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Best Foreign Languages Colleges in New York

72 accredited institutions in New York offering foreign languages programs, ranked by annual graduates (IPEDS 2023–24).

72
Colleges
3,063
Graduates/yr
33
Public
Master's
Top Degree

Ranked: Foreign Languages Programs in New York

1
Private NonprofitMaster's
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
279
Graduates/yr
4%
Acceptance
$64,526
Tuition
95%
Grad Rate
$6,184
Net Price <$30K
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2
Private NonprofitMaster's
New York University
New York
228
Graduates/yr
9%
Acceptance
$60,438
Tuition
89%
Grad Rate
$15,298
Net Price <$30K
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3
PublicBachelor's
CUNY Hunter College
New York
210
Graduates/yr
54%
Acceptance
$6,930
In-State Tuition
61%
Grad Rate
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4
PublicBachelor's
Binghamton University
Vestal
144
Graduates/yr
38%
Acceptance
$7,070
In-State Tuition
84%
Grad Rate
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5
PublicBachelor's
CUNY Queens College
Queens
144
Graduates/yr
69%
Acceptance
$6,930
In-State Tuition
60%
Grad Rate
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6
PublicBachelor's
United States Military Academy
West Point
132
Graduates/yr
14%
Acceptance
85%
Grad Rate
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7
PublicBachelor's
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook
117
Graduates/yr
49%
Acceptance
$7,070
In-State Tuition
78%
Grad Rate
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8
PublicMaster's
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York
114
Graduates/yr
39%
Acceptance
$6,930
In-State Tuition
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9
Private NonprofitBachelor's
University of Rochester
Rochester
105
Graduates/yr
36%
Acceptance
$63,150
Tuition
84%
Grad Rate
$12,169
Net Price <$30K
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10
PublicBachelor's
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx
105
Graduates/yr
55%
Acceptance
$6,930
In-State Tuition
49%
Grad Rate
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11
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester
102
Graduates/yr
71%
Acceptance
$55,784
Tuition
73%
Grad Rate
$26,896
Net Price <$30K
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12
PublicBachelor's
University at Buffalo
Buffalo
102
Graduates/yr
69%
Acceptance
$7,070
In-State Tuition
73%
Grad Rate
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13
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Hamilton College
Clinton
99
Graduates/yr
12%
Acceptance
$62,090
Tuition
91%
Grad Rate
$5,147
Net Price <$30K
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14
PublicAssociate's
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York
93
Graduates/yr
$4,800
In-State Tuition
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15
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Cornell University
Ithaca
90
Graduates/yr
8%
Acceptance
$65,204
Tuition
95%
Grad Rate
$4,375
Net Price <$30K
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16
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
54
Graduates/yr
18%
Acceptance
$66,870
Tuition
89%
Grad Rate
$11,594
Net Price <$30K
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17
Private NonprofitMaster's
Teachers College at Columbia University
New York
51
Graduates/yr
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18
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Hofstra University
Hempstead
48
Graduates/yr
71%
Acceptance
$54,335
Tuition
67%
Grad Rate
$28,867
Net Price <$30K
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19
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Colgate University
Hamilton
48
Graduates/yr
12%
Acceptance
$66,622
Tuition
91%
Grad Rate
$7,139
Net Price <$30K
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20
PublicBachelor's
CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn
42
Graduates/yr
54%
Acceptance
$6,930
In-State Tuition
57%
Grad Rate
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21
PublicBachelor's
University at Albany
Albany
42
Graduates/yr
70%
Acceptance
$7,070
In-State Tuition
64%
Grad Rate
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22
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Syracuse University
Syracuse
36
Graduates/yr
42%
Acceptance
$61,310
Tuition
81%
Grad Rate
$18,312
Net Price <$30K
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23
PublicBachelor's
College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island
33
Graduates/yr
$6,930
In-State Tuition
48%
Grad Rate
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24
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Barnard College
New York
33
Graduates/yr
8%
Acceptance
$64,078
Tuition
93%
Grad Rate
$9,117
Net Price <$30K
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25
PublicBachelor's
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz
33
Graduates/yr
59%
Acceptance
$7,070
In-State Tuition
69%
Grad Rate
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26
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Fordham University
Bronx
30
Graduates/yr
56%
Acceptance
$60,335
Tuition
80%
Grad Rate
$29,634
Net Price <$30K
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27
PublicAssociate's
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City
30
Graduates/yr
$4,800
In-State Tuition
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28
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Keuka College
Keuka Park
30
Graduates/yr
94%
Acceptance
$36,500
Tuition
49%
Grad Rate
$23,827
Net Price <$30K
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29
PublicMaster's
CUNY City College
New York
27
Graduates/yr
58%
Acceptance
$6,930
In-State Tuition
55%
Grad Rate
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30
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Geneva
24
Graduates/yr
57%
Acceptance
$61,858
Tuition
73%
Grad Rate
$19,352
Net Price <$30K
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31
PublicBachelor's
CUNY York College
Jamaica
21
Graduates/yr
59%
Acceptance
$6,930
In-State Tuition
30%
Grad Rate
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32
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Union College
Schenectady
21
Graduates/yr
44%
Acceptance
$66,105
Tuition
85%
Grad Rate
$12,983
Net Price <$30K
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33
PublicBachelor's
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York
21
Graduates/yr
57%
Acceptance
$6,930
In-State Tuition
55%
Grad Rate
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34
Private NonprofitMaster's
Long Island University
Brookville
21
Graduates/yr
90%
Acceptance
$39,458
Tuition
53%
Grad Rate
$20,971
Net Price <$30K
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35
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
21
Graduates/yr
23%
Acceptance
$63,730
Tuition
82%
Grad Rate
$10,280
Net Price <$30K
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36
PublicBachelor's
SUNY College at Geneseo
Geneseo
18
Graduates/yr
64%
Acceptance
$7,070
In-State Tuition
72%
Grad Rate
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37
PublicAssociate's
Onondaga Community College
Syracuse
18
Graduates/yr
$5,290
In-State Tuition
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38
PublicBachelor's
SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury
18
Graduates/yr
85%
Acceptance
$7,070
In-State Tuition
47%
Grad Rate
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39
Private NonprofitBachelor's
St Lawrence University
Canton
15
Graduates/yr
58%
Acceptance
$63,450
Tuition
80%
Grad Rate
$9,380
Net Price <$30K
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40
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Manhattanville College
Purchase
15
Graduates/yr
85%
Acceptance
$40,850
Tuition
54%
Grad Rate
$16,968
Net Price <$30K
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41
Private NonprofitBachelor's
St. John's University-New York
Queens
15
Graduates/yr
80%
Acceptance
$48,301
Tuition
68%
Grad Rate
$20,408
Net Price <$30K
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42
PublicBachelor's
SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase
15
Graduates/yr
73%
Acceptance
$7,070
In-State Tuition
62%
Grad Rate
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43
PublicBachelor's
State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego
15
Graduates/yr
80%
Acceptance
$7,070
In-State Tuition
60%
Grad Rate
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44
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Marist College
Poughkeepsie
15
Graduates/yr
65%
Acceptance
$45,330
Tuition
80%
Grad Rate
$24,780
Net Price <$30K
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45
PublicBachelor's
SUNY Brockport
Brockport
12
Graduates/yr
71%
Acceptance
$7,070
In-State Tuition
57%
Grad Rate
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46
PublicAssociate's
Nassau Community College
Garden City
12
Graduates/yr
$5,800
In-State Tuition
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47
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Siena College
Loudonville
12
Graduates/yr
71%
Acceptance
$42,580
Tuition
76%
Grad Rate
$21,454
Net Price <$30K
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48
PublicBachelor's
SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta
12
Graduates/yr
70%
Acceptance
$7,070
In-State Tuition
70%
Grad Rate
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49
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Molloy College
Rockville Centre
9
Graduates/yr
76%
Acceptance
$36,280
Tuition
73%
Grad Rate
$24,290
Net Price <$30K
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50
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Pace University
New York
9
Graduates/yr
77%
Acceptance
$49,550
Tuition
61%
Grad Rate
$26,683
Net Price <$30K
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51
Private NonprofitBachelor's
University of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx
9
Graduates/yr
85%
Acceptance
$41,200
Tuition
57%
Grad Rate
$16,513
Net Price <$30K
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52
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Nazareth University
Rochester
9
Graduates/yr
79%
Acceptance
$38,790
Tuition
73%
Grad Rate
$21,672
Net Price <$30K
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53
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Le Moyne College
Syracuse
9
Graduates/yr
75%
Acceptance
$37,770
Tuition
71%
Grad Rate
$15,315
Net Price <$30K
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54
PublicBachelor's
SUNY College at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh
9
Graduates/yr
75%
Acceptance
$7,070
In-State Tuition
59%
Grad Rate
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55
PublicAssociate's
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua
9
Graduates/yr
$5,280
In-State Tuition
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56
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Adelphi University
Garden City
9
Graduates/yr
78%
Acceptance
$45,450
Tuition
69%
Grad Rate
$22,374
Net Price <$30K
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57
PublicBachelor's
SUNY College at Potsdam
Potsdam
6
Graduates/yr
85%
Acceptance
$7,070
In-State Tuition
48%
Grad Rate
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58
Private NonprofitBachelor's
St. John Fisher University
Rochester
6
Graduates/yr
68%
Acceptance
$38,566
Tuition
74%
Grad Rate
$18,168
Net Price <$30K
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59
Private NonprofitBachelor's
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill
6
Graduates/yr
82%
Acceptance
$36,920
Tuition
60%
Grad Rate
$9,669
Net Price <$30K
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60
PublicBachelor's
SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo
6
Graduates/yr
76%
Acceptance
$7,070
In-State Tuition
36%
Grad Rate
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61
PublicBachelor's
State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland
6
Graduates/yr
51%
Acceptance
$7,070
In-State Tuition
68%
Grad Rate
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62
PublicBachelor's
SUNY at Fredonia
Fredonia
6
Graduates/yr
79%
Acceptance
$7,070
In-State Tuition
53%
Grad Rate
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63
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry
6
Graduates/yr
85%
Acceptance
$21,236
Tuition
48%
Grad Rate
$12,192
Net Price <$30K
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64
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Ithaca College
Ithaca
3
Graduates/yr
70%
Acceptance
$50,070
Tuition
74%
Grad Rate
$22,257
Net Price <$30K
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65
PublicBachelor's
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York
3
Graduates/yr
50%
Acceptance
$6,930
In-State Tuition
72%
Grad Rate
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66
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Daemen University
Amherst
3
Graduates/yr
76%
Acceptance
$33,054
Tuition
58%
Grad Rate
$13,818
Net Price <$30K
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67
Private NonprofitBachelor's
St. Joseph's University-New York
Brooklyn
3
Graduates/yr
71%
Acceptance
$33,825
Tuition
64%
Grad Rate
$12,644
Net Price <$30K
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68
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Mount Saint Mary College
Newburgh
3
Graduates/yr
82%
Acceptance
$39,820
Tuition
66%
Grad Rate
$15,377
Net Price <$30K
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69
Private NonprofitBachelor's
St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure
3
Graduates/yr
82%
Acceptance
$38,950
Tuition
70%
Grad Rate
$13,802
Net Price <$30K
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70
PublicAssociate's
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica
3
Graduates/yr
$5,162
In-State Tuition
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71
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Manhattan College
Riverdale
3
Graduates/yr
78%
Acceptance
$46,100
Tuition
66%
Grad Rate
$25,303
Net Price <$30K
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72
Private NonprofitBachelor's
St. Francis College
Brooklyn
3
Graduates/yr
$27,460
Tuition
53%
Grad Rate
$24,807
Net Price <$30K
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Studying Foreign Languages in New York

New York has 72 accredited colleges offering foreign languages programs, producing 3,063 graduates annually. Of these, 33 are public institutions with subsidized in-state tuition for New York residents.

When evaluating programs, consider accreditation, internship placement rates, and faculty expertise. Always file the FAFSA — the net price after grants can be dramatically lower than sticker tuition, especially at public institutions.

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Data source: Graduate counts from IPEDS 2023–24 C2023_A Completions survey (NCES). Tuition, acceptance rate, and graduation rate from IPEDS HD2023, ADM2023, DRVGR2023.