29 Best Aerospace Engineering schools in New York City, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 1.46M citations received by 35.2K academic papers made by 29 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 Aerospace Engineering

#2 in New York State

#24 in the United States

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

2. New York University

For Aerospace Engineering

#3 in New York State

#43 in the United States

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

3. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Aerospace Engineering

#8 in New York State

#100 in the United States

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

4. CUNY City College

For Aerospace Engineering

#10 in New York State

#121 in the United States

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

5. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Aerospace Engineering

#13 in New York State

#151 in the United States

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

6. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Aerospace Engineering

#16 in New York State

#216 in the United States

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

7. Rockefeller University

For Aerospace Engineering

#18 in New York State

#231 in the United States

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

8. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Aerospace Engineering

#20 in New York State

#254 in the United States

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

9. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Aerospace Engineering

#24 in New York State

#279 in the United States

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

10. Yeshiva University

For Aerospace Engineering

#25 in New York State

#282 in the United States

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

11. King's College

For Aerospace Engineering

#26 in New York State

#292 in the United States

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

12. CUNY Hunter College

For Aerospace Engineering

#28 in New York State

#306 in the United States

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

13. CUNY Queens College

For Aerospace Engineering

#30 in New York State

#320 in the United States

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

14. St John's University - New York

For Aerospace Engineering

#32 in New York State

#322 in the United States

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

15. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Aerospace Engineering

#33 in New York State

#329 in the United States

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

16. Fordham University

For Aerospace Engineering

#34 in New York State

#340 in the United States

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

17. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Aerospace Engineering

#36 in New York State

#347 in the United States

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

18. Lehman College, CUNY

For Aerospace Engineering

#42 in New York State

#408 in the United States

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

19. Manhattan College

For Aerospace Engineering

#43 in New York State

#413 in the United States

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

20. Pace University

For Aerospace Engineering

#44 in New York State

#418 in the United States

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

21. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Aerospace Engineering

#45 in New York State

#421 in the United States

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

22. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Aerospace Engineering

#48 in New York State

#436 in the United States

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

23. Barnard College

For Aerospace Engineering

#50 in New York State

#459 in the United States

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

24. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Aerospace Engineering

#52 in New York State

#470 in the United States

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

25. New School

For Aerospace Engineering

#56 in New York State

#509 in the United States

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

26. Pratt Institute - Main

For Aerospace Engineering

#57 in New York State

#531 in the United States

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

27. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

For Aerospace Engineering

#64 in New York State

#628 in the United States

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

28. Touro College

For Aerospace Engineering

#75 in New York State

#756 in the United States

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

29. SUNY Maritime College

For Aerospace Engineering

#79 in New York State

#790 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1188
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 81%

Universities for Aerospace Engineering near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Stevens Institute of Technology	176	Hoboken, New Jersey
22	New Jersey Institute of Technology	122	Newark, New Jersey
29	Hofstra University	321	Hempstead, New York
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	205	Woodland Park, New Jersey
46	SUNY at Purchase College	380	Purchase, New York
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	44	New Brunswick, New Jersey
47	New York Medical College	240	Valhalla, New York
71	Princeton University	11	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	74	Stony Brook, New York
80	United States Military Academy	228	West Point, New York