21 Best colleges for Nutrition and Food Science 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 Nutrition and Food Science. A graph of 398K citations received by 9.27K academic papers made by 21 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 Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in New York State

#42 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 Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in New York State

#65 in the United States

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

3. New York University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in New York State

#68 in the United States

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

4. Rockefeller University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in New York State

#118 in the United States

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

5. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Nutrition and Food Science

#9 in New York State

#134 in the United States

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

6. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Nutrition and Food Science

#11 in New York State

#154 in the United States

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

7. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in New York State

#160 in the United States

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

8. Lehman College, CUNY

For Nutrition and Food Science

#18 in New York State

#199 in the United States

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

9. CUNY Queens College

For Nutrition and Food Science

#19 in New York State

#207 in the United States

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

10. King's College

For Nutrition and Food Science

#21 in New York State

#215 in the United States

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

11. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Nutrition and Food Science

#22 in New York State

#234 in the United States

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

12. Yeshiva University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#24 in New York State

#240 in the United States

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

13. St John's University - New York

For Nutrition and Food Science

#28 in New York State

#254 in the United States

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

14. CUNY Hunter College

For Nutrition and Food Science

#29 in New York State

#276 in the United States

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

15. CUNY City College

For Nutrition and Food Science

#32 in New York State

#335 in the United States

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

16. Pratt Institute - Main

For Nutrition and Food Science

#34 in New York State

#341 in the United States

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

17. Fordham University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#35 in New York State

#347 in the United States

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

18. Barnard College

For Nutrition and Food Science

#36 in New York State

#350 in the United States

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

19. Wagner College

For Nutrition and Food Science

#40 in New York State

#415 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,109

20. Manhattan College

For Nutrition and Food Science

#41 in New York State

#420 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,349

21. Pace University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#44 in New York State

#446 in the United States

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

Universities for Nutrition and Food Science near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	17	New Brunswick, New Jersey
47	New York Medical College	179	Valhalla, New York
71	Princeton University	92	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	135	Stony Brook, New York
111	Yale University	39	New Haven, Connecticut
129	Temple University	148	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
131	Thomas Jefferson University	175	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
132	Drexel University	150	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
133	University of Pennsylvania	37	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
161	Goodwin College	178	East Hartford, Connecticut

Chemistry subfields in New York City

Biochemical Engineering5

Chemical Engineering27

Computational Chemistry17

Environmental Chemistry20

Inorganic Chemistry16

Materials Science39

Nanotechnology26

Organic Chemistry38

Petrology and Geochemistry15

Physical chemistry27

Polymer science and Plastics engineering5

Radiochemistry15