100 Best colleges for Economics in New York State

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in New York State ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 10.8M citations received by 291K academic papers made by 123 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

For Economics

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

2. New York University

For Economics

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

3. Cornell University

For Economics

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

4. University of Rochester

For Economics

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

5. Syracuse University

For Economics

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

6. University at Buffalo

For Economics

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

7. Stony Brook University

For Economics

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

8. SUNY at Albany

For Economics

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

9. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Economics

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

10. Fordham University

For Economics

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

11. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Economics

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

12. Binghamton University

For Economics

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

13. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Economics

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

14. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Economics

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

15. New School

For Economics

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

16. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Economics

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

17. CUNY Hunter College

For Economics

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

18. Hofstra University

For Economics

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

19. Pace University

For Economics

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

20. New York Law School

For Economics

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

21. CUNY City College

For Economics

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

22. St John's University - New York

For Economics

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

23. King's College

For Economics

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

24. CUNY Queens College

For Economics

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

25. Yeshiva University

For Economics

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

26. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Economics

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

27. Adelphi University

For Economics

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

28. Colgate University

For Economics

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

29. United States Military Academy

For Economics

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

30. Clarkson University

For Economics

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

31. Long Island University

For Economics

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

32. Upstate Medical University

For Economics

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

33. Barnard College

For Economics

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

34. Rockefeller University

For Economics

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

35. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Economics

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

36. Lehman College, CUNY

For Economics

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

37. Union College

For Economics

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

38. SUNY Buffalo State

For Economics

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

39. Ithaca College

For Economics

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

40. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Economics

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

41. New York Medical College

For Economics

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

42. Brooklyn Law School

For Economics

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

43. Vassar College

For Economics

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

44. Hamilton College

For Economics

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

45. Wagner College

For Economics

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

46. SUNY College at Brockport

For Economics

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

47. Iona College

For Economics

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

48. Albany Medical College

For Economics

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

49. Skidmore College

For Economics

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

50. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Economics

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

51. State University of New York at New Paltz

For Economics

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

53. Bard College

For Economics

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

54. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

For Economics

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

55. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

For Economics

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

56. Canisius College

For Economics

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

57. SUNY College at Plattsburgh

For Economics

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

58. SUNY College at Oswego

For Economics

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

59. Saint John Fisher College

For Economics

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

60. SUNY at Purchase College

For Economics

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

61. SUNY Cortland

For Economics

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

62. St Bonaventure University

For Economics

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

63. Manhattan College

For Economics

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

64. Marist College

For Economics

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

65. Hobart William Smith Colleges

For Economics

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

66. SUNY at Fredonia

For Economics

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

67. SUNY College at Geneseo

For Economics

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

68. Touro College

For Economics

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

69. St Lawrence University

For Economics

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

70. New York College of Health Professions

For Economics

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

71. Niagara University

For Economics

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

72. SUNY Empire State College

For Economics

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

73. Siena College

For Economics

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

74. SUNY College at Oneonta

For Economics

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

75. Le Moyne College

For Economics

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

76. CUNY School of Law

For Economics

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

77. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Economics

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

78. SUNY College at Old Westbury

For Economics

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

79. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Economics

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

80. Alfred University

For Economics

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

81. Pratt Institute - Main

For Economics

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

82. Farmingdale State College

For Economics

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

83. Mercy College

For Economics

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

84. CUNY York College

For Economics

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

85. Albany Law School

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
670
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1851

86. D'Youville College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1108
Net Price
$20,690
Receiving Aid
100%

87. SUNY College at Potsdam

For Economics

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

88. Manhattanville College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$21,690
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,809

89. Nazareth College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,785

90. Utica College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1120
Net Price
$20,295
Receiving Aid
99%

91. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

For Economics

#1008 in North America
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,232

92. Sarah Lawrence College

For Economics

#1010 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,629

93. SUNY College of Optometry

For Economics

#1029 in North America
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
400
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1971

94. Bank Street College of Education

For Economics

#1051 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
719
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1916

95. Hartwick College

For Economics

#1066 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1180
Net Price
$31,712
Receiving Aid
100%

96. Daemen College

For Economics

#1067 in North America
Acceptance Rate
68%
Net Price
$19,102
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,905

97. College of Saint Rose

For Economics

#1083 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$24,618
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,162

98. CUNY Medgar Evers College

For Economics

#1085 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
935
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$8,419

99. Excelsior College

For Economics

#1087 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
12,941
Male:Female
48:52

100. Fashion Institute of Technology

For Economics

#1121 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Receiving Aid
69%
Average Aid
$8,304
Enrollment
8,206

Closest to New York states to learn Economics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Vermont 8 134
Connecticut 20 10
Massachusetts 63 1
New Hampshire 11 57
Pennsylvania 96 6
Rhode Island 9 56
New Jersey 24 18
Maryland 25 12
District of Columbia 9 44
Maine 9 240
West Virginia 14 116
Ohio 54 19
Virginia 39 38
Michigan 33 3
North Carolina 39 16
Indiana 29 39
Kentucky 23 68
South Carolina 23 67
Wisconsin 30 15
Illinois 58 5
Tennessee 28 46
Georgia 36 43
Iowa 24 49
Alabama 22 90
Minnesota 27 17
Missouri 33 41
Mississippi 12 173
Arkansas 16 133
Florida 48 30
Kansas 11 78
South Dakota 8 324
Louisiana 23 83
North Dakota 5 210
Nebraska 12 95
Oklahoma 15 100
Texas 69 23
Colorado 18 61
Montana 5 201
New Mexico 7 105
Puerto Rico 10 572
Utah 10 52
Idaho 7 232
Arizona 7 29
Nevada 5 151
Washington 23 8
Oregon 17 99
California 109 2
Alaska 4 282
Hawaii 6 122