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

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 29.1M citations received by 806K academic papers made by 19 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: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

2. New York University

For Creative Writing

#2 in New York State

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

3. Barnard College

For Creative Writing

#9 in New York State

#112 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1488
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $28,366

4. Fordham University

For Creative Writing

#10 in New York State

#114 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $37,583

5. New School

For Creative Writing

#11 in New York State

#115 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Net Price: $43,547
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,330

6. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Creative Writing

#12 in New York State

#124 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 9,017
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

7. CUNY Hunter College

For Creative Writing

#14 in New York State

#145 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $8,519
Enrollment: 24,099

8. King's College

For Creative Writing

#16 in New York State

#182 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $33,968

9. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Creative Writing

#17 in New York State

#217 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $8,365
Enrollment: 15,210

10. CUNY Queens College

For Creative Writing

#20 in New York State

#224 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $7,627
Enrollment: 18,772

11. CUNY City College

For Creative Writing

#22 in New York State

#230 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,267
Enrollment: 15,031

12. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Creative Writing

#24 in New York State

#254 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $8,711
Enrollment: 15,938

13. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Creative Writing

#27 in New York State

#283 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $6,933
Enrollment: 11,793

14. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Creative Writing

#29 in New York State

#289 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,249
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1963

15. Pace University

For Creative Writing

#30 in New York State

#290 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,632

16. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Creative Writing

#31 in New York State

#291 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $8,717
Enrollment: 19,969

17. Yeshiva University

For Creative Writing

#33 in New York State

#297 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $36,807
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $29,093

18. Lehman College, CUNY

For Creative Writing

#35 in New York State

#303 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $9,322
Enrollment: 14,392

19. St John's University - New York

For Creative Writing

#37 in New York State

#305 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $26,655

Universities for Creative Writing near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
29	Hofstra University	160	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	162	Montclair, New Jersey
34	Long Island University	223	Brookville, New York
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	30	New Brunswick, New Jersey
71	Princeton University	26	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	93	Stony Brook, New York
111	Yale University	6	New Haven, Connecticut
122	Lehigh University	191	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
129	Temple University	40	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
132	Drexel University	109	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania