Blog · Two lists, side by side · October 2, 2026
Jericho vs. Syosset: NYU tops one college list, Stony Brook the other
- Jericho Senior High School's largest single college is New York University: 34 graduates in the Class of 2026. That is first of 249 schools whose lists name New York University.
- Syosset Senior High School's largest single college is Stony Brook University: 35 graduates in the Class of 2025.
- The two lists name 60 of the same colleges. At the Ivy Plus colleges, Jericho's list counts 47 graduates per class year and Syosset's counts 38.
Jericho Senior High School (Jericho, NY, public) and Syosset Senior High School (Syosset, NY, public) each publish a matriculation list. A matriculation list is where a school says its graduates enrolled.
Jericho's list is labeled Class of 2026. Syosset's is labeled Class of 2025. Lists can cover different class years. So the figure to read side by side is the count per class year. That is the school's printed count divided by the class years its list covers. Each list here covers one class year, so the printed count and the per-class-year figure match.
Jericho's list names 88 colleges and counts 274 students. Syosset's names 128 colleges and counts 558 students.
The colleges both lists name
The lists name 60 of the same colleges. These ten are the largest.
| College | Jericho per class year (printed total) | Syosset per class year (printed total) |
|---|---|---|
| New York University | 34 (34) | 21 (21) |
| Cornell University | 24 (24) | 25 (25) |
| Hofstra University | 17 (17) | 16 (16) |
| Northeastern University | 9 (9) | 18 (18) |
| Penn State (University Park) | 3 (3) | 21 (21) |
| Boston University | 8 (8) | 11 (11) |
| Indiana University Bloomington | 3 (3) | 14 (14) |
| University of South Carolina (Columbia) | 2 (2) | 15 (15) |
| Syracuse University | 5 (5) | 11 (11) |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 8 (8) | 7 (7) |
Cornell University sits high on both lists. Syosset's count is first of 228 schools whose lists name Cornell University, and Jericho's is second.
The Ivy Plus colleges are Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Penn, Brown, Dartmouth, Cornell, Stanford, MIT, Chicago and Duke. At those twelve, Jericho's list counts 47 graduates per class year and Syosset's counts 38.
Each school's top five, per class year
Jericho, Class of 2026
- New York University — 34
- Cornell University — 24
- Hofstra University — 17
- Purdue University (West Lafayette) — 10
- Northeastern University — 9
Syosset, Class of 2025
- Stony Brook University — 35
- Binghamton University — 32
- Cornell University — 25
- New York University — 21
- Penn State (University Park) — 21
What these numbers are
Each number is from the school's own published list, counts as printed, class years as the school states them. Enrolled and admitted lists are never mixed. A school not on these pages did not publish a numbered matriculation list we could read. That is all absence means. It is never a statement about its graduates.
Pages and sources
- Jericho Senior High School: https://highschoolreach.com/school/jericho-senior-high-school — source, 2026-2027 HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P1AlEVMH5Yu0GzAmbUOLHEwzL8abCPKt/view?usp=sharing
- Syosset Senior High School: https://highschoolreach.com/school/syosset-senior-high-school — source, College Planning Workshop 2025: https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1765284661/syossetk12nyus/syossetk12nyus/bghjnt67thk7qaislhv9/CPW2025.pdf
- New York University board: https://highschoolreach.com/leaderboards/feeder-schools/new-york-university — college page: https://highschoolreach.com/colleges/new-york-university
- Cornell University board: https://highschoolreach.com/leaderboards/feeder-schools/cornell-university — college page: https://highschoolreach.com/colleges/cornell-university
Boards as of October 2, 2026. Schools publish new lists every fall, so the live board is the current ranking.