2025 NYS Colleges Waiving Application Fees

This October, nearly 130 New York colleges and universities are waiving application fees for NYS College Application Month! With fees typically ranging from $50 to $90, this is your chance to save money and apply to college without the financial strain.

See below for a complete list of participating schools and their fee waiver dates.

October 27 to November 21 - Application waiver for all New York City Public High Schools
November 10 to November 21 - Application waiver for all New York State public and private high schools

CUNY Information Events

CUNY is offering over 40 events for prospective students and undergraduates. Prospective students can learn what degree is best for their goals and apply for admissions and financial aid.

InstitutionDatesInfo
Baruch CollegeOctober 27 to November 21baruch.cuny.edu
Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeOctober 27 to November 21bmcc.cuny.edu
Bronx Community CollegeOctober 27 to November 21bcc.cuny.edu
Brooklyn CollegeOctober 27 to November 21brooklyn.cuny.edu
College of Staten IslandOctober 27 to November 21csi.cuny.edu
CUNY School of Labor and Urban StudiesOctober 27 to November 21slu.cuny.edu
Guttman Community CollegeOctober 27 to November 21guttman.cuny.edu
Hostos Community CollegeOctober 27 to November 21hostos.cuny.edu
Hunter CollegeOctober 27 to November 21hunter.cuny.edu
John Jay College of Criminal JusticeOctober 27 to November 21jjay.cuny.edu
Kingsborough Community CollegeOctober 27 to November 21kbcc.cuny.edu
LaGuardia Community CollegeOctober 27 to November 21laguardia.edu
Lehman CollegeOctober 27 to November 21lehman.cuny.edu
Macaulay Honors CollegeOctober 27 to November 21macaulay.cuny.edu
Medgar Evers CollegeOctober 27 to November 21mec.cuny.edu
New York City College of Technology (City Tech)October 27 to November 21citytech.cuny.edu
Queens CollegeOctober 27 to November 21qc.cuny.edu
Queensborough Community CollegeOctober 27 to November 21qcc.cuny.edu
The City College of New YorkOctober 27 to November 21ccny.cuny.edu
York CollegeOctober 27 to November 21york.cuny.edu

 

October 20 to November 3
Each student may have their application fees waived for 5 SUNY schools.

InstitutionDatesInfo
SUNY AdirondackOctober 20 – November 3sunyacc.edu
The State University of New York at AlbanyOctober 20 – November 3albany.edu
Alfred StateOctober 20 – November 3alfredstate.edu
The State University of BinghamtonOctober 20 – November 3binghamton.edu
SUNY BrockportOctober 20 – November 3brockport.edu
SUNY BroomeOctober 20 – November 3sunybroome.edu
University at BuffaloOctober 20 – November 3buffalo.edu
The State University of New York at BuffaloOctober 20 – November 3buffalostate.edu
SUNY CantonOctober 20 – November 3canton.edu
SUNY CobleskillOctober 20 – November 3cobleskill.edu
Cayuga County Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3cayuga-cc.edu
Clinton Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3clinton.edu
Columbia-Greene Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3sunycgcc.edu
Corning Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3corning-cc.edu
SUNY CortlandOctober 20 – November 3cortland.edu
SUNY DelhiOctober 20 – November 3delhi.edu
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityOctober 20 – November 3downstate.edu
Dutchess Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3sunydutchess.edu
Empire State UniversityOctober 20 – November 3sunyempire.edu
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryOctober 20 – November 3esf.edu
Erie Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3ecc.edu
Farmingdale State CollegeOctober 20 – November 3farmingdale.edu
Fashion Institute of TechnologyOctober 20 – November 3fitnyc.edu
Finger Lakes Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3flcc.edu
SUNY FredoniaOctober 20 – November 3fredonia.edu
Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3fmcc.edu
Genesee Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3genesee.edu
SUNY GeneseoOctober 20 – November 3geneseo.edu
Herkimer County Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3herkimer.edu
Hudson Valley Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3hvcc.edu
Jamestown Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3sunyjcc.edu
Jefferson Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3sunyjefferson.edu
Maritime CollegeOctober 20 – November 3sunymaritime.edu
Mohawk Valley Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3mvcc.edu
Monroe Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3monroecc.edu
SUNY MorrisvilleOctober 20 – November 3morrisville.edu
Nassau Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3ncc.edu
SUNY New PaltzOctober 20 – November 3newpaltz.edu
SUNY Niagara County Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3sunyniagara.edu
North Country Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3nccc.edu
SUNY Old WestburyOctober 20 – November 3oldwestbury.edu
SUNY OneontaOctober 20 – November 3oneonta.edu
Onondaga Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3sunyocc.edu
SUNY OptometryOctober 20 – November 3sunyopt.edu
Orange County Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3sunyorange.edu
SUNY OswegoOctober 20 – November 3oswego.edu
SUNY PlattsburghOctober 20 – November 3plattsburgh.edu
SUNY PotsdamOctober 20 – November 3potsdam.edu
Purchase CollegeOctober 20 – November 3purchase.edu
Rockland Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3sunyrockland.edu
SUNY Schenectady County Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3sunysccc.edu
The State University of New York at Stony BrookOctober 20 – November 3stonybrook.edu
Suffolk County Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3sunysuffolk.edu
Sullivan County Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3sunysullivan.edu
SUNY Polytechnic InstituteOctober 20 – November 3sunypoly.edu
Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3tompkinscortland.edu
SUNY UlsterOctober 20 – November 3sunyulster.edu
Upstate Medical UniversityOctober 20 – November 3upstate.edu
Westchester Community CollegeOctober 20 – November 3sunywcc.edu

InstitutionDatesInfo
Adelphi UniversityOctober 1- November 15adelphi.edu
Berkeley CollegeOctober 1 - October 31berkeleycollege.edu/admissions
Bryant and StrattonAll Year Round    bryantstratton.edu
Canisius UniversityOctober 1 - October 31canisius.edu
Colgate UniversityOctober 1 - October 31colgate.edu
Culinary Institute of AmericaOctober 1 - October 31ciachef.edu
D'Youville UniversityOctober - (There is no fee charged for undergraduate application)dyu.edu
Elmira CollegeOctober 1 - October 31elmira.edu
Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing & Health SciencesOctober 1 - October 31flhcon.edu
Five Towns CollegeOctober 7, 20
November 13, 24
December 2, 16		ftc.edu
Fordham UniversityOctober 1 – November 1fordham.edu
Hartwick CollegeYear Roundhartwick.edu
Hofstra UniversityOctober 1 - October 31hofstra.edu
Houghton UniversityYear Roundhoughton.edu
Keuka CollegeYear Roundkeuka.edu
Le Moyne CollegeOctober 1 - October 31lemoyne.edu
LIM CollegeOctober 1 - October 31limcollege.edu
Manhattan UniversityOctober 7 - November 30manhattan.edu
Manhattanville UniversityOctober 1 - October 31mville.edu
Maria CollegeOctober 1 - October 31mariacollege.edu
Marion S. Whelan School of Practical NursingOctober 1 - October 31mswspn.com
Metropolitan College of New YorkOctober 1 - October 31mcny.edu
Molloy UniversityOctober 1 - October 31molloy.edu
Monroe UniversityOctober 1 - October 31 
Use the code:  SENIOR		monroeu.edu
Nazareth UniversityYear Round2.naz.edu
New York Automotive & Diesel InstituteAll Year Roundnyadi.edu
New York Institute of TechnologyOctober 1 - October 31nyit.edu
Niagara UniversityYear Roundniagara.edu
Pace UniversityNYC Campus: October 1 - October 31
Westchester Campus: Year Round		pace.edu
pace.edu/campus-life/westchester-campus
Pacific College of Health and ScienceOctober 1 - October 31pacificcollege.edu
Paul Smith’s CollegeOctober 1 - October 31paulsmiths.edu
Plaza CollegeOctober 1 – December 31plazacollege.edu
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteOctober 23 - Dec 1, 2025rpi.edu
Rochester Institute of TechnologyOctober 1 - October 31rit.edu
Russell Sage  All Year Roundsage.edu
School of Visual Arts (SVA)October 1 - October 31sva.edu
Siena UniversityEntire Application Seasonsiena.edu
St. Bonaventure UniversityYear Roundsbu.edu
St. Francis CollegeSeptember 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026sfc.edu
St. John's UniversityYear Roundstjohns.edu
St. Joseph's University New YorkSuffolk County: October 1 - October 31
Kings County: October 1 - October 31		sjny.edu
St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeOctober 1 - October 31apply.stac.edu/apply
Swedish Institute College of Health SciencesOctober 1 - October 31swedishinstitute.edu
The College of WestchesterYear Roundcw.edu
The New SchoolOctober 1 - October 31newschool.edu
The New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants9/23/25 - 10/31/25nysmda.com
Trocaire CollegeYear Roundtrocaire.edu/admissions-and-aid/apply
Union Year Roundunion.edu
University of Mount Saint VincentYear Roundmountsaintvincent.edu
Vassar CollegeOctober 1 - October 31vassar.edu
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyOctober 1 - October 31vaughn.edu
Wagner CollegeOctober 1 - October 31wagner.edu

 

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