28 Best Civil 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 475K citations received by 12.4K 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: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

2. New York University

For Civil Engineering

#4 in New York State

#44 in the United States

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

3. CUNY City College

For Civil Engineering

#9 in New York State

#144 in the United States

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

4. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Civil Engineering

#11 in New York State

#171 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 9,116
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: 1,234
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1963

6. CUNY Hunter College

For Civil Engineering

#16 in New York State

#226 in the United States

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

7. New School

For Civil Engineering

#17 in New York State

#232 in the United States

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

8. Fordham University

For Civil Engineering

#20 in New York State

#267 in the United States

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

9. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Civil Engineering

#21 in New York State

#272 in the United States

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

10. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Civil Engineering

#23 in New York State

#278 in the United States

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

11. Manhattan College

For Civil Engineering

#26 in New York State

#298 in the United States

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

12. CUNY Queens College

For Civil Engineering

#28 in New York State

#300 in the United States

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

13. St John's University - New York

For Civil Engineering

#30 in New York State

#324 in the United States

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

14. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Civil Engineering

#32 in New York State

#354 in the United States

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

15. King's College

For Civil Engineering

#33 in New York State

#355 in the United States

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

16. Pace University

For Civil Engineering

#35 in New York State

#363 in the United States

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

17. Lehman College, CUNY

For Civil Engineering

#36 in New York State

#364 in the United States

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

18. Wagner College

For Civil Engineering

#37 in New York State

#366 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,109

19. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Civil Engineering

#42 in New York State

#390 in the United States

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

20. New York Law School

For Civil Engineering

#44 in New York State

#409 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,056
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1891

21. Yeshiva University

For Civil Engineering

#45 in New York State

#412 in the United States

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

22. Rockefeller University

For Civil Engineering

#47 in New York State

#434 in the United States

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

23. Pratt Institute - Main

For Civil Engineering

#48 in New York State

#448 in the United States

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

24. Barnard College

For Civil Engineering

#49 in New York State

#453 in the United States

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

25. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Civil Engineering

#50 in New York State

#460 in the United States

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

26. Touro College

For Civil Engineering

#53 in New York State

#506 in the United States

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

27. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Civil Engineering

#54 in New York State

#507 in the United States

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

28. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#58 in New York State

#555 in the United States

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

Universities for Civil Engineering near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Stevens Institute of Technology	208	Hoboken, New Jersey
22	New Jersey Institute of Technology	154	Newark, New Jersey
29	Hofstra University	277	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	304	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	31	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	81	Stony Brook, New York
80	United States Military Academy	293	West Point, New York