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 57.5M citations received by 1.73M academic papers made by 132 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. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $12,411
2. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,262
3. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $50,991
4. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,125
5. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
6. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
7. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,249
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1963
8. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,070
9. Rockefeller University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 268
- Male:Female
- 54:46
- Founded
- 1901
10. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $43,545
11. Binghamton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
12. SUNY at Albany
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
13. Rochester Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $35,012
14. CUNY City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $9,267
- Enrollment
- 15,031
15. United States Military Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 31
- Enrollment
- 4,594
16. Fordham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $37,583
17. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Enrollment
- 2,117
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1860
18. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
19. Clarkson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $31,413
20. CUNY Hunter College
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $8,519
- Enrollment
- 24,099
21. New York Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,561
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1860
22. Albany Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 839
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1839
23. Yeshiva University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $36,807
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $29,093
24. Upstate Medical University
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Enrollment
- 1,545
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1834
25. CUNY Queens College
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $7,627
- Enrollment
- 18,772
26. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $8,717
- Enrollment
- 19,969
27. King's College
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $33,968
28. Hofstra University
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,234
29. Iona College
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,596
30. CUNY Brooklyn College
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $8,711
- Enrollment
- 15,938
31. SUNY Buffalo State
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1045
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $9,663
32. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 9,017
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1961
33. Vassar College
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,249
34. Pace University
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $30,632
35. New School
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Net Price
- $43,547
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $20,330
36. St John's University - New York
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $26,655
37. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $8,365
- Enrollment
- 15,210
38. Ithaca College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $35,327
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $29,954
39. Long Island University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,620
40. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 290
- Male:Female
- 11:89
41. College of Staten Island CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $6,933
- Enrollment
- 11,793
42. Lehman College, CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $9,322
- Enrollment
- 14,392
43. SUNY College of Optometry
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 407
- Male:Female
- 27:73
- Founded
- 1971
44. Adelphi University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,261
45. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $7,331
- Enrollment
- 2,012
46. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $37,811
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $8,094
47. Barnard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1488
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $28,366
48. Colgate University
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $24,500
49. State University of New York at New Paltz
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1234
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
50. New York College of Health Professions
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $41,708
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $2,339
51. Union College
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $39,101
52. SUNY College at Brockport
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
53. SUNY at Purchase College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
54. Canisius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $18,486
55. SUNY College at Geneseo
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
56. SUNY College at Oswego
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
57. Skidmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $31,553
58. Hamilton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,803
59. Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Net Price
- $27,651
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,475
60. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
61. SUNY Cortland
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
62. New York Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Enrollment
- 1,130
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1891
63. Pratt Institute - Main
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $46,486
64. SUNY at Fredonia
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
65. Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $34,239
66. SUNY College at Oneonta
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $9,134
- Enrollment
- 5,918
67. Alfred University
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $25,377
68. Saint John Fisher College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $27,325
69. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $26,961
70. Marist College
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1278
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $37,868
71. St Bonaventure University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $25,533
72. St Lawrence University
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $31,744
73. Bard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Net Price
- $24,318
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
- Average Aid
- $50,598
74. Niagara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1147
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $18,118
75. CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $8,417
- Enrollment
- 14,277
76. Le Moyne College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $24,618
77. Touro College
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Net Price
- $23,038
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,787
78. SUNY College at Old Westbury
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
- Average Aid
- $9,760
79. Siena College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Net Price
- $32,810
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $27,019
80. Wagner College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $28,365
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,222
81. CUNY York College
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $8,517
- Enrollment
- 7,027
82. Mercy College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1050
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $15,027
83. Brooklyn Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Enrollment
- 1,184
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1901
84. SUNY Empire State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
- Average Aid
- $7,031
- Enrollment
- 9,462
85. SUNY College at Potsdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $10,014
- Enrollment
- 2,607
86. Farmingdale State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
87. CUNY School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 699
- Male:Female
- 34:66
- Founded
- 1983
88. Sarah Lawrence College
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $34,091
89. College of Saint Rose
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $23,474
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $25,845
90. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Net Price
- $20,757
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $38,212
91. D'Youville College
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1128
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $22,541
92. Utica College
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $22,335
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $12,719
93. Houghton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $24,502
94. School of Visual Arts
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1252
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $51,634
95. New York College of Podiatric Medicine
- Enrollment
- 338
- Male:Female
- 50:50
- Founded
- 1911
96. New York Chiropractic College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 569
- Male:Female
- 49:51
97. Daemen College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $20,180
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $21,444
98. Bank Street College of Education
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 635
- Male:Female
- 11:89
- Founded
- 1916
99. Manhattanville College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $21,969
100. CUNY Medgar Evers College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
- Average Aid
- $7,850
- Enrollment
- 4,134
Closest to New York states to learn Computer Science
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 11 | 134 |
| Connecticut | 20 | 13 |
| Massachusetts | 68 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 85 |
| Pennsylvania | 99 | 8 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 59 |
| New Jersey | 27 | 25 |
| Delaware | 3 | 83 |
| Maryland | 27 | 14 |
| District of Columbia | 9 | 98 |
| Maine | 12 | 221 |
| West Virginia | 17 | 118 |
| Ohio | 57 | 22 |
| Virginia | 41 | 44 |
| Michigan | 34 | 5 |
| North Carolina | 40 | 33 |
| Indiana | 31 | 42 |
| Kentucky | 25 | 62 |
| South Carolina | 24 | 93 |
| Wisconsin | 32 | 15 |
| Illinois | 66 | 9 |
| Tennessee | 33 | 50 |
| Georgia | 44 | 19 |
| Iowa | 28 | 48 |
| Alabama | 25 | 76 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 23 |
| Missouri | 34 | 31 |
| Mississippi | 14 | 155 |
| Arkansas | 17 | 162 |
| Florida | 53 | 30 |
| Kansas | 13 | 88 |
| South Dakota | 8 | 317 |
| Louisiana | 24 | 99 |
| North Dakota | 7 | 160 |
| Nebraska | 13 | 104 |
| Oklahoma | 19 | 111 |
| Texas | 73 | 18 |
| Colorado | 21 | 49 |
| Montana | 7 | 188 |
| New Mexico | 8 | 94 |
| Puerto Rico | 15 | 366 |
| Utah | 10 | 47 |
| Idaho | 7 | 192 |
| Arizona | 8 | 34 |
| Nevada | 6 | 149 |
| Washington | 28 | 6 |
| Oregon | 18 | 79 |
| California | 126 | 1 |
| Alaska | 4 | 277 |
| Hawaii | 7 | 128 |