51 Best colleges for Microbiology 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 Microbiology. A graph of 2.58M citations received by 51.6K academic papers made by 51 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 Microbiology

#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 Microbiology

#33 in the United States

#38 in North America

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

3. New York University

New York City

For Microbiology

#43 in the United States

#50 in North America

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

4. Rockefeller University

New York City

For Microbiology

#44 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

5. University at Buffalo

Buffalo

For Microbiology

#46 in the United States

#53 in North America

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

6. University of Rochester

Rochester

For Microbiology

#69 in the United States

#79 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 Microbiology

#78 in the United States

#88 in North America

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

8. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

For Microbiology

#80 in the United States

#90 in North America

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

9. New York Medical College

Valhalla

For Microbiology

#122 in the United States

#137 in North America

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

10. Albany Medical College

Albany

For Microbiology

#124 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

11. United States Military Academy

West Point

For Microbiology

#134 in the United States

#149 in North America

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

12. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

New York City

For Microbiology

#139 in the United States

#155 in North America

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

13. St John's University - New York

New York City

For Microbiology

#161 in the United States

#179 in North America

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

14. Yeshiva University

New York City

For Microbiology

#162 in the United States

#180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,681

15. SUNY at Albany

Albany

For Microbiology

#165 in the United States

#184 in North America

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

16. Ithaca College

Ithaca

For Microbiology

#179 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

17. Binghamton University

Vestal

For Microbiology

#182 in the United States

#202 in North America

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

18. Upstate Medical University

Syracuse

For Microbiology

#185 in the United States

#205 in North America

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

19. Syracuse University

Syracuse

For Microbiology

#195 in the United States

#216 in North America

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

20. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

For Microbiology

#198 in the United States

#220 in North America

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

21. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

New York City

For Microbiology

#203 in the United States

#226 in North America

Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 311
Male:Female: 12:88

22. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Albany

For Microbiology

#222 in the United States

#246 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,232

23. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City

For Microbiology

#235 in the United States

#261 in North America

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

24. Long Island University

Brookville

For Microbiology

#244 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

25. King's College

New York City

For Microbiology

#259 in the United States

#286 in North America

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

26. Hofstra University

Hempstead

For Microbiology

#265 in the United States

#294 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,792

27. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse

For Microbiology

#268 in the United States

#298 in North America

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

28. Houghton College

Houghton

For Microbiology

#271 in the United States

#302 in North America

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

29. CUNY City College

New York City

For Microbiology

#296 in the United States

#330 in North America

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

30. Fordham University

New York City

For Microbiology

#308 in the United States

#342 in North America

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

31. CUNY Hunter College

New York City

For Microbiology

#314 in the United States

#348 in North America

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

32. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

For Microbiology

#318 in the United States

#353 in North America

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

33. Pratt Institute - Main

New York City

For Microbiology

#322 in the United States

#357 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $54,150

34. CUNY Brooklyn College

New York City

For Microbiology

#327 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

35. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase

For Microbiology

#345 in the United States

#381 in North America

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

36. Pace University

New York City

For Microbiology

#353 in the United States

#389 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,791

37. CUNY Queens College

New York City

For Microbiology

#356 in the United States

#392 in North America

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

38. SUNY Buffalo State

Buffalo

For Microbiology

#361 in the United States

#399 in North America

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

39. Clarkson University

Potsdam

For Microbiology

#362 in the United States

#400 in North America

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

40. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

For Microbiology

#423 in the United States

#465 in North America

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

41. New York College of Podiatric Medicine

New York City

For Microbiology

#426 in the United States

#468 in North America

Enrollment: 339
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1911

42. College of Staten Island CUNY

New York City

For Microbiology

#443 in the United States

#487 in North America

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

43. Saint John Fisher College

Rochester

For Microbiology

#453 in the United States

#497 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,540

44. Barnard College

New York City

For Microbiology

#455 in the United States

#499 in North America

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

45. Lehman College, CUNY

New York City

For Microbiology

#456 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

46. Touro College

New York City

For Microbiology

#466 in the United States

#510 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1336
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,179

47. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York City

For Microbiology

#469 in the United States

#513 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,966

48. Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson

For Microbiology

#488 in the United States

#535 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,320

49. Adelphi University

Garden City

For Microbiology

#501 in the United States

#548 in North America

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

50. Hamilton College

Clinton

For Microbiology

#522 in the United States

#570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,719

51. State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz

For Microbiology

#527 in the United States

#575 in North America

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

Closest to New York states to learn Microbiology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Vermont	3	123
Connecticut	7	18
Massachusetts	23	1
New Hampshire	3	81
Pennsylvania	31	12
Rhode Island	4	75
New Jersey	11	31
Maryland	10	4
District of Columbia	5	84
Maine	3	188
West Virginia	5	127
Ohio	21	19
Virginia	14	53
Michigan	14	5
North Carolina	13	22
Indiana	11	57
Kentucky	5	62
South Carolina	4	94
Wisconsin	9	6
Illinois	19	27
Tennessee	17	50
Georgia	15	23
Iowa	4	15
Alabama	12	28
Missouri	10	8
Mississippi	5	117
Arkansas	6	109
Florida	23	16
Kansas	4	64
South Dakota	4	159
Louisiana	10	76
North Dakota	3	150
Nebraska	5	77
Oklahoma	7	86
Texas	37	20
Colorado	8	37
New Mexico	4	99
Puerto Rico	5	275
Utah	4	56
Idaho	4	121
Arizona	5	38
Washington	7	2
Oregon	7	73
California	45	7

Closest to New York states to learn Microbiology

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