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

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 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

#1 in New York State

#1 in the United States

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

2. New York University

For Creative Writing

#2 in New York State

#10 in the United States

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

3. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Creative Writing

#4 in New York State

#67 in the United States

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

4. Barnard College

For Creative Writing

#10 in New York State

#111 in the United States

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

5. Fordham University

For Creative Writing

#12 in New York State

#132 in the United States

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

6. CUNY Hunter College

For Creative Writing

#13 in New York State

#137 in the United States

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

7. New School

For Creative Writing

#14 in New York State

#165 in the United States

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

8. King's College

For Creative Writing

#16 in New York State

#195 in the United States

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

9. CUNY Queens College

For Creative Writing

#17 in New York State

#219 in the United States

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

10. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Creative Writing

#18 in New York State

#227 in the United States

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

11. CUNY City College

For Creative Writing

#22 in New York State

#244 in the United States

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

12. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Creative Writing

#24 in New York State

#257 in the United States

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

13. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Creative Writing

#26 in New York State

#274 in the United States

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

14. Lehman College, CUNY

For Creative Writing

#27 in New York State

#281 in the United States

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

15. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Creative Writing

#30 in New York State

#289 in the United States

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

16. Yeshiva University

For Creative Writing

#31 in New York State

#305 in the United States

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

17. St John's University - New York

For Creative Writing

#32 in New York State

#311 in the United States

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

18. Pace University

For Creative Writing

#33 in New York State

#312 in the United States

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

19. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Creative Writing

#34 in New York State

#313 in the United States

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

20. Pratt Institute - Main

For Creative Writing

#43 in New York State

#371 in the United States

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

21. School of Visual Arts

For Creative Writing

#47 in New York State

#426 in the United States

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

Universities for Creative Writing near New York City

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

Universities for Creative Writing near New York City

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