100 Best Business schools in New York State
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Below is a list of best universities in New York State ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 57.5M citations received by 1.73M academic papers made by 116 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. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $12,411
2. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $50,991
3. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,262
4. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,125
5. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $43,545
6. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
7. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,070
8. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
9. Binghamton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
10. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $8,717
- Enrollment
- 19,969
11. Fordham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $37,583
12. SUNY at Albany
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
13. Rochester Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $35,012
14. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,249
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1963
15. Hofstra University
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,234
16. Pace University
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $30,632
17. Clarkson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $31,413
18. New School
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Net Price
- $43,547
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $20,330
19. CUNY City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $9,267
- Enrollment
- 15,031
20. CUNY Hunter College
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $8,519
- Enrollment
- 24,099
21. King's College
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $33,968
22. United States Military Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 31
- Enrollment
- 4,594
23. Rockefeller University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 268
- Male:Female
- 54:46
- Founded
- 1901
24. Adelphi University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,261
25. Long Island University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,620
26. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
27. Yeshiva University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $36,807
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $29,093
28. Ithaca College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $35,327
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $29,954
29. St John's University - New York
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $26,655
30. CUNY Brooklyn College
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $8,711
- Enrollment
- 15,938
31. CUNY Queens College
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $7,627
- Enrollment
- 18,772
32. SUNY Buffalo State
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1045
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $9,663
33. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $8,365
- Enrollment
- 15,210
34. New York Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Enrollment
- 1,130
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1891
35. State University of New York at New Paltz
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1234
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
36. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 9,017
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1961
37. SUNY College at Brockport
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
38. Colgate University
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $24,500
39. Iona College
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,596
40. Lehman College, CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $9,322
- Enrollment
- 14,392
41. Vassar College
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,249
42. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Enrollment
- 2,117
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1860
43. New York Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,561
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1860
44. College of Staten Island CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $6,933
- Enrollment
- 11,793
45. Brooklyn Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Enrollment
- 1,184
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1901
46. Wagner College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $28,365
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,222
47. Skidmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $31,553
48. Union College
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $39,101
49. SUNY College at Oswego
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
50. Barnard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1488
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $28,366
51. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
52. Upstate Medical University
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Enrollment
- 1,545
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1834
53. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $37,811
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $8,094
54. SUNY College at Geneseo
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
55. Hamilton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,803
56. Albany Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 839
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1839
57. Canisius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $18,486
58. SUNY at Fredonia
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
59. Marist College
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1278
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $37,868
60. Saint John Fisher College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $27,325
61. Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Net Price
- $27,651
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,475
62. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $7,331
- Enrollment
- 2,012
63. Niagara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1147
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $18,118
64. SUNY at Purchase College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
65. SUNY Cortland
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
66. St Bonaventure University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $25,533
67. Bard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Net Price
- $24,318
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
- Average Aid
- $50,598
68. New York College of Health Professions
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $41,708
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $2,339
69. SUNY College at Oneonta
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $9,134
- Enrollment
- 5,918
70. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 290
- Male:Female
- 11:89
71. Touro College
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Net Price
- $23,038
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,787
72. Siena College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Net Price
- $32,810
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $27,019
73. Le Moyne College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $24,618
74. SUNY Empire State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
- Average Aid
- $7,031
- Enrollment
- 9,462
75. Alfred University
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $25,377
76. Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $34,239
77. St Lawrence University
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $31,744
78. Pratt Institute - Main
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $46,486
79. SUNY College at Old Westbury
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
- Average Aid
- $9,760
80. CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $8,417
- Enrollment
- 14,277
81. Mercy College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1050
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $15,027
82. CUNY York College
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $8,517
- Enrollment
- 7,027
83. Albany Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Enrollment
- 597
- Male:Female
- 44:56
- Founded
- 1851
84. Daemen College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $20,180
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $21,444
85. St Francis College
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $15,481
86. CUNY School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 699
- Male:Female
- 34:66
- Founded
- 1983
87. Utica College
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $22,335
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $12,719
88. SUNY College at Potsdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $10,014
- Enrollment
- 2,607
89. SUNY College of Optometry
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 407
- Male:Female
- 27:73
- Founded
- 1971
90. School of Visual Arts
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1252
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $51,634
91. D'Youville College
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1128
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $22,541
92. Farmingdale State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
93. Fashion Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,521
- Enrollment
- 8,150
94. College of Saint Rose
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $23,474
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $25,845
95. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $26,961
96. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Net Price
- $20,757
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $38,212
97. Hartwick College
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $22,523
98. Bank Street College of Education
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 635
- Male:Female
- 11:89
- Founded
- 1916
99. Manhattanville College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $21,969
100. Molloy College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $25,540
Closest to New York states to learn Business
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 7 | 140 |
| Connecticut | 20 | 24 |
| Massachusetts | 61 | 4 |
| New Hampshire | 11 | 67 |
| Pennsylvania | 89 | 5 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 100 |
| New Jersey | 22 | 29 |
| Maryland | 25 | 19 |
| District of Columbia | 8 | 50 |
| Maine | 9 | 236 |
| West Virginia | 13 | 110 |
| Ohio | 49 | 13 |
| Virginia | 37 | 33 |
| Michigan | 29 | 2 |
| North Carolina | 35 | 28 |
| Indiana | 26 | 39 |
| Kentucky | 21 | 61 |
| South Carolina | 22 | 53 |
| Wisconsin | 29 | 18 |
| Illinois | 53 | 7 |
| Tennessee | 28 | 52 |
| Georgia | 38 | 26 |
| Iowa | 18 | 42 |
| Alabama | 21 | 78 |
| Minnesota | 25 | 21 |
| Missouri | 28 | 47 |
| Mississippi | 12 | 128 |
| Arkansas | 16 | 114 |
| Florida | 43 | 27 |
| Kansas | 11 | 88 |
| South Dakota | 8 | 355 |
| Louisiana | 22 | 82 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 135 |
| Nebraska | 9 | 77 |
| Oklahoma | 14 | 91 |
| Texas | 66 | 12 |
| Colorado | 18 | 55 |
| Montana | 5 | 200 |
| New Mexico | 6 | 109 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 506 |
| Utah | 10 | 57 |
| Idaho | 5 | 197 |
| Arizona | 6 | 22 |
| Nevada | 4 | 111 |
| Washington | 18 | 8 |
| Oregon | 16 | 95 |
| California | 101 | 1 |
| Alaska | 4 | 338 |
| Hawaii | 5 | 119 |