44 Best colleges for Horticulture in New York State

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York State ranked based on their research performance in Horticulture. A graph of 1.32M citations received by 28.6K academic papers made by 44 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.

1. Cornell University

Ithaca

For Horticulture

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

2. Columbia University

New York City

For Horticulture

#64 in the United States

#76 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

3. New York University

New York City

For Horticulture

#66 in the United States

#78 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

4. Ithaca College

Ithaca

For Horticulture

#85 in the United States

#101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,253

5. Rockefeller University

New York City

For Horticulture

#96 in the United States

#114 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 281
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1901

6. University of Rochester

Rochester

For Horticulture

#97 in the United States

#115 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,462

7. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York City

For Horticulture

#103 in the United States

#122 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,261
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1963

8. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

For Horticulture

#109 in the United States

#129 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 99%

9. University at Buffalo

Buffalo

For Horticulture

#125 in the United States

#146 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

10. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse

For Horticulture

#134 in the United States

#156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,699
Enrollment: 2,757

11. SUNY at Albany

Albany

For Horticulture

#141 in the United States

#166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $11,210
Enrollment: 17,560

12. Syracuse University

Syracuse

For Horticulture

#143 in the United States

#168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $48,215

13. Binghamton University

Vestal

For Horticulture

#167 in the United States

#194 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 79%

14. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City

For Horticulture

#176 in the United States

#204 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,536
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

15. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

For Horticulture

#212 in the United States

#246 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1443
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,887

16. Fordham University

New York City

For Horticulture

#213 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,190

17. Lehman College, CUNY

New York City

For Horticulture

#235 in the United States

#272 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1000
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,151

18. King's College

New York City

For Horticulture

#237 in the United States

#274 in North America

Net Price: $34,192
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,640
Enrollment: 442

19. Clarkson University

Potsdam

For Horticulture

#252 in the United States

#292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,406

20. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase

For Horticulture

#253 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1283
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

21. CUNY City College

New York City

For Horticulture

#256 in the United States

#296 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1250
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,763

22. St John's University - New York

New York City

For Horticulture

#289 in the United States

#332 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,656

23. Manhattan College

New York City

For Horticulture

#307 in the United States

#351 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1269
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,717

24. New York Medical College

Valhalla

For Horticulture

#319 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,471
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1860

25. CUNY Hunter College

New York City

For Horticulture

#320 in the United States

#364 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1260
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,755

26. United States Military Academy

West Point

For Horticulture

#322 in the United States

#366 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Enrollment: 4,473

27. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

For Horticulture

#323 in the United States

#367 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,981

28. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

New York City

For Horticulture

#334 in the United States

#379 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,220
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1860

29. SUNY Cortland

Cortland

For Horticulture

#345 in the United States

#391 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $8,254
Enrollment: 6,938

30. Colgate University

Hamilton

For Horticulture

#348 in the United States

#394 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,736

31. Adelphi University

Garden City

For Horticulture

#358 in the United States

#404 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,303

32. Houghton College

Houghton

For Horticulture

#364 in the United States

#410 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1273
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $21,274

33. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

For Horticulture

#377 in the United States

#424 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,534

34. SUNY Buffalo State

Buffalo

For Horticulture

#378 in the United States

#425 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1110
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,697

35. Union College

Schenectady

For Horticulture

#380 in the United States

#427 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $42,137

36. Long Island University

Brookville

For Horticulture

#392 in the United States

#439 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,867

37. College of Staten Island CUNY

New York City

For Horticulture

#406 in the United States

#455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1070
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,526

38. Albany Medical College

Albany

For Horticulture

#407 in the United States

#456 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 814
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1839

39. CUNY Queens College

New York City

For Horticulture

#413 in the United States

#462 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1150
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $9,057

40. State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz

For Horticulture

#423 in the United States

#473 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 85%

41. Upstate Medical University

Syracuse

For Horticulture

#424 in the United States

#474 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,341
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1834

42. CUNY Brooklyn College

New York City

For Horticulture

#452 in the United States

#503 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1145
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,482

43. Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs

For Horticulture

#461 in the United States

#513 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,187

44. Barnard College

New York City

For Horticulture

#468 in the United States

#520 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,407

Closest to New York states to learn Horticulture

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Vermont	3	79
Connecticut	6	33
Massachusetts	21	22
New Hampshire	3	99
Pennsylvania	25	16
Rhode Island	4	105
New Jersey	8	23
Maryland	12	29
District of Columbia	5	116
Maine	4	68
West Virginia	3	89
Ohio	18	15
Virginia	12	24
Michigan	11	4
North Carolina	15	7
Indiana	9	18
Kentucky	5	25
South Carolina	5	40
Wisconsin	9	5
Illinois	17	8
Tennessee	12	42
Georgia	14	6
Iowa	4	10
Alabama	10	37
Minnesota	6	9
Missouri	12	27
Mississippi	7	41
Arkansas	8	32
Florida	19	2
Kansas	4	19
South Dakota	3	72
Louisiana	7	50
North Dakota	2	34
Nebraska	5	20
Oklahoma	6	43
Texas	33	14
Colorado	9	28
New Mexico	3	59
Puerto Rico	4	136
Utah	3	45
Idaho	3	46
Arizona	4	21
Washington	4	11
Oregon	8	12
California	44	1

Closest to New York states to learn Horticulture

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