38 Best colleges for Literature 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 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

#2 in New York State

#6 in the United States

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

2. New York University

For Literature

#3 in New York State

#17 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 Literature

#8 in New York State

#96 in the United States

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

4. Fordham University

For Literature

#10 in New York State

#119 in the United States

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

5. New School

For Literature

#13 in New York State

#167 in the United States

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

6. CUNY Hunter College

For Literature

#14 in New York State

#181 in the United States

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

7. CUNY City College

For Literature

#15 in New York State

#185 in the United States

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

8. CUNY Queens College

For Literature

#16 in New York State

#191 in the United States

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

9. Barnard College

For Literature

#17 in New York State

#198 in the United States

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

10. King's College

For Literature

#20 in New York State

#214 in the United States

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

11. Rockefeller University

For Literature

#21 in New York State

#216 in the United States

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

12. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Literature

#22 in New York State

#219 in the United States

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

13. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Literature

#23 in New York State

#225 in the United States

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

14. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Literature

#26 in New York State

#238 in the United States

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

#27 in New York State

#245 in the United States

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

16. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Literature

#28 in New York State

#251 in the United States

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

17. Lehman College, CUNY

For Literature

#29 in New York State

#269 in the United States

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

18. Pace University

For Literature

#32 in New York State

#285 in the United States

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

19. St John's University - New York

For Literature

#34 in New York State

#289 in the United States

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

20. Yeshiva University

For Literature

#35 in New York State

#295 in the United States

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

21. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Literature

#40 in New York State

#365 in the United States

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

22. New York Law School

For Literature

#46 in New York State

#384 in the United States

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

23. New York College of Podiatric Medicine

For Literature

#47 in New York State

#387 in the United States

Enrollment: 334
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1911

24. Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

For Literature

#54 in New York State

#482 in the United States

Enrollment: 229
Male:Female: 41:59

25. Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion

For Literature

#57 in New York State

#506 in the United States

Enrollment: 318
Male:Female: 37:63

26. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Literature

#60 in New York State

#537 in the United States

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

27. Manhattan College

For Literature

#61 in New York State

#539 in the United States

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

28. Pratt Institute - Main

For Literature

#62 in New York State

#545 in the United States

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

29. Jewish Theological Seminary of America

For Literature

#66 in New York State

#573 in the United States

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

30. School of Visual Arts

For Literature

#67 in New York State

#574 in the United States

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

31. Wagner College

For Literature

#77 in New York State

#620 in the United States

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

32. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Literature

#83 in New York State

#686 in the United States

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

33. Brooklyn Law School

For Literature

#84 in New York State

#751 in the United States

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

34. Touro College

For Literature

#86 in New York State

#788 in the United States

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

35. Marymount Manhattan College

For Literature

#87 in New York State

#794 in the United States

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

36. CUNY School of Law

For Literature

#91 in New York State

#854 in the United States

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

37. St Francis College

For Literature

#93 in New York State

#896 in the United States

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

38. Fashion Institute of Technology

For Literature

#94 in New York State

#914 in the United States

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

Universities for Literature near New York City

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

Universities for Literature near New York City

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