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 39.2M citations received by 920K 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
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

2. Columbia University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

3. New York University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

4. University of Rochester

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

5. University at Buffalo

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

6. Stony Brook University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

7. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,234
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1963

8. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$35,940

9. Syracuse University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$51,520

10. Rockefeller University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
286
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1901

11. SUNY at Albany

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
70%
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,747
Enrollment
16,880

12. Binghamton University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
78%

13. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$39,753

14. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
9,116
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1961

15. CUNY City College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1340
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,236

16. Fordham University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,368

17. United States Military Academy

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Enrollment
4,508

18. New York Medical College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,470
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1860

19. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,204
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1860

20. CUNY Hunter College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1340
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,624

21. Clarkson University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1294
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$33,192

22. Upstate Medical University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,286
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1834

23. Albany Medical College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
834
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1839

24. Yeshiva University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$38,118

25. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

26. St John's University - New York

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,206

27. Hofstra University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$35,687

28. CUNY Queens College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1210
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$8,904

29. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1310
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$9,867

30. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1280
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,290

31. King's College

For Computer Science

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

32. Vassar College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1493
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,733

33. New School

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$62,226
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$20,504

34. SUNY Buffalo State

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1075
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$8,921

35. Iona College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$28,557

36. Pace University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1229
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$34,299

37. Ithaca College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$34,297

38. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1125
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$9,284

39. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Computer Science

Receiving Aid
0%
Enrollment
273
Male:Female
12:88

40. Long Island University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$22,620

41. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$8,174
Enrollment
10,736

42. Adelphi University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,671

43. Lehman College, CUNY

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1040
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$9,389

44. Union College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$42,884

45. Barnard College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1502
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,738

46. Colgate University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,954

47. SUNY College of Optometry

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
394
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1971

48. State University of New York at New Paltz

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

49. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$8,675
Enrollment
2,737

50. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$37,171
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$7,718

51. SUNY at Purchase College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1271
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
84%

52. New York Law School

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
1,056
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1891

53. Canisius College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$19,321
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,779

54. SUNY College at Brockport

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
94%

55. Skidmore College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$32,368

56. SUNY College at Oswego

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
94%

57. SUNY College at Geneseo

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

58. Hamilton College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

59. Manhattan College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,349

60. SUNY College at Plattsburgh

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1185
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$11,162

61. SUNY Cortland

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
51%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$8,034
Enrollment
6,780

62. SUNY College at Oneonta

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

63. Pratt Institute - Main

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$51,702

64. Hobart William Smith Colleges

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$33,172

65. SUNY at Fredonia

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

66. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1040
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$7,904

67. New York College of Health Professions

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$42,908
Receiving Aid
50%
Average Aid
$3,648

68. St Bonaventure University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$27,659

69. Bard College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$25,218

70. Marist College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$40,106

71. Alfred University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$26,127

72. Saint John Fisher College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,969

73. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$26,804

74. St Lawrence University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1333
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$36,175

75. Wagner College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$28,109

76. SUNY Empire State College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$7,071
Enrollment
9,545

77. CUNY School of Law

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
681
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1983

78. Niagara University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$17,495

79. Touro College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1358
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$25,934

80. Brooklyn Law School

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,174
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1901

81. Siena College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1227
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$32,602

82. Le Moyne College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$22,139

83. SUNY College at Old Westbury

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$9,516
Enrollment
4,449

84. CUNY York College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1100
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$7,896

85. Mercy College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$16,776
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$15,611

86. Farmingdale State College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
75%

87. SUNY College at Potsdam

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,778
Enrollment
2,751

88. Houghton College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$22,358

89. College of Saint Rose

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
73%
Net Price
$24,618
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,162

90. School of Visual Arts

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1308
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$59,211

91. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,199

92. Sarah Lawrence College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$43,571

93. New York Institute of Technology

For Computer Science

#1007 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$23,074

94. D'Youville College

For Computer Science

#1030 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1038
Net Price
$20,268
Receiving Aid
70%

95. Utica College

For Computer Science

#1045 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1120
Net Price
$22,510
Receiving Aid
98%

96. Hartwick College

For Computer Science

#1106 in North America
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1185
Net Price
$26,818
Receiving Aid
100%

97. New York College of Podiatric Medicine

For Computer Science

#1125 in North America
Enrollment
349
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1911

98. Webb Institute

For Computer Science

#1129 in North America
Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1458
Net Price
$21,488
Receiving Aid
100%

99. New York Chiropractic College

For Computer Science

#1134 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
528
Male:Female
47:53

100. St Francis College

For Computer Science

#1140 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$22,766
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$18,540

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 87
Pennsylvania 103 12
Rhode Island 9 59
New Jersey 29 23
Delaware 4 91
Maryland 28 8
District of Columbia 11 89
Maine 14 224
West Virginia 19 120
Ohio 62 24
Virginia 42 43
Michigan 39 5
North Carolina 45 29
Indiana 35 32
Kentucky 26 64
South Carolina 28 95
Wisconsin 33 16
Illinois 76 9
Tennessee 36 51
Georgia 48 25
Iowa 31 49
Alabama 25 81
Minnesota 27 19
Missouri 36 34
Mississippi 14 157
Arkansas 18 152
Florida 65 31
Kansas 15 90
South Dakota 8 322
Louisiana 25 74
North Dakota 8 195
Nebraska 13 103
Oklahoma 19 111
Texas 79 17
Colorado 21 47
Montana 8 193
New Mexico 9 99
Puerto Rico 15 382
Utah 11 45
Idaho 7 196
Arizona 10 39
Nevada 7 148
Washington 33 6
Oregon 18 84
California 136 1
Alaska 4 271
Hawaii 7 131