21 Best colleges for Nutrition and Food Science in New York City, US

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 415K citations received by 9.42K 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: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

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: 1,261
Male:Female: 38:62
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: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

4. Rockefeller University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in New York State

#118 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 281
Male:Female: 47:53
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: 68%
Enrollment: 9,536
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: 58%
Average SAT: 1145
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,482

7. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in New York State

#162 in the United States

Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 311
Male:Female: 12:88

8. Lehman College, CUNY

For Nutrition and Food Science

#17 in New York State

#198 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1000
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,151

9. CUNY Queens College

For Nutrition and Food Science

#19 in New York State

#209 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1150
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $9,057

10. King's College

For Nutrition and Food Science

#21 in New York State

#221 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

#236 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,220
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1860

12. Yeshiva University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#25 in New York State

#243 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,681

13. St John's University - New York

For Nutrition and Food Science

#28 in New York State

#256 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,656

14. CUNY Hunter College

For Nutrition and Food Science

#29 in New York State

#278 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1260
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,755

15. CUNY City College

For Nutrition and Food Science

#32 in New York State

#336 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1250
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,763

16. Fordham University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#34 in New York State

#345 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,190

17. Barnard College

For Nutrition and Food Science

#35 in New York State

#348 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,407

18. Pratt Institute - Main

For Nutrition and Food Science

#36 in New York State

#351 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $54,150

19. Wagner College

For Nutrition and Food Science

#40 in New York State

#417 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,033

20. Manhattan College

For Nutrition and Food Science

#41 in New York State

#423 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1269
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,717

21. Pace University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#44 in New York State

#448 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,791

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	178	Valhalla, New York
71	Princeton University	92	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	137	Stony Brook, New York
111	Yale University	39	New Haven, Connecticut
129	Temple University	147	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
131	Thomas Jefferson University	174	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
132	Drexel University	149	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
133	University of Pennsylvania	38	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
161	Goodwin College	179	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 engineering4

Radiochemistry15