New York Seminary
Private College in Brooklyn, NY. Six-year graduation rate 94%.
- ✓ Graduation rate 94% — well above the national average
Admissions
76% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. The applicant pool is small at 171, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. A 75% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Academics
94% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. Retention is strong at 94%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. At 11:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. As a private nonprofit two-year college, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. The undergraduate body is just 111, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 111 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $15,800 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $14,833 at $0–30k against $15,408 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 62% of students at an average of $6,830.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 102 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $14,833 |
| $30–48k | $14,920 |
| $48–75k | $15,678 |
| $75–110k | $17,038 |
| $110k+ | $15,408 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Kings County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026