AP Computer Science A credit at New York colleges
Every New York college with a published AP Computer Science A credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
79 of 109 New York colleges (72%) award credit for AP Computer Science A at a score of 3. 28 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University at Buffalo (4 credit hours). 108 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 University at Buffalo Buffalo | 3 | 4 | APC999TR | Policy |
 Stony Brook University Stony Brook | 3 | 4 | CSE 101 | Policy |
CBMC | 3 | 4 | CSC 110 | Policy |
 CUNY Hunter College New York | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York | 3 | 3 | BUS 7000 | Policy |
 Syracuse University Syracuse | 3 | 3 | CPS 196 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CST 112 OR CSE 118 | Policy | |
 CUNY Queens College Queens | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 University at Albany Albany | 3 | 3 | I-CSI 101 | Policy |
 CUNY City College New York | 3 | 3 | CSC 99902 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CSCI 271 | Policy | |
 CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | 3 | 6 | MAC 100 & MAC 101 | Policy |
CBC CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn | 3 | 4 | ELEC-1000 | Policy |
 CUNY Lehman College Bronx | 3 | 3 | CIS-299 | Policy |
 College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island | 3 | 3 | CSC 199 | Policy |
 Farmingdale State College Farmingdale | 3 | 3 | CSC 111 | Policy |
| 3 | — | COMSC 101 - Computer Programming 1 | Policy | |
 Pace University New York | 3 | 4 | CS 121 | Policy |
 Fashion Institute of Technology New York | 3 | 4 | MA122 | Policy |
 Empire State University Saratoga Springs | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | CISS 110 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | CPS001 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | MCS 186 Intro Programming | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | CSC 212 | Policy | |
 Mercy University Dobbs Ferry | 3 | 3 | CISC120 | Policy |
 Long Island University Brookville | 3 | 3 | CS 201 | Policy |
 SUNY Brockport Brockport | 3 | 3 | CSC 120 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CIS1XX | Policy | |
 CUNY York College Jamaica | 3 | 3 | CS 999 | Policy |
 Ithaca College Ithaca | 3 | 3 | COMP 18888 - Computer Science Elective | Policy |
 Rockland Community College Suffern | 3 | 4 | CSP 127 | — |
 SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury | 3 | 4 | CS 2510 | Policy |
 SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo | 3 | 3 | CSCI 1TR | Policy |
SCP SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh | 3 | 4 | CSC 221 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CISY 1113-Computer Programming I | Policy | |
 CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn | 3 | — | — | Policy |
SJSU St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn | 3 | 3 | COM 152 | Policy |
 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury | 3 | 3 | CSCI 125 or MENG 201 | Policy |
 SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton | 3 | 3 | CST 113 | Policy |
 Molloy College Rockville Centre | 3 | 3 | CSC 2350 | Policy |
 SUNY at Purchase College Purchase | 3 | 3 | Computer Science I | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CI110 | Policy | |
 Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | 3 | 3 | CSC 115 | Policy |
SF SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia | 3 | — | CSIT 121 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CPS 235 | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | CITA 180: Programming I | Policy | |
 Iona University New Rochelle | 3 | 4 | CS 201 | Policy |
 Niagara University Niagara University | 3 | 3 | CIS 265 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CITA 140 | Policy | |
 Le Moyne College Syracuse | 3 | 3 | Free Elective Credit | Policy |
 Genesee Community College Batavia | 3 | 3 | CIS 125 | Policy |
 SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam | 3 | 3 | CIS 201 | Policy |
 St. Francis College Brooklyn | 3 | 3 | IT-1001 Computer Tools (Gen Ed- Information Literacy, Media and Research) | Policy |
 Nazareth University Rochester | 3 | 3 | General elective | Policy |
 SUNY Morrisville Morrisville | 3 | 4 | COSC 111 - Intro To Computer Science COSC 111L - Intro To Computer Science Lab | Policy |
| 3 | — | — | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | CSC 301J | Policy | |
 Canisius University Buffalo | 3 | 3 | Free Elective | Policy |
 Daemen University Amherst | 3 | 3 | CSC-201 | Policy |
 Marymount Manhattan College New York | 3 | 3 | IT ELECTIVE | Policy |
 Wagner College Staten Island | 3 | — | CS130 | Policy |
 Jefferson Community College Watertown | 3 | 3 | CIS 000 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CSCI 160 | Policy | |
 Alfred University Alfred | 3 | 4 | CSCI 156 | Policy |
 D'Youville University Buffalo | 3 | 3 | CSC-151 | Policy |
 Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | 3 | 4 | CSC 150 | Policy |
 Manhattanville College Purchase | 3 | 3 | MAC.1010 | Policy |
 SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck | 3 | 3 | SCI 000 Science Elective | Policy |
 LIM College New York | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Hartwick College Oneonta | 3 | 4 | CISC-120 | Policy |
 Dominican University New York Orangeburg | 3 | 3 | IX 200 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CSI ELCT | Policy | |
 Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester | 3 | 3 | Computer Science I | Policy |
 Hilbert College Hamburg | 3 | 3 | CYS 131 | Policy |
 Keuka College Keuka Park | 3 | 3 | GEN-ELE | Policy |
 Houghton University Houghton | 3 | 4 | Mathematics General Education | Policy |
FTC Five Towns College Dix Hills | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
CCC Clinton Community College Plattsburgh | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 New York University New York | 4 | 4 | CSCI-UA 101 | Policy |
 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester | 4 | 4 | CSCI-105 | Policy |
 Nassau Community College Garden City | 4 | 4 | CSC 120 | Policy |
 Fordham University Bronx | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | COMS W1004 | Policy | |
 Monroe Community College Rochester | 4 | 4 | CSC 101 | Policy |
 University of Rochester Rochester | 4 | 4 | CSC 171 | Policy |
 Hofstra University Hempstead | 4 | 4 | CSC 15 | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | CSCI 1100 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | CSI 31 | Policy | |
 Adelphi University Garden City | 4 | 3 | CSC 171 | Policy |
 Marist College Poughkeepsie | 4 | 3 | CMPT901L | Policy |
 Touro University New York | 4 | 3 | MCO 141 | Policy |
 Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Siena College Loudonville | 4 | 4 | CSIS 120 | Policy |
 Barnard College New York | 4 | 3 | COMS W1004 | Policy |
 Colgate University Hamilton | 4 | 1 | COSC 101 | Policy |
 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 St. John Fisher University Rochester | 4 | 3 | CSCI 161 | Policy |
 Utica University Utica | 4 | 3 | CSC 101 - Computer Science I | Policy |
 Clarkson University Potsdam | 4 | 4 | CS 141, Intro to Computer Science | Policy |
 Vassar College Poughkeepsie | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 St Lawrence University Canton | 4 | 1 | CS-219 | Policy |
 St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure | 4 | 4 | CS 131 | Policy |
| 4 | 1 | CPSC 124 | Policy | |
 Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill | 4 | 3 | CS 150 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Yeshiva University New York | 5 | 4 | General Elective | Policy |
 Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson | 5 | — | — | Policy |
AP Computer Science A credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per New York college: the lowest score that earns actual credit under the policy that applies to all students, and the largest credit award published at that score. Placement-only policies — permission to skip a course without earning credit hours — are excluded. Credit hours and course equivalents are reproduced exactly as the college published them; “—” means no value was published and we do not estimate one. A page is published for a state only when at least 8 colleges back it.
Frequently asked questions
Which New York colleges give credit for AP Computer Science A?+
109 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Computer Science A. 79 of them (72%) award credit at a score of 3, 28 require a 4, and 2 require a 5. The full list, with credit hours and the course each exam replaces, is in the table on this page.
What is the lowest AP Computer Science A score that earns credit in New York?+
3. University at Buffalo in Buffalo awards credit at a score of 3, worth 4 credit hours, counting as APC999TR. 79 New York colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in New York?+
No. AP credit policy is set per institution and applies to admitted students regardless of residency — residency affects tuition rate, not credit awards. What does vary is the school within a university: engineering and nursing colleges commonly set higher bars than arts and sciences. The rules shown here are the ones that apply to all students at each college.
How do I verify these New York AP credit policies?+
108 of the 109 colleges on this page link to their own published AP credit page in the Source column; our snapshot was taken July 30, 2026. The college's page is authoritative and can change between admission cycles, so confirm there before building a graduation plan around the credit.
Keep exploring
Data sources: Each college's own published AP / advanced-standing credit page (captured July 30, 2026) · IPEDS institution directory (names, control, location). Figures are the most recent values published in each federal dataset; cells with no published value are shown as “—” and never estimated. Education does not sell rankings or accept placement fees.