SUNY Plattsburgh (47)
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute (48)
- Binghamton University (57)
- SUNY New Paltz (57)
- SUNY Oswego (58)
- SUNY Geneseo (59)
- SUNY Fredonia (60)
- SUNY Potsdam (64)
- SUNY ESF
- University at Albany
- Stony Brook University
- University at Buffalo
These latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report are a reminder that no matter what you choose to attend college for, SUNY has a school that can provide you a high-quality education at an affordable price that works for you. Start your journey to college today.
