100 Best colleges for Literature in New York State
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Below is a list of best universities in New York State ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 1.57M citations received by 69.8K academic papers made by 101 universities in New York State 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. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,361
2. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $22,520
3. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $30,325
4. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,462
5. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
6. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
7. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $48,215
8. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Enrollment
- 9,536
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1961
9. SUNY at Albany
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $11,210
- Enrollment
- 17,560
10. Fordham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $48,190
11. Binghamton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
12. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1443
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $38,887
13. New School
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $67,224
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $22,174
14. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,261
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1963
15. CUNY City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $9,763
16. CUNY Hunter College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,755
17. Barnard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $26,407
18. Rochester Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,534
19. King's College
- Net Price
- $34,192
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,640
- Enrollment
- 442
20. CUNY Queens College
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $9,057
21. Colgate University
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,736
22. CUNY Brooklyn College
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,482
23. Vassar College
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,981
24. Rockefeller University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 281
- Male:Female
- 47:53
- Founded
- 1901
25. Hofstra University
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $35,792
26. St John's University - New York
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,656
27. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $9,966
28. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 311
- Male:Female
- 12:88
29. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $10,114
30. Ithaca College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,253
31. Long Island University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $24,867
32. Yeshiva University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,681
33. Pace University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $34,791
34. SUNY College at Brockport
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
35. Lehman College, CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1000
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $10,151
36. Canisius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Net Price
- $19,666
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,972
37. Adelphi University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $31,303
38. SUNY Buffalo State
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $11,697
39. Skidmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $31,187
40. Clarkson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $32,406
41. Hamilton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,719
42. United States Military Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Enrollment
- 4,473
43. New York Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 1,062
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1891
44. Bard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $29,320
45. SUNY Cortland
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $8,254
- Enrollment
- 6,938
46. State University of New York at New Paltz
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
47. New York College of Podiatric Medicine
- Enrollment
- 339
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1911
48. Union College
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $42,137
49. College of Staten Island CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $8,526
50. Le Moyne College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $23,702
51. SUNY at Fredonia
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
52. Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1288
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $34,170
53. New York Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,471
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1860
56. SUNY College at Oswego
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
57. SUNY at Purchase College
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1283
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
58. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 2,220
- Male:Female
- 28:72
- Founded
- 1860
59. Upstate Medical University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,341
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1834
60. School of Visual Arts
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1339
- Net Price
- $61,337
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
61. Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1269
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,717
62. SUNY College at Geneseo
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
63. Saint John Fisher College
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $30,540
64. Albany Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 814
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1839
65. Pratt Institute - Main
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $54,150
66. Marist College
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $42,508
67. CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1020
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
- Average Aid
- $8,206
68. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Net Price
- $58,152
- Receiving Aid
- 62%
69. St Lawrence University
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1338
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $33,216
70. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1198
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
71. Brooklyn Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,125
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1901
72. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
73. Sarah Lawrence College
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $43,629
74. Alfred University
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1203
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $26,470
75. Iona College
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,978
76. SUNY Empire State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $8,243
- Enrollment
- 10,469
77. SUNY College at Oneonta
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
78. Siena College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $32,955
79. SUNY College at Old Westbury
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $10,200
- Enrollment
- 4,709
80. SUNY College at Potsdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $11,147
- Enrollment
- 2,832
81. Wagner College
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,033
82. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $8,699
- Enrollment
- 2,757
83. Niagara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1148
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $16,613
84. St Bonaventure University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1178
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $27,373
85. Marymount Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1214
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $38,376
86. Nazareth College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $30,785
87. CUNY School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 669
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1983
88. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1398
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $26,283
89. Touro College
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1336
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $29,179
90. Utica College
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Net Price
- $20,295
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
91. Molloy College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1189
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $24,405
92. College of Saint Rose
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $24,618
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $28,162
93. Mercy College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $15,200
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $17,664
94. Manhattanville College
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Net Price
- $21,690
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,809
95. Farmingdale State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
96. Hartwick College
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Net Price
- $31,712
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
97. Fashion Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
- Average Aid
- $8,304
- Enrollment
- 8,206
98. CUNY York College
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 875
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $9,154
99. St Francis College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $17,698
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $20,003
100. Wells College
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $23,956
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $27,056
Closest to New York states to learn Literature
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 5 | 143 |
| Connecticut | 15 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | 48 | 4 |
| New Hampshire | 8 | 94 |
| Pennsylvania | 68 | 16 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 63 |
| New Jersey | 20 | 19 |
| Maryland | 20 | 20 |
| District of Columbia | 9 | 51 |
| Maine | 7 | 188 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 134 |
| Ohio | 39 | 13 |
| Virginia | 32 | 26 |
| Michigan | 26 | 5 |
| North Carolina | 29 | 24 |
| Indiana | 23 | 21 |
| Kentucky | 17 | 78 |
| South Carolina | 15 | 72 |
| Wisconsin | 19 | 15 |
| Illinois | 48 | 11 |
| Tennessee | 18 | 46 |
| Georgia | 29 | 42 |
| Iowa | 12 | 37 |
| Alabama | 15 | 90 |
| Minnesota | 22 | 22 |
| Missouri | 19 | 45 |
| Mississippi | 8 | 178 |
| Arkansas | 10 | 108 |
| Florida | 28 | 38 |
| Kansas | 8 | 64 |
| South Dakota | 5 | 369 |
| Louisiana | 17 | 56 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 216 |
| Nebraska | 7 | 93 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | 95 |
| Texas | 57 | 8 |
| Colorado | 17 | 41 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 102 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 589 |
| Utah | 6 | 52 |
| Idaho | 3 | 218 |
| Arizona | 6 | 28 |
| Washington | 17 | 10 |
| Oregon | 13 | 74 |
| California | 85 | 1 |
| Hawaii | 5 | 107 |