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

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Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 74.1K citations received by 6.16K 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

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

2. New York University

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

3. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
8,733
Male:Female
32:68
Founded
1961

4. Barnard College

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,009

5. Fordham University

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$43,943

6. CUNY Hunter College

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,325
Enrollment
22,970

7. New School

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
57%
Net Price
$55,480
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$21,504

8. King's College

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$34,192

9. CUNY Queens College

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$7,927
Enrollment
17,001

10. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
51%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,043
Enrollment
13,921

11. CUNY City College

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
67%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,822
Enrollment
14,489

12. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,411
Enrollment
14,195

13. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
50%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,423
Enrollment
19,854

14. Lehman College, CUNY

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$10,412
Enrollment
13,015

15. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$8,061
Enrollment
10,248

16. Yeshiva University

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$35,912

17. St John's University - New York

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$26,052

18. Pace University

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$33,363

19. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,253
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1963

20. Pratt Institute - Main

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$47,326

21. School of Visual Arts

For Creative Writing

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$59,053

Universities for Creative Writing near New York City

Distance, km
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University
Country rank
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City
25 Adelphi University 231
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Garden City, New York
27 Seton Hall University 266
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South Orange, New Jersey
29 Hofstra University 169
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Hempstead, New York
30 Montclair State University 186
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Montclair, New Jersey
34 Long Island University 242
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Brookville, New York
47 Rutgers University - New Brunswick 29
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New Brunswick, New Jersey
71 Princeton University 25
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Princeton, New Jersey
74 Stony Brook University 86
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Stony Brook, New York
84 College of New Jersey 239
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Ewing Township, New Jersey
111 Yale University 6
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New Haven, Connecticut