24 Best colleges for Virology in New York City, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Virology. A graph of 2.25M citations received by 46.6K academic papers made by 24 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.

1. Columbia University

For Virology

#2 in New York State

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

2. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Virology

#3 in New York State

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,234
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1963

3. New York University

For Virology

#4 in New York State

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

4. Rockefeller University

For Virology

#5 in New York State

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 286
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1901

5. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Virology

#13 in New York State

#129 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,204
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1860

6. Yeshiva University

For Virology

#15 in New York State

#149 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $38,118

7. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Virology

#17 in New York State

#160 in the United States

Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 273
Male:Female: 12:88

8. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Virology

#18 in New York State

#183 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 9,116
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

9. CUNY Hunter College

For Virology

#19 in New York State

#188 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1340
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,624

10. Fordham University

For Virology

#21 in New York State

#217 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,368

11. St John's University - New York

For Virology

#24 in New York State

#245 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,206

12. King's College

For Virology

#27 in New York State

#270 in the United States

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

13. CUNY City College

For Virology

#29 in New York State

#303 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1340
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,236

14. Pace University

For Virology

#31 in New York State

#310 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1229
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,299

15. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Virology

#32 in New York State

#317 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1280
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,290

16. CUNY Queens College

For Virology

#33 in New York State

#319 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1210
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,904

17. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Virology

#35 in New York State

#341 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1310
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $9,867

18. Touro College

For Virology

#36 in New York State

#347 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1358
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $25,934

19. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Virology

#37 in New York State

#350 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1125
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,284

20. New School

For Virology

#42 in New York State

#403 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $62,226
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $20,504

21. Barnard College

For Virology

#43 in New York State

#405 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1502
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,738

22. Pratt Institute - Main

For Virology

#45 in New York State

#434 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $51,702

23. Lehman College, CUNY

For Virology

#53 in New York State

#514 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1040
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $9,389

24. CUNY School of Law

For Virology

#54 in New York State

#550 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 681
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1983

Universities for Virology near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
22	New Jersey Institute of Technology	325	Newark, New Jersey
27	Seton Hall University	318	South Orange, New Jersey
29	Hofstra University	256	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	322	Montclair, New Jersey
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	285	Woodland Park, New Jersey
34	Long Island University	262	Brookville, New York
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	41	New Brunswick, New Jersey
47	New York Medical College	104	Valhalla, New York
71	Princeton University	56	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	72	Stony Brook, New York

Universities for Virology near New York City

Biology subfields in New York City