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Colleges and Universities in New York

New York has 431 higher education schools within its borders. Columbia University in the City of New York, the highest-ranked school in NY, has a total student population of 24,230 and is the 4th highest ranked school in the USA. Of the 431 schools in New York, the average student population is 2,856 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. There are 10195 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,318 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,933, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Of the 431 schools in New York, only 6 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The New School comes out as the most expensive ($39,004/yr), with Farmingdale State College as the lowest recorded at only $7,028/yr.

• The first American chess tournament was held in New York in 1843.
• The 641 mile transportation network known as the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway is the longest toll road in the United States.
• A brewer named Matthew Vassar founded Vassar College in Poughkeepsie in 1861.
• In 1979 Vassar students were the first from a private college to be granted permission to study in the People's Republic of China.
• The Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan is the only school in the world offering a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing.

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