49 Best colleges for Microbiology in New York State

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 2M citations received by 45.3K academic papers made by 49 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

For Microbiology

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

2. Columbia University

For Microbiology

#32 in the United States

#37 in North America

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

3. New York University

For Microbiology

#40 in the United States

#47 in North America

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

4. Rockefeller University

For Microbiology

#41 in the United States

#48 in North America

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

5. University at Buffalo

For Microbiology

#42 in the United States

#49 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 86%

6. University of Rochester

For Microbiology

#65 in the United States

#75 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,775

7. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Microbiology

#79 in the United States

#89 in North America

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

8. Stony Brook University

For Microbiology

#80 in the United States

#91 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

9. New York Medical College

For Microbiology

#120 in the United States

#135 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,454
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1860

10. Albany Medical College

For Microbiology

#125 in the United States

#140 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 837
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1839

11. United States Military Academy

For Microbiology

#130 in the United States

#145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Enrollment: 4,393

12. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Microbiology

#136 in the United States

#151 in North America

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

13. SUNY at Albany

For Microbiology

#163 in the United States

#182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

14. St John's University - New York

For Microbiology

#169 in the United States

#188 in North America

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

15. Yeshiva University

For Microbiology

#175 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

16. Ithaca College

For Microbiology

#179 in the United States

#199 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1292
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,858

17. Binghamton University

For Microbiology

#180 in the United States

#200 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 80%

18. Upstate Medical University

For Microbiology

#185 in the United States

#205 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,431
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1834

19. Syracuse University

For Microbiology

#195 in the United States

#216 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,651

20. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Microbiology

#199 in the United States

#221 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,127

21. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Microbiology

#205 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

22. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

For Microbiology

#216 in the United States

#239 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,175

23. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Microbiology

#238 in the United States

#264 in North America

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

24. Houghton College

For Microbiology

#240 in the United States

#266 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1215
Net Price: $21,550
Receiving Aid: 99%

25. Long Island University

For Microbiology

#242 in the United States

#268 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,802

26. King's College

For Microbiology

#255 in the United States

#281 in North America

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

27. Hofstra University

For Microbiology

#262 in the United States

#289 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,036

28. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

For Microbiology

#265 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $8,713
Enrollment: 1,976

29. CUNY City College

For Microbiology

#277 in the United States

#309 in North America

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

30. Pratt Institute - Main

For Microbiology

#287 in the United States

#320 in North America

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

31. CUNY Hunter College

For Microbiology

#302 in the United States

#336 in North America

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

32. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Microbiology

#304 in the United States

#338 in North America

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

33. Fordham University

For Microbiology

#315 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

34. Pace University

For Microbiology

#327 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

35. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Microbiology

#333 in the United States

#368 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,600

36. Clarkson University

For Microbiology

#337 in the United States

#372 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,450

37. SUNY at Purchase College

For Microbiology

#347 in the United States

#382 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

38. CUNY Queens College

For Microbiology

#349 in the United States

#384 in North America

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

39. SUNY Buffalo State

For Microbiology

#363 in the United States

#403 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1059
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,756

40. New York College of Podiatric Medicine

For Microbiology

#409 in the United States

#451 in North America

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

41. Vassar College

For Microbiology

#429 in the United States

#472 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1483
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,603

42. Barnard College

For Microbiology

#430 in the United States

#473 in North America

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

43. Lehman College, CUNY

For Microbiology

#440 in the United States

#484 in North America

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

44. Saint John Fisher College

For Microbiology

#442 in the United States

#486 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,312

45. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Microbiology

#443 in the United States

#487 in North America

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

46. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Microbiology

#446 in the United States

#490 in North America

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

47. Touro College

For Microbiology

#467 in the United States

#514 in North America

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

48. Adelphi University

For Microbiology

#473 in the United States

#520 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $26,953

49. State University of New York at New Paltz

For Microbiology

#482 in the United States

#529 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

Closest to New York states to learn Microbiology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Vermont	3	127
Connecticut	6	18
Massachusetts	21	1
New Hampshire	3	87
Pennsylvania	25	13
Rhode Island	4	76
New Jersey	11	31
Maryland	10	4
District of Columbia	5	73
Maine	3	187
West Virginia	4	128
Ohio	20	17
Virginia	12	53
Michigan	13	5
North Carolina	13	21
Indiana	11	60
Kentucky	3	62
South Carolina	4	98
Wisconsin	8	6
Illinois	17	26
Tennessee	14	51
Georgia	14	23
Iowa	4	12
Alabama	11	28
Missouri	9	9
Mississippi	5	119
Arkansas	6	108
Florida	19	16
Kansas	4	63
South Dakota	4	159
Louisiana	10	77
North Dakota	3	151
Nebraska	5	82
Oklahoma	7	83
Texas	35	20
Colorado	6	43
New Mexico	3	97
Puerto Rico	3	280
Utah	3	56
Idaho	3	126
Arizona	4	38
Washington	6	2
Oregon	5	68
California	43	7