New York State's best Cyber Security schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in New York State ranked based on their research performance in Cyber Security. A graph of 2.94M citations received by 74.9K academic papers made by 88 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 Cyber Security

#8 in the United States

#9 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

2. Columbia University

New York City

For Cyber Security

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

3. New York University

New York City

For Cyber Security

#16 in the United States

#18 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

4. University at Buffalo

Buffalo

For Cyber Security

#52 in the United States

#60 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

5. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

For Cyber Security

#55 in the United States

#63 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 99%

6. University of Rochester

Rochester

For Cyber Security

#60 in the United States

#70 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,462

7. Syracuse University

Syracuse

For Cyber Security

#81 in the United States

#95 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $48,215

8. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

For Cyber Security

#91 in the United States

#107 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1443
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,887

9. Binghamton University

Vestal

For Cyber Security

#113 in the United States

#134 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 79%

10. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

For Cyber Security

#119 in the United States

#140 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,534

11. SUNY at Albany

Albany

For Cyber Security

#121 in the United States

#142 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $11,210
Enrollment: 17,560

12. Fordham University

New York City

For Cyber Security

#144 in the United States

#171 in North America

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

13. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York City

For Cyber Security

#146 in the United States

#173 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,261
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1963

14. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City

For Cyber Security

#167 in the United States

#195 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,536
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

15. CUNY City College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#179 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

16. United States Military Academy

West Point

For Cyber Security

#181 in the United States

#209 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Enrollment: 4,473

17. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica

For Cyber Security

#197 in the United States

#227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1198
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

18. Clarkson University

Potsdam

For Cyber Security

#199 in the United States

#230 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,406

19. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#210 in the United States

#243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1250
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,114

20. Pace University

New York City

For Cyber Security

#229 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

21. Rockefeller University

New York City

For Cyber Security

#237 in the United States

#270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 281
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1901

22. Yeshiva University

New York City

For Cyber Security

#265 in the United States

#299 in North America

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

23. New York Law School

New York City

For Cyber Security

#270 in the United States

#304 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,062
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1891

24. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York City

For Cyber Security

#271 in the United States

#305 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,966

25. New School

New York City

For Cyber Security

#273 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $67,224
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $22,174

26. CUNY Brooklyn College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#275 in the United States

#309 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1145
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,482

27. Hofstra University

Hempstead

For Cyber Security

#280 in the United States

#315 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,792

28. Ithaca College

Ithaca

For Cyber Security

#284 in the United States

#319 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,253

29. St John's University - New York

New York City

For Cyber Security

#297 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

30. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

For Cyber Security

#300 in the United States

#338 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,981

31. CUNY Hunter College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#308 in the United States

#346 in North America

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

32. King's College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#315 in the United States

#353 in North America

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

33. CUNY Queens College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#341 in the United States

#384 in North America

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

34. New York Medical College

Valhalla

For Cyber Security

#349 in the United States

#393 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,471
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1860

35. Lehman College, CUNY

New York City

For Cyber Security

#360 in the United States

#404 in North America

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

36. SUNY Buffalo State

Buffalo

For Cyber Security

#363 in the United States

#407 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1110
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,697

37. Long Island University

Brookville

For Cyber Security

#372 in the United States

#416 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,867

38. CUNY School of Law

New York City

For Cyber Security

#404 in the United States

#452 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 669
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1983

39. Upstate Medical University

Syracuse

For Cyber Security

#412 in the United States

#460 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,341
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1834

40. College of Staten Island CUNY

New York City

For Cyber Security

#418 in the United States

#468 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1070
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,526

41. State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz

For Cyber Security

#419 in the United States

#469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 85%

42. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

New York City

For Cyber Security

#423 in the United States

#473 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $40,301
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,604

43. Canisius College

Buffalo

For Cyber Security

#428 in the United States

#478 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Net Price: $19,666
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,972

44. Alfred University

Alfred

For Cyber Security

#429 in the United States

#479 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1203
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,470

45. Brooklyn Law School

New York City

For Cyber Security

#431 in the United States

#481 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,125
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1901

46. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

New York City

For Cyber Security

#438 in the United States

#488 in North America

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

47. Adelphi University

Garden City

For Cyber Security

#446 in the United States

#496 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,303

48. Manhattan College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#468 in the United States

#521 in North America

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

49. Colgate University

Hamilton

For Cyber Security

#477 in the United States

#530 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,736

50. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

New York City

For Cyber Security

#490 in the United States

#543 in North America

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

51. Barnard College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#492 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

52. SUNY College at Brockport

Brockport

For Cyber Security

#500 in the United States

#553 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 94%

53. Albany Medical College

Albany

For Cyber Security

#503 in the United States

#557 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 814
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1839

54. New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury

For Cyber Security

#533 in the United States

#589 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,688

55. SUNY College at Oswego

Oswego

For Cyber Security

#540 in the United States

#596 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 93%

56. Marist College

Poughkeepsie

For Cyber Security

#551 in the United States

#609 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $42,508

57. Iona College

New Rochelle

For Cyber Security

#559 in the United States

#617 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,978

58. SUNY at Fredonia

Fredonia

For Cyber Security

#567 in the United States

#625 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 97%

59. SUNY College at Geneseo

Geneseo

For Cyber Security

#572 in the United States

#630 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 98%

60. Union College

Schenectady

For Cyber Security

#589 in the United States

#648 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $42,137

61. Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs

For Cyber Security

#600 in the United States

#659 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,187

62. CUNY New York City College of Technology

New York City

For Cyber Security

#609 in the United States

#669 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1020
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $8,206

63. Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale

For Cyber Security

#611 in the United States

#671 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 76%

64. SUNY College at Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh

For Cyber Security

#631 in the United States

#692 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

65. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse

For Cyber Security

#634 in the United States

#695 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,699
Enrollment: 2,757

66. SUNY College at Oneonta

Oneonta

For Cyber Security

#637 in the United States

#698 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 93%

67. St Lawrence University

Canton

For Cyber Security

#638 in the United States

#699 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1338
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,216

68. Le Moyne College

Syracuse

For Cyber Security

#650 in the United States

#713 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $23,702

69. Hamilton College

Clinton

For Cyber Security

#658 in the United States

#721 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,719

70. Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry

For Cyber Security

#663 in the United States

#728 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $15,200
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $17,664

71. Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson

For Cyber Security

#669 in the United States

#734 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,320

72. Wagner College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#672 in the United States

#737 in North America

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

73. Siena College

Loudonville

For Cyber Security

#677 in the United States

#742 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $32,955

74. St Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure

For Cyber Security

#679 in the United States

#744 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1178
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,373

75. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

New York City

For Cyber Security

#697 in the United States

#763 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1398
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $26,283

76. Pratt Institute - Main

New York City

For Cyber Security

#703 in the United States

#769 in North America

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

77. Saint John Fisher College

Rochester

For Cyber Security

#712 in the United States

#778 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,540

78. Utica College

Utica

For Cyber Security

#723 in the United States

#790 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1120
Net Price: $20,295
Receiving Aid: 99%

79. Hobart William Smith Colleges

Geneva

For Cyber Security

#728 in the United States

#795 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1288
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $34,170

80. SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs

For Cyber Security

#736 in the United States

#803 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $8,243
Enrollment: 10,469

81. SUNY College at Old Westbury

Old Westbury

For Cyber Security

#750 in the United States

#818 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $10,200
Enrollment: 4,709

82. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase

For Cyber Security

#754 in the United States

#822 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1283
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

83. SUNY Cortland

Cortland

For Cyber Security

#782 in the United States

#850 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $8,254
Enrollment: 6,938

84. SUNY College at Potsdam

Potsdam

For Cyber Security

#790 in the United States

#858 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $11,147
Enrollment: 2,832

85. Niagara University

Lewiston

For Cyber Security

#796 in the United States

#865 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1148
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $16,613

86. CUNY York College

Jamaica

For Cyber Security

#802 in the United States

#872 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 875
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $9,154

87. Albany Law School

Albany

For Cyber Security

#813 in the United States

#885 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 670
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1851

88. Touro College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#818 in the United States

#890 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1336
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,179

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Vermont	5	182
Connecticut	17	24
Massachusetts	42	3
New Hampshire	7	68
Pennsylvania	52	4
Rhode Island	6	67
New Jersey	19	13
Maryland	19	7
District of Columbia	7	56
Maine	6	233
West Virginia	5	99
Ohio	30	29
Virginia	21	35
Michigan	20	6
North Carolina	20	37
Indiana	18	18
Kentucky	10	74
South Carolina	10	84
Wisconsin	18	23
Illinois	34	10
Tennessee	18	72
Georgia	22	5
Iowa	5	49
Alabama	14	101
Minnesota	18	27
Missouri	16	48
Mississippi	6	129
Arkansas	8	151
Florida	28	25
Kansas	9	106
South Dakota	4	225
Louisiana	14	107
North Dakota	2	162
Nebraska	7	86
Oklahoma	11	123
Texas	54	17
Colorado	12	51
Montana	3	216
New Mexico	4	98
Puerto Rico	3	390
Utah	6	58
Idaho	3	159
Arizona	5	31
Washington	16	11
Oregon	11	83
California	69	1

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