New York State's best Cyber Security schools [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in New York State ranked based on their research performance in Cyber Security. A graph of 1.86M citations received by 64.1K academic papers made by 84 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

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

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

2. Columbia University

New York City

For Cyber Security

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

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

3. New York University

New York City

For Cyber Security

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

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

4. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

For Cyber Security

#52 in the United States

#60 in North America

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

5. University at Buffalo

Buffalo

For Cyber Security

#53 in the United States

#61 in North America

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

6. University of Rochester

Rochester

For Cyber Security

#61 in the United States

#70 in North America

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

7. Syracuse University

Syracuse

For Cyber Security

#79 in the United States

#93 in North America

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

8. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

For Cyber Security

#85 in the United States

#100 in North America

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

9. Binghamton University

Vestal

For Cyber Security

#112 in the United States

#132 in North America

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

10. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

For Cyber Security

#120 in the United States

#140 in North America

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

11. SUNY at Albany

Albany

For Cyber Security

#125 in the United States

#145 in North America

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

12. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica

For Cyber Security

#143 in the United States

#168 in North America

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

13. Fordham University

New York City

For Cyber Security

#157 in the United States

#184 in North America

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

14. CUNY City College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#158 in the United States

#186 in North America

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

15. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York City

For Cyber Security

#160 in the United States

#188 in North America

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

16. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City

For Cyber Security

#168 in the United States

#196 in North America

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

17. Clarkson University

Potsdam

For Cyber Security

#188 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

18. United States Military Academy

West Point

For Cyber Security

#197 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

19. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#202 in the United States

#231 in North America

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

20. Pace University

New York City

For Cyber Security

#222 in the United States

#255 in North America

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

21. Rockefeller University

New York City

For Cyber Security

#229 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

22. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York City

For Cyber Security

#254 in the United States

#288 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,043
Enrollment: 13,921

23. New School

New York City

For Cyber Security

#274 in the United States

#310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Net Price: $55,480
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $21,504

24. Hofstra University

Hempstead

For Cyber Security

#276 in the United States

#312 in North America

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

25. Yeshiva University

New York City

For Cyber Security

#278 in the United States

#314 in North America

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

26. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

For Cyber Security

#280 in the United States

#316 in North America

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

27. CUNY Hunter College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#287 in the United States

#323 in North America

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

28. New York Law School

New York City

For Cyber Security

#288 in the United States

#324 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,050
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1891

29. Ithaca College

Ithaca

For Cyber Security

#289 in the United States

#325 in North America

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

30. CUNY Brooklyn College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#313 in the United States

#349 in North America

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

31. King's College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#321 in the United States

#360 in North America

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

32. CUNY Queens College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#322 in the United States

#363 in North America

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

33. SUNY Buffalo State

Buffalo

For Cyber Security

#331 in the United States

#374 in North America

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

34. New York Medical College

Valhalla

For Cyber Security

#344 in the United States

#388 in North America

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

35. Long Island University

Brookville

For Cyber Security

#348 in the United States

#392 in North America

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

36. Lehman College, CUNY

New York City

For Cyber Security

#352 in the United States

#396 in North America

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

37. St John's University - New York

New York City

For Cyber Security

#379 in the United States

#426 in North America

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

38. Alfred University

Alfred

For Cyber Security

#380 in the United States

#427 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1188
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,183

39. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

New York City

For Cyber Security

#383 in the United States

#430 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $34,758
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $6,444

40. Upstate Medical University

Syracuse

For Cyber Security

#388 in the United States

#435 in North America

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

41. College of Staten Island CUNY

New York City

For Cyber Security

#389 in the United States

#436 in North America

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

42. Adelphi University

Garden City

For Cyber Security

#396 in the United States

#443 in North America

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

43. State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz

For Cyber Security

#406 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

44. Colgate University

Hamilton

For Cyber Security

#441 in the United States

#490 in North America

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

45. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

New York City

For Cyber Security

#463 in the United States

#514 in North America

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

46. Barnard College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#466 in the United States

#518 in North America

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

47. SUNY College at Brockport

Brockport

For Cyber Security

#474 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

48. Manhattan College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#479 in the United States

#532 in North America

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

49. SUNY College at Geneseo

Geneseo

For Cyber Security

#494 in the United States

#547 in North America

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

50. SUNY at Fredonia

Fredonia

For Cyber Security

#500 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

51. Brooklyn Law School

New York City

For Cyber Security

#502 in the United States

#555 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,210
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1901

52. Albany Medical College

Albany

For Cyber Security

#516 in the United States

#570 in North America

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

53. SUNY College at Oswego

Oswego

For Cyber Security

#520 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

54. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

New York City

For Cyber Security

#523 in the United States

#577 in North America

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

55. St Lawrence University

Canton

For Cyber Security

#538 in the United States

#594 in North America

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

56. Iona College

New Rochelle

For Cyber Security

#544 in the United States

#600 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,827

57. Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale

For Cyber Security

#563 in the United States

#619 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1089
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 75%

58. Marist College

Poughkeepsie

For Cyber Security

#567 in the United States

#623 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $39,364

59. Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs

For Cyber Security

#568 in the United States

#624 in North America

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

60. Union College

Schenectady

For Cyber Security

#571 in the United States

#627 in North America

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

61. SUNY College at Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh

For Cyber Security

#587 in the United States

#646 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

62. Hamilton College

Clinton

For Cyber Security

#588 in the United States

#647 in North America

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

63. SUNY College at Oneonta

Oneonta

For Cyber Security

#602 in the United States

#661 in North America

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

64. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse

For Cyber Security

#613 in the United States

#673 in North America

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

65. Wagner College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#614 in the United States

#674 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,710

66. Canisius College

Buffalo

For Cyber Security

#616 in the United States

#676 in North America

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

67. CUNY New York City College of Technology

New York City

For Cyber Security

#627 in the United States

#689 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,797
Enrollment: 13,087

68. St Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure

For Cyber Security

#635 in the United States

#697 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $26,004

69. Le Moyne College

Syracuse

For Cyber Security

#638 in the United States

#700 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $23,309

70. Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson

For Cyber Security

#640 in the United States

#702 in North America

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

71. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

New York City

For Cyber Security

#648 in the United States

#712 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,194

72. Siena College

Loudonville

For Cyber Security

#653 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

73. SUNY Cortland

Cortland

For Cyber Security

#660 in the United States

#725 in North America

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

74. Hobart William Smith Colleges

Geneva

For Cyber Security

#676 in the United States

#742 in North America

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

75. Saint John Fisher College

Rochester

For Cyber Security

#692 in the United States

#758 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,312

76. SUNY College at Potsdam

Potsdam

For Cyber Security

#718 in the United States

#785 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,632
Enrollment: 2,427

77. Touro College

New York City

For Cyber Security

#725 in the United States

#792 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1324
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $23,960

78. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase

For Cyber Security

#727 in the United States

#794 in North America

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

79. Utica College

Utica

For Cyber Security

#738 in the United States

#805 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1167
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $22,372

80. CUNY School of Law

New York City

For Cyber Security

#744 in the United States

#811 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 699
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1983

81. Niagara University

Lewiston

For Cyber Security

#745 in the United States

#812 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $18,165

82. Pratt Institute - Main

New York City

For Cyber Security

#747 in the United States

#814 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $47,326

83. SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs

For Cyber Security

#748 in the United States

#815 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $9,343
Enrollment: 9,407

84. CUNY York College

Jamaica

For Cyber Security

#757 in the United States

#825 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $9,036
Enrollment: 6,446

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Vermont	4	177
Connecticut	14	28
Massachusetts	36	3
New Hampshire	7	72
Pennsylvania	46	4
Rhode Island	6	70
New Jersey	19	13
Maryland	18	6
District of Columbia	7	57
Maine	6	223
West Virginia	3	103
Ohio	26	27
Virginia	21	33
Michigan	18	8
North Carolina	18	30
Indiana	16	25
Kentucky	10	67
South Carolina	10	83
Wisconsin	16	22
Illinois	31	7
Tennessee	17	74
Georgia	19	5
Iowa	5	49
Alabama	13	91
Minnesota	18	24
Missouri	12	47
Mississippi	6	132
Arkansas	8	159
Florida	27	26
Kansas	9	106
South Dakota	4	208
Louisiana	14	105
North Dakota	3	163
Nebraska	6	80
Oklahoma	10	128
Texas	50	15
Colorado	11	55
New Mexico	3	86
Puerto Rico	3	353
Utah	6	56
Idaho	3	166
Arizona	5	32
Washington	15	10
Oregon	10	87
California	61	1

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