28 Best Civil Engineering schools in New York City, US

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 494K citations received by 12.7K academic papers made by 28 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 Civil Engineering

#2 in New York State

#24 in the United States

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

2. New York University

For Civil Engineering

#4 in New York State

#44 in the United States

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

3. CUNY City College

For Civil Engineering

#9 in New York State

#146 in the United States

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

4. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Civil Engineering

#11 in New York State

#170 in the United States

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

5. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Civil Engineering

#14 in New York State

#198 in the United States

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

6. CUNY Hunter College

For Civil Engineering

#16 in New York State

#226 in the United States

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

7. New School

For Civil Engineering

#17 in New York State

#228 in the United States

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

8. Fordham University

For Civil Engineering

#20 in New York State

#267 in the United States

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

9. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Civil Engineering

#21 in New York State

#275 in the United States

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

10. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Civil Engineering

#23 in New York State

#278 in the United States

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

11. Manhattan College

For Civil Engineering

#27 in New York State

#297 in the United States

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

12. CUNY Queens College

For Civil Engineering

#28 in New York State

#298 in the United States

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

13. St John's University - New York

For Civil Engineering

#30 in New York State

#330 in the United States

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

14. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Civil Engineering

#33 in New York State

#358 in the United States

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

15. King's College

For Civil Engineering

#34 in New York State

#359 in the United States

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

16. Wagner College

For Civil Engineering

#35 in New York State

#360 in the United States

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

17. Lehman College, CUNY

For Civil Engineering

#36 in New York State

#361 in the United States

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

18. Pace University

For Civil Engineering

#37 in New York State

#364 in the United States

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

19. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Civil Engineering

#42 in New York State

#388 in the United States

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

20. New York Law School

For Civil Engineering

#44 in New York State

#409 in the United States

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

21. Yeshiva University

For Civil Engineering

#45 in New York State

#411 in the United States

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

22. Rockefeller University

For Civil Engineering

#47 in New York State

#443 in the United States

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

23. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Civil Engineering

#48 in New York State

#450 in the United States

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

24. Barnard College

For Civil Engineering

#49 in New York State

#454 in the United States

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

25. Pratt Institute - Main

For Civil Engineering

#50 in New York State

#456 in the United States

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

26. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Civil Engineering

#53 in New York State

#509 in the United States

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

27. Touro College

For Civil Engineering

#54 in New York State

#513 in the United States

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

28. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#58 in New York State

#561 in the United States

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

Universities for Civil Engineering near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Stevens Institute of Technology	207	Hoboken, New Jersey
22	New Jersey Institute of Technology	156	Newark, New Jersey
29	Hofstra University	276	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	300	Montclair, New Jersey
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	222	Woodland Park, New Jersey
46	SUNY at Purchase College	288	Purchase, New York
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	35	New Brunswick, New Jersey
71	Princeton University	32	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	84	Stony Brook, New York
80	United States Military Academy	290	West Point, New York