48 Best Computer Science schools in New York City, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Computer Science. A graph of 14.5M citations received by 373K academic papers made by 48 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 Computer Science

#2 in New York State

#13 in the United States

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

2. New York University

For Computer Science

#3 in New York State

#24 in the United States

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

3. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Computer Science

#7 in New York State

#72 in the United States

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

4. Rockefeller University

For Computer Science

#9 in New York State

#104 in the United States

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

5. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Computer Science

#14 in New York State

#164 in the United States

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

6. CUNY City College

For Computer Science

#15 in New York State

#172 in the United States

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

7. Fordham University

For Computer Science

#18 in New York State

#222 in the United States

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

8. CUNY Hunter College

For Computer Science

#20 in New York State

#228 in the United States

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

9. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Computer Science

#22 in New York State

#236 in the United States

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

10. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Computer Science

#25 in New York State

#270 in the United States

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

11. Yeshiva University

For Computer Science

#26 in New York State

#273 in the United States

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

12. CUNY Queens College

For Computer Science

#27 in New York State

#274 in the United States

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

13. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Computer Science

#29 in New York State

#283 in the United States

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

14. King's College

For Computer Science

#30 in New York State

#289 in the United States

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

15. New School

For Computer Science

#32 in New York State

#298 in the United States

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

16. St John's University - New York

For Computer Science

#35 in New York State

#315 in the United States

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

17. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Computer Science

#36 in New York State

#325 in the United States

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

18. Pace University

For Computer Science

#37 in New York State

#326 in the United States

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

19. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Computer Science

#39 in New York State

#347 in the United States

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

20. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Computer Science

#41 in New York State

#353 in the United States

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

21. Lehman College, CUNY

For Computer Science

#42 in New York State

#373 in the United States

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

22. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Computer Science

#44 in New York State

#381 in the United States

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

23. Barnard College

For Computer Science

#45 in New York State

#388 in the United States

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

24. SUNY College of Optometry

For Computer Science

#46 in New York State

#391 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 409
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1971

25. New York Law School

For Computer Science

#54 in New York State

#477 in the United States

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

26. Manhattan College

For Computer Science

#60 in New York State

#535 in the United States

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

27. Pratt Institute - Main

For Computer Science

#65 in New York State

#595 in the United States

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

28. Wagner College

For Computer Science

#72 in New York State

#689 in the United States

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

29. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Computer Science

#75 in New York State

#706 in the United States

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

30. Touro College

For Computer Science

#77 in New York State

#712 in the United States

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

31. Brooklyn Law School

For Computer Science

#85 in New York State

#835 in the United States

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

32. CUNY School of Law

For Computer Science

#86 in New York State

#863 in the United States

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

33. School of Visual Arts

For Computer Science

#88 in New York State

#891 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $59,053

34. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

For Computer Science

#91 in New York State

#908 in the United States

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

35. New York College of Podiatric Medicine

For Computer Science

#98 in New York State

#1031 in the United States

Enrollment: 334
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1911

36. Bank Street College of Education

For Computer Science

#99 in New York State

#1037 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 683
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1916

37. CUNY Medgar Evers College

For Computer Science

#102 in New York State

#1077 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $8,467
Enrollment: 3,640

38. St Francis College

For Computer Science

#104 in New York State

#1115 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $18,602
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $17,294

39. Fashion Institute of Technology

For Computer Science

#105 in New York State

#1123 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,260
Enrollment: 8,125

40. Marymount Manhattan College

For Computer Science

#108 in New York State

#1180 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $39,442

41. Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

For Computer Science

#116 in New York State

#1274 in the United States

Enrollment: 229
Male:Female: 41:59

42. College of Mount Saint Vincent

For Computer Science

#119 in New York State

#1336 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $17,084

43. LIM College

For Computer Science

#120 in New York State

#1345 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $39,020

44. Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion

For Computer Science

#123 in New York State

#1383 in the United States

Enrollment: 318
Male:Female: 37:63

45. Monroe College

For Computer Science

#125 in New York State

#1391 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $9,157
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $15,792

46. SUNY Maritime College

For Computer Science

#128 in New York State

#1427 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

47. Metropolitan College of New York

For Computer Science

#131 in New York State

#1452 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Net Price: $22,183
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,873

48. Jewish Theological Seminary of America

For Computer Science

#132 in New York State

#1464 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1502
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $61,379

Universities for Computer Science near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Stevens Institute of Technology	173	Hoboken, New Jersey
22	New Jersey Institute of Technology	143	Newark, New Jersey
25	Adelphi University	379	Garden City, New York
25	Kean University	534	Union Township, New Jersey
26	Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus	378	Teaneck, New Jersey
27	Seton Hall University	372	South Orange, New Jersey
29	Hofstra University	276	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	308	Montclair, New Jersey
31	Iona College	299	New Rochelle, New York
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	181	Woodland Park, New Jersey

Universities for Computer Science near New York City

Computer Science subfields in New York City