19 Best colleges for Political Economy in New York City, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Political Economy. A graph of 155K citations received by 7.63K academic papers made by 19 universities in New York City 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 Political Economy

#1 in New York State

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

2. New York University

For Political Economy

#2 in New York State

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

3. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Political Economy

#6 in New York State

#57 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 8,733
Male:Female: 32:68
Founded: 1961

4. New School

For Political Economy

#7 in New York State

#60 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Net Price: $55,480
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $21,504

5. Fordham University

For Political Economy

#12 in New York State

#113 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,943

6. Barnard College

For Political Economy

#13 in New York State

#118 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,009

7. CUNY Hunter College

For Political Economy

#15 in New York State

#127 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,325
Enrollment: 22,970

8. CUNY Queens College

For Political Economy

#16 in New York State

#141 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,927
Enrollment: 17,001

9. CUNY City College

For Political Economy

#17 in New York State

#143 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,822
Enrollment: 14,489

10. New York Law School

For Political Economy

#18 in New York State

#154 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,050
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1891

11. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Political Economy

#19 in New York State

#167 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,423
Enrollment: 19,854

12. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Political Economy

#20 in New York State

#179 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,043
Enrollment: 13,921

13. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Political Economy

#26 in New York State

#254 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,411
Enrollment: 14,195

14. Yeshiva University

For Political Economy

#27 in New York State

#262 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,912

15. King's College

For Political Economy

#28 in New York State

#268 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,192

16. St John's University - New York

For Political Economy

#31 in New York State

#289 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,052

17. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Political Economy

#35 in New York State

#316 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,061
Enrollment: 10,248

18. Lehman College, CUNY

For Political Economy

#39 in New York State

#345 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,412
Enrollment: 13,015

19. Pace University

For Political Economy

#46 in New York State

#374 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $33,363

Universities for Political Economy near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
27	Seton Hall University	185	South Orange, New Jersey
30	Montclair State University	198	Montclair, New Jersey
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	35	New Brunswick, New Jersey
71	Princeton University	8	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	92	Stony Brook, New York
80	United States Military Academy	226	West Point, New York
84	College of New Jersey	208	Ewing Township, New Jersey
111	Yale University	2	New Haven, Connecticut
113	Vassar College	221	Poughkeepsie, New York
122	Lehigh University	138	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Economics subfields in New York City

Actuarial Science16

Development Studies38

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics25

Finance32

International Economics13

International Relations and Diplomacy15

International Trade15

Investment Banking and Stock trading15