38 Best colleges for Literature 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 Literature. A graph of 463K citations received by 29.5K academic papers made by 38 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 Literature

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

2. New York University

For Literature

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

3. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Literature

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

4. Fordham University

For Literature

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

5. New School

For Literature

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

6. CUNY Hunter College

For Literature

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

7. CUNY City College

For Literature

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

8. CUNY Queens College

For Literature

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

9. Barnard College

For Literature

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

10. King's College

For Literature

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

11. Rockefeller University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
273
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1901

12. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Literature

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

13. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Literature

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

14. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Literature

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

15. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Literature

Receiving Aid
0%
Enrollment
329
Male:Female
13:87

16. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Literature

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

17. Lehman College, CUNY

For Literature

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

18. Pace University

For Literature

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

19. St John's University - New York

For Literature

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

20. Yeshiva University

For Literature

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

21. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Literature

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

22. New York Law School

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
1,050
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1891

23. New York College of Podiatric Medicine

For Literature

Enrollment
334
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1911

26. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,185
Male:Female
31:69
Founded
1860

27. Manhattan College

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,535

28. Pratt Institute - Main

For Literature

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

29. Jewish Theological Seminary of America

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1502
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$61,379

30. School of Visual Arts

For Literature

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

31. Wagner College

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,710

32. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
82%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$8,797
Enrollment
13,087

33. Brooklyn Law School

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,210
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1901

34. Touro College

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1324
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$23,960

35. Marymount Manhattan College

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$39,442

36. CUNY School of Law

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
699
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1983

37. St Francis College

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$18,602
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$17,294

38. Fashion Institute of Technology

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,260
Enrollment
8,125

Universities for Literature near New York City

Distance, km
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University
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City
11 Stevens Institute of Technology 388
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Hoboken, New Jersey
22 New Jersey Institute of Technology 259
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Newark, New Jersey
25 Adelphi University 287
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Garden City, New York
26 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus 507
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Teaneck, New Jersey
27 Seton Hall University 304
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South Orange, New Jersey
29 Hofstra University 231
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Hempstead, New York
30 Montclair State University 203
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Montclair, New Jersey
33 Berkeley College - Woodland Park 325
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Woodland Park, New Jersey
34 Long Island University 270
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Brookville, New York
38 William Paterson University of New Jersey 443
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Wayne, New Jersey