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 28.8M citations received by 819K academic papers made by 135 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,060
2. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $22,058
3. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,499
4. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1465
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $39,775
5. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
6. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
7. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,253
- Male:Female
- 40:60
- Founded
- 1963
8. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,127
9. Rockefeller University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 273
- Male:Female
- 54:46
- Founded
- 1901
10. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $43,651
11. SUNY at Albany
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
12. Binghamton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
13. Rochester Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,600
14. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Enrollment
- 8,733
- Male:Female
- 32:68
- Founded
- 1961
15. CUNY City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,822
- Enrollment
- 14,489
16. United States Military Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 30
- Enrollment
- 4,393
17. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $9,497
- Enrollment
- 2,842
18. Fordham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $43,943
19. Upstate Medical University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,431
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1834
20. CUNY Hunter College
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,325
- Enrollment
- 22,970
21. New York Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,454
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1860
22. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 2,185
- Male:Female
- 31:69
- Founded
- 1860
23. Clarkson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $32,450
24. Albany Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 837
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1839
25. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,423
- Enrollment
- 19,854
26. Yeshiva University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $35,912
27. CUNY Queens College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $7,927
- Enrollment
- 17,001
28. Hofstra University
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,036
29. CUNY Brooklyn College
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,411
- Enrollment
- 14,195
30. King's College
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $34,192
31. Vassar College
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1483
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $30,603
32. New School
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Net Price
- $55,480
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $21,504
33. Iona College
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,827
34. SUNY Buffalo State
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1059
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $10,756
35. St John's University - New York
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $26,052
36. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,043
- Enrollment
- 13,921
37. Pace University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $33,363
38. Ithaca College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1292
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $35,858
39. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 329
- Male:Female
- 13:87
40. Long Island University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $25,802
41. College of Staten Island CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $8,061
- Enrollment
- 10,248
42. Lehman College, CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $10,412
- Enrollment
- 13,015
43. Adelphi University
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $26,953
44. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $34,758
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $6,444
45. Barnard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $26,009
46. SUNY College of Optometry
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 409
- Male:Female
- 24:76
- Founded
- 1971
47. Colgate University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,074
48. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $8,713
- Enrollment
- 1,976
49. State University of New York at New Paltz
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
50. Union College
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $41,136
51. New York College of Health Professions
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $37,109
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $3,347
52. SUNY College at Brockport
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
53. SUNY at Purchase College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
54. New York Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 1,050
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1891
55. Skidmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $33,389
56. Canisius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $19,635
57. SUNY College at Oswego
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
58. SUNY College at Geneseo
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
59. Hamilton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,503
60. Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,535
61. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
62. SUNY College at Oneonta
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
63. SUNY Cortland
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $9,369
- Enrollment
- 6,690
64. SUNY at Fredonia
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
65. Pratt Institute - Main
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $47,326
66. Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $34,259
67. Alfred University
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1188
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $26,183
68. Marist College
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1289
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $39,364
69. Saint John Fisher College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,312
70. St Bonaventure University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $26,004
71. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $29,175
72. Wagner College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,710
73. St Lawrence University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1325
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $33,283
74. Bard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Net Price
- $25,214
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $53,584
75. CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $8,797
- Enrollment
- 13,087
76. Niagara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $18,165
77. Touro College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1324
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $23,960
78. Le Moyne College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $23,309
79. SUNY College at Old Westbury
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1108
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $10,768
80. CUNY York College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $9,036
- Enrollment
- 6,446
81. Siena College
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1158
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $30,842
82. SUNY Empire State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $9,343
- Enrollment
- 9,407
83. SUNY College at Potsdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $11,632
- Enrollment
- 2,427
84. Mercy College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $15,879
85. Brooklyn Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,210
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1901
86. CUNY School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 699
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1983
87. Farmingdale State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1089
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
88. School of Visual Arts
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $59,053
89. Sarah Lawrence College
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $42,781
90. College of Saint Rose
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Net Price
- $23,294
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
91. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $26,194
92. D'Youville College
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $21,755
93. Utica College
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1167
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,372
94. Webb Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1455
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $19,744
95. Hartwick College
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 19
- Net Price
- $22,396
96. Houghton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Net Price
- $21,550
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
97. New York Chiropractic College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 551
- Male:Female
- 48:52
98. New York College of Podiatric Medicine
- Enrollment
- 334
- Male:Female
- 46:54
- Founded
- 1911
99. Bank Street College of Education
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 683
- Male:Female
- 14:86
- Founded
- 1916
100. Daemen College
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Net Price
- $20,273
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $21,618
Closest to New York states to learn Computer Science
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 12 | 134 |
| Connecticut | 20 | 15 |
| Massachusetts | 69 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 94 |
| Pennsylvania | 102 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 60 |
| New Jersey | 28 | 26 |
| Delaware | 3 | 92 |
| Maryland | 27 | 8 |
| District of Columbia | 11 | 93 |
| Maine | 14 | 224 |
| West Virginia | 18 | 121 |
| Ohio | 62 | 23 |
| Virginia | 42 | 44 |
| Michigan | 39 | 5 |
| North Carolina | 44 | 31 |
| Indiana | 33 | 43 |
| Kentucky | 26 | 64 |
| South Carolina | 27 | 91 |
| Wisconsin | 32 | 16 |
| Illinois | 72 | 9 |
| Tennessee | 34 | 51 |
| Georgia | 47 | 21 |
| Iowa | 31 | 48 |
| Alabama | 25 | 77 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 18 |
| Missouri | 36 | 33 |
| Mississippi | 14 | 156 |
| Arkansas | 18 | 159 |
| Florida | 61 | 29 |
| Kansas | 15 | 90 |
| South Dakota | 8 | 324 |
| Louisiana | 24 | 98 |
| North Dakota | 8 | 196 |
| Nebraska | 13 | 105 |
| Oklahoma | 19 | 115 |
| Texas | 78 | 19 |
| Colorado | 21 | 50 |
| Montana | 7 | 193 |
| New Mexico | 9 | 95 |
| Puerto Rico | 15 | 370 |
| Utah | 11 | 45 |
| Idaho | 7 | 199 |
| Arizona | 9 | 34 |
| Nevada | 7 | 149 |
| Washington | 32 | 6 |
| Oregon | 18 | 84 |
| California | 131 | 1 |
| Alaska | 4 | 269 |
| Hawaii | 7 | 127 |