100 Best Computer Science schools in New York State

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Below is a list of best universities in New York State ranked based on their research performance in Computer Science. A graph of 41M citations received by 941K academic papers made by 137 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

For Computer Science

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

2. Columbia University

For Computer Science

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

3. New York University

For Computer Science

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

4. University of Rochester

For Computer Science

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

5. University at Buffalo

For Computer Science

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

6. Stony Brook University

For Computer Science

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

7. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Computer Science

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

8. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Computer Science

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

9. Syracuse University

For Computer Science

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

10. Rockefeller University

For Computer Science

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

11. SUNY at Albany

For Computer Science

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

12. Binghamton University

For Computer Science

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

13. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Computer Science

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

14. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Computer Science

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

15. CUNY City College

For Computer Science

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

16. Fordham University

For Computer Science

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

17. United States Military Academy

For Computer Science

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

18. New York Medical College

For Computer Science

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

19. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Computer Science

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

20. CUNY Hunter College

For Computer Science

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

21. Clarkson University

For Computer Science

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

22. Upstate Medical University

For Computer Science

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

23. Albany Medical College

For Computer Science

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

24. Yeshiva University

For Computer Science

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

25. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

For Computer Science

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

26. St John's University - New York

For Computer Science

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

27. Hofstra University

For Computer Science

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

28. CUNY Queens College

For Computer Science

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

29. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Computer Science

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

30. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Computer Science

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

31. King's College

For Computer Science

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

32. New School

For Computer Science

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

33. Vassar College

For Computer Science

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

34. Iona College

For Computer Science

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

35. SUNY Buffalo State

For Computer Science

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

36. Pace University

For Computer Science

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

37. Ithaca College

For Computer Science

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

38. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Computer Science

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

39. Long Island University

For Computer Science

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

40. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Computer Science

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

41. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Computer Science

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

42. Adelphi University

For Computer Science

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

43. Lehman College, CUNY

For Computer Science

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

44. Union College

For Computer Science

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

45. Barnard College

For Computer Science

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

46. Colgate University

For Computer Science

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

47. State University of New York at New Paltz

For Computer Science

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

48. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

For Computer Science

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

49. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Computer Science

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

50. SUNY College of Optometry

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
400
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1971

51. SUNY at Purchase College

For Computer Science

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

52. New York Law School

For Computer Science

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

53. Canisius College

For Computer Science

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

54. SUNY College at Brockport

For Computer Science

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

55. Skidmore College

For Computer Science

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

56. SUNY College at Oswego

For Computer Science

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

57. Hamilton College

For Computer Science

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

58. SUNY College at Geneseo

For Computer Science

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

59. Manhattan College

For Computer Science

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

60. SUNY College at Plattsburgh

For Computer Science

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

61. SUNY Cortland

For Computer Science

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

62. Pratt Institute - Main

For Computer Science

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

63. SUNY College at Oneonta

For Computer Science

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

64. Hobart William Smith Colleges

For Computer Science

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

65. SUNY at Fredonia

For Computer Science

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

66. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Computer Science

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

67. New York College of Health Professions

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$42,908
Receiving Aid
0%
Average Aid
$3,648

68. Marist College

For Computer Science

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

69. St Bonaventure University

For Computer Science

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

70. Bard College

For Computer Science

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

71. Alfred University

For Computer Science

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

72. Saint John Fisher College

For Computer Science

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

73. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,232

74. St Lawrence University

For Computer Science

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

75. Wagner College

For Computer Science

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

76. SUNY Empire State College

For Computer Science

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

77. Touro College

For Computer Science

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

78. CUNY School of Law

For Computer Science

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

79. Niagara University

For Computer Science

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

80. Brooklyn Law School

For Computer Science

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

81. Siena College

For Computer Science

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

82. Le Moyne College

For Computer Science

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

83. SUNY College at Old Westbury

For Computer Science

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

84. CUNY York College

For Computer Science

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

85. Farmingdale State College

For Computer Science

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

86. Mercy College

For Computer Science

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

87. SUNY College at Potsdam

For Computer Science

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

88. School of Visual Arts

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1339
Net Price
$61,337
Receiving Aid
67%

89. Houghton College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1273
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$21,274

90. College of Saint Rose

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$24,618
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,162

91. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

For Computer Science

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

92. New York Institute of Technology

For Computer Science

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

93. Sarah Lawrence College

For Computer Science

#1007 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,629

94. D'Youville College

For Computer Science

#1035 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1108
Net Price
$20,690
Receiving Aid
100%

95. Utica College

For Computer Science

#1045 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1120
Net Price
$20,295
Receiving Aid
99%

96. Hartwick College

For Computer Science

#1110 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1180
Net Price
$31,712
Receiving Aid
100%

97. St Francis College

For Computer Science

#1134 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$17,698
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$20,003

98. New York College of Podiatric Medicine

For Computer Science

#1137 in North America
Enrollment
339
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1911

99. Webb Institute

For Computer Science

#1138 in North America
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$21,966

100. New York Chiropractic College

For Computer Science

#1141 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Enrollment
564
Male:Female
40:60

Closest to New York states to learn Computer Science

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Vermont 12 135
Connecticut 21 15
Massachusetts 71 2
New Hampshire 12 88
Pennsylvania 103 12
Rhode Island 9 59
New Jersey 29 23
Delaware 4 92
Maryland 28 8
District of Columbia 11 89
Maine 14 225
West Virginia 19 120
Ohio 62 24
Virginia 42 43
Michigan 39 5
North Carolina 46 29
Indiana 35 32
Kentucky 26 64
South Carolina 28 95
Wisconsin 33 16
Illinois 76 9
Tennessee 37 51
Georgia 48 25
Iowa 31 50
Alabama 25 81
Minnesota 28 19
Missouri 36 34
Mississippi 14 155
Arkansas 18 152
Florida 65 30
Kansas 15 90
South Dakota 8 320
Louisiana 25 76
North Dakota 8 193
Nebraska 13 104
Oklahoma 19 111
Texas 79 17
Colorado 21 46
Montana 8 192
New Mexico 9 99
Puerto Rico 15 382
Utah 11 45
Idaho 7 194
Arizona 10 39
Nevada 7 148
Washington 33 6
Oregon 18 84
California 137 1
Alaska 4 271
Hawaii 7 132