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Top Colleges Ranked by % First Year International Students – Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association

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Rank	Institution	% First Year International Students	Acceptance Rate	SAT Score	Your Est. Net Price Avg. Net Price	Median Starting Salary	Save
1	Union College	15	43.92	1,320 – 1,480	42137	63219	#1 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by % First Year International Students – Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Union College Schenectady, NY Union College was founded in 1795 and is known as the “Mother of Fraternities” – several of the earliest Fraternities got their starts on campus. A highly selective school, it has a first year retention rate of 90%, and 80% will graduate within four years. 85% graduate in six. % First Year International Students 15 56.8% Acceptance Rate 43.9% SAT Score 1,320 – 1,480 Avg. Net Price $42,137 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $63,219
2	St Lawrence University	14.622641509434	54.34	1,290 – 1,430	33216	55037	#2 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by % First Year International Students – Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association St Lawrence University Canton, NY Found in Canton, St Lawrence University accepts 54% of applicants. Undergraduates have to send in unknown to apply. Approximately 99% of attending students currently receive grant aid from the school....Read more % First Year International Students 15 81.1% Acceptance Rate 54.3% SAT Score 1,290 – 1,430 Avg. Net Price $33,216 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $55,037
3	Bard College	7.81563126252505	52.12	1,290 – 1,450	29320	31072	#3 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by % First Year International Students – Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY Located in Annandale-On-Hudson, Bard College’s acceptance rate is 52%. Undergraduates have to pay unknown to apply. About 74% of students attending Bard College currently receive institutional grant aid to make attending college more affordable....Read more % First Year International Students 8 12.9% Acceptance Rate 52.1% SAT Score 1,290 – 1,450 Avg. Net Price $29,320 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $31,072
4	Vassar College	7.71558245083207	18.57	1,460 – 1,550	29981	49177	#4 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by % First Year International Students – Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY Vassar College offers 50 majors and programs, with the most popular being Economics, General. A few former students of Vassar include Anne Hathaway, Jane Fonda, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Anthony Bourdain. Opened in 1861, it was the second institution in the United States that granted degrees to women. % First Year International Students 8 0.1% Acceptance Rate 18.6% SAT Score 1,460 – 1,550 Avg. Net Price $29,981 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $49,177
5	Skidmore College	6.30630630630631	21.05	1,360 – 1,480	31187	46923	#5 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by % First Year International Students – Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY Skidmore College is an extremely school – it received 11,900 applications during the last admissions cycle and accepted just 2,500 of them. Skidmore offers up to Bachelor's degrees, with many students majoring in Business/Commerce, General. It also has a 8 to 1 student-to-faculty ratio. % First Year International Students 6 28.7% Acceptance Rate 21.1% SAT Score 1,360 – 1,480 Avg. Net Price $31,187 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $46,923
6	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	4.337899543379	63.47	1,380 – 1,510	38887	83054	#6 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by % First Year International Students – Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY Founded in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is one of the oldest technological universities in the world. Many undergraduate study Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace, and Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering, though the school offers up to Doctor's degrees....Read more % First Year International Students 4 26.4% Acceptance Rate 63.5% SAT Score 1,380 – 1,510 Avg. Net Price $38,887 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $83,054
7	Rochester Institute of Technology	3.38593030900723	66.93	1,310 – 1,460	39534	65457	#7 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by % First Year International Students – Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY Located in Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology accepts 67% of applicants and requires $65 for undergraduate applications and $65 for graduate applications. About 98% of attending students currently receive institutional grant aid....Read more % First Year International Students 3 17.6% Acceptance Rate 66.9% SAT Score 1,310 – 1,460 Avg. Net Price $39,534 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $65,457

School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

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