62 Best colleges for Zoology 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 Zoology. A graph of 1.42M citations received by 38.6K academic papers made by 62 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 Zoology

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

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

2. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

For Zoology

#41 in the United States

#48 in North America

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

3. Columbia University

New York City

For Zoology

#44 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

4. New York University

New York City

For Zoology

#59 in the United States

#67 in North America

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

5. Rockefeller University

New York City

For Zoology

#74 in the United States

#88 in North America

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

6. University of Rochester

Rochester

For Zoology

#96 in the United States

#113 in North America

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

7. University at Buffalo

Buffalo

For Zoology

#101 in the United States

#118 in North America

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

8. SUNY at Albany

Albany

For Zoology

#122 in the United States

#144 in North America

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

9. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse

For Zoology

#139 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

10. Syracuse University

Syracuse

For Zoology

#140 in the United States

#163 in North America

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

11. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York City

For Zoology

#141 in the United States

#164 in North America

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

12. Binghamton University

Vestal

For Zoology

#152 in the United States

#178 in North America

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

13. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City

For Zoology

#162 in the United States

#189 in North America

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

14. CUNY Hunter College

New York City

For Zoology

#166 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

15. CUNY City College

New York City

For Zoology

#179 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

16. Fordham University

New York City

For Zoology

#201 in the United States

#232 in North America

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

17. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

For Zoology

#220 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

18. New York Medical College

Valhalla

For Zoology

#225 in the United States

#259 in North America

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

19. Ithaca College

Ithaca

For Zoology

#242 in the United States

#279 in North America

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

20. CUNY Queens College

New York City

For Zoology

#246 in the United States

#283 in North America

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

21. King's College

New York City

For Zoology

#254 in the United States

#292 in North America

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

22. SUNY Buffalo State

Buffalo

For Zoology

#260 in the United States

#298 in North America

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

23. Hofstra University

Hempstead

For Zoology

#269 in the United States

#307 in North America

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

24. CUNY Brooklyn College

New York City

For Zoology

#280 in the United States

#320 in North America

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

25. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

For Zoology

#281 in the United States

#321 in North America

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

26. Union College

Schenectady

For Zoology

#283 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $41,136

27. Upstate Medical University

Syracuse

For Zoology

#292 in the United States

#332 in North America

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

28. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

New York City

For Zoology

#305 in the United States

#345 in North America

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

29. Colgate University

Hamilton

For Zoology

#317 in the United States

#358 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,074

30. Albany Medical College

Albany

For Zoology

#318 in the United States

#359 in North America

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

31. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase

For Zoology

#329 in the United States

#370 in North America

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

32. College of Staten Island CUNY

New York City

For Zoology

#338 in the United States

#381 in North America

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

33. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

New York City

For Zoology

#348 in the United States

#392 in North America

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

34. United States Military Academy

West Point

For Zoology

#353 in the United States

#397 in North America

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

35. Clarkson University

Potsdam

For Zoology

#356 in the United States

#400 in North America

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

36. Barnard College

New York City

For Zoology

#367 in the United States

#412 in North America

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

37. SUNY College at Brockport

Brockport

For Zoology

#370 in the United States

#415 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

38. Lehman College, CUNY

New York City

For Zoology

#381 in the United States

#426 in North America

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

39. Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson

For Zoology

#390 in the United States

#435 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Net Price: $25,214
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $53,584

40. Long Island University

Brookville

For Zoology

#402 in the United States

#449 in North America

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

41. Yeshiva University

New York City

For Zoology

#418 in the United States

#465 in North America

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

42. SUNY Cortland

Cortland

For Zoology

#422 in the United States

#469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $9,369
Enrollment: 6,690

43. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica

For Zoology

#426 in the United States

#473 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $9,497
Enrollment: 2,842

44. Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs

For Zoology

#435 in the United States

#482 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,389

45. St Lawrence University

Canton

For Zoology

#446 in the United States

#493 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $33,283

46. Adelphi University

Garden City

For Zoology

#454 in the United States

#501 in North America

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

47. SUNY College at Oneonta

Oneonta

For Zoology

#457 in the United States

#504 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

48. Siena College

Loudonville

For Zoology

#459 in the United States

#506 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1158
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,842

49. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

For Zoology

#463 in the United States

#510 in North America

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

50. Canisius College

Buffalo

For Zoology

#469 in the United States

#516 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $19,635

51. SUNY at Fredonia

Fredonia

For Zoology

#479 in the United States

#528 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

52. Hartwick College

Oneonta

For Zoology

#481 in the United States

#530 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $22,396

53. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York City

For Zoology

#487 in the United States

#536 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,423
Enrollment: 19,854

54. Hamilton College

Clinton

For Zoology

#490 in the United States

#540 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,503

55. Hobart William Smith Colleges

Geneva

For Zoology

#509 in the United States

#559 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $34,259

56. St John's University - New York

New York City

For Zoology

#510 in the United States

#560 in North America

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

57. SUNY College at Oswego

Oswego

For Zoology

#516 in the United States

#566 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 99%

58. Manhattan College

New York City

For Zoology

#562 in the United States

#614 in North America

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

59. Houghton College

Houghton

For Zoology

#570 in the United States

#622 in North America

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

60. SUNY College at Geneseo

Geneseo

For Zoology

#581 in the United States

#634 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 93%

61. Pace University

New York City

For Zoology

#591 in the United States

#644 in North America

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

62. State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz

For Zoology

#599 in the United States

#652 in North America

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

Closest to New York states to learn Zoology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Vermont	3	115
Connecticut	13	11
Massachusetts	24	2
New Hampshire	5	106
Pennsylvania	40	22
Rhode Island	4	77
New Jersey	13	25
Maryland	15	27
District of Columbia	5	64
Maine	8	94
West Virginia	5	135
Ohio	24	20
Virginia	18	43
Michigan	19	7
North Carolina	19	16
Indiana	15	54
Kentucky	9	45
South Carolina	9	83
Wisconsin	16	8
Illinois	24	9
Tennessee	15	49
Georgia	18	10
Iowa	7	35
Alabama	10	55
Minnesota	9	15
Missouri	12	40
Mississippi	6	91
Arkansas	10	93
Florida	25	3
Kansas	6	32
South Dakota	4	196
Louisiana	13	42
North Dakota	2	133
Nebraska	6	61
Oklahoma	8	69
Texas	40	17
Colorado	12	36
Montana	3	81
New Mexico	4	48
Puerto Rico	3	219
Utah	4	46
Idaho	3	105
Arizona	4	19
Washington	10	6
Oregon	10	21
California	57	4
Alaska	3	89
Hawaii	3	71

Closest to New York states to learn Zoology

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