21 Best colleges for Creative Writing in New York City, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 117K citations received by 6.91K academic papers made by 21 universities in New York City was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Columbia University

For Creative Writing

#1 in New York State

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

2. New York University

For Creative Writing

#2 in New York State

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

3. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Creative Writing

#5 in New York State

#77 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 9,116
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

4. Barnard College

For Creative Writing

#10 in New York State

#124 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1502
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,738

5. Fordham University

For Creative Writing

#11 in New York State

#125 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,368

6. CUNY Hunter College

For Creative Writing

#13 in New York State

#147 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1340
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,624

7. New School

For Creative Writing

#14 in New York State

#154 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $62,226
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $20,504

8. King's College

For Creative Writing

#16 in New York State

#186 in the United States

Net Price: $34,192
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,640
Enrollment: 442

9. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Creative Writing

#19 in New York State

#220 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1280
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,290

10. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Creative Writing

#20 in New York State

#233 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1125
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,284

11. CUNY City College

For Creative Writing

#21 in New York State

#251 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1340
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,236

12. CUNY Queens College

For Creative Writing

#23 in New York State

#255 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1210
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,904

13. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Creative Writing

#29 in New York State

#291 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,234
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1963

14. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Creative Writing

#31 in New York State

#305 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1310
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $9,867

15. St John's University - New York

For Creative Writing

#33 in New York State

#310 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,206

16. Lehman College, CUNY

For Creative Writing

#35 in New York State

#316 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1040
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $9,389

17. Pace University

For Creative Writing

#36 in New York State

#321 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1229
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,299

18. Yeshiva University

For Creative Writing

#37 in New York State

#327 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $38,118

19. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Creative Writing

#38 in New York State

#328 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,174
Enrollment: 10,736

20. Pratt Institute - Main

For Creative Writing

#42 in New York State

#370 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $51,702

21. School of Visual Arts

For Creative Writing

#46 in New York State

#415 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1308
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $59,211

Universities for Creative Writing near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
25	Adelphi University	266	Garden City, New York
27	Seton Hall University	279	South Orange, New Jersey
29	Hofstra University	176	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	195	Montclair, New Jersey
34	Long Island University	261	Brookville, New York
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	28	New Brunswick, New Jersey
71	Princeton University	26	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	92	Stony Brook, New York
84	College of New Jersey	228	Ewing Township, New Jersey
111	Yale University	4	New Haven, Connecticut

Universities for Creative Writing near New York City

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