58 Best Civil Engineering schools in New York State

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York State ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 1.23M citations received by 34.5K academic papers made by 58 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. Cornell University

Ithaca

For Civil Engineering

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

2. Columbia University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#24 in the United States

#26 in North America

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

3. University at Buffalo

Buffalo

For Civil Engineering

#42 in the United States

#49 in North America

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

4. New York University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#44 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

5. University of Rochester

Rochester

For Civil Engineering

#53 in the United States

#61 in North America

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

6. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

For Civil Engineering

#74 in the United States

#87 in North America

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

7. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

For Civil Engineering

#84 in the United States

#99 in North America

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

8. Syracuse University

Syracuse

For Civil Engineering

#113 in the United States

#137 in North America

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

9. CUNY City College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#146 in the United States

#173 in North America

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

10. SUNY at Albany

Albany

For Civil Engineering

#160 in the United States

#187 in North America

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

11. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#170 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

12. Binghamton University

Vestal

For Civil Engineering

#178 in the United States

#208 in North America

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

13. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse

For Civil Engineering

#180 in the United States

#210 in North America

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

14. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#198 in the United States

#229 in North America

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

15. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

For Civil Engineering

#211 in the United States

#242 in North America

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

16. CUNY Hunter College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#226 in the United States

#259 in North America

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

17. New School

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#228 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

18. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica

For Civil Engineering

#242 in the United States

#279 in North America

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

19. Clarkson University

Potsdam

For Civil Engineering

#249 in the United States

#286 in North America

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

20. Fordham University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#267 in the United States

#307 in North America

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

21. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#275 in the United States

#315 in North America

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

22. Hofstra University

Hempstead

For Civil Engineering

#276 in the United States

#316 in North America

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

23. CUNY Brooklyn College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#278 in the United States

#318 in North America

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

24. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase

For Civil Engineering

#288 in the United States

#329 in North America

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

25. United States Military Academy

West Point

For Civil Engineering

#290 in the United States

#331 in North America

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

26. SUNY Buffalo State

Buffalo

For Civil Engineering

#294 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

27. Manhattan College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#297 in the United States

#338 in North America

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

28. CUNY Queens College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#298 in the United States

#339 in North America

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

29. Colgate University

Hamilton

For Civil Engineering

#319 in the United States

#361 in North America

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

30. St John's University - New York

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#330 in the United States

#373 in North America

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

31. Upstate Medical University

Syracuse

For Civil Engineering

#347 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

32. Ithaca College

Ithaca

For Civil Engineering

#356 in the United States

#403 in North America

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

33. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#358 in the United States

#405 in North America

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

34. King's College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#359 in the United States

#406 in North America

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

35. Wagner College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#360 in the United States

#407 in North America

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

36. Lehman College, CUNY

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#361 in the United States

#408 in North America

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

37. Pace University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#364 in the United States

#411 in North America

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

38. New York Medical College

Valhalla

For Civil Engineering

#377 in the United States

#426 in North America

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

39. Long Island University

Brookville

For Civil Engineering

#381 in the United States

#430 in North America

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

40. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

For Civil Engineering

#383 in the United States

#433 in North America

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

41. Union College

Schenectady

For Civil Engineering

#384 in the United States

#434 in North America

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

42. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#388 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

43. Albany Medical College

Albany

For Civil Engineering

#404 in the United States

#456 in North America

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

44. New York Law School

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#409 in the United States

#461 in North America

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

45. Yeshiva University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#411 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

46. State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz

For Civil Engineering

#425 in the United States

#477 in North America

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

47. Rockefeller University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#443 in the United States

#495 in North America

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

48. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#450 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

49. Barnard College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#454 in the United States

#506 in North America

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

50. Pratt Institute - Main

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#456 in the United States

#508 in North America

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

51. Alfred University

Alfred

For Civil Engineering

#473 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

52. Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson

For Civil Engineering

#479 in the United States

#533 in North America

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

53. College of Staten Island CUNY

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#509 in the United States

#563 in North America

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

54. Touro College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#513 in the United States

#567 in North America

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

55. Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs

For Civil Engineering

#515 in the United States

#569 in North America

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

56. SUNY College at Brockport

Brockport

For Civil Engineering

#528 in the United States

#582 in North America

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

57. Adelphi University

Garden City

For Civil Engineering

#544 in the United States

#600 in North America

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

58. CUNY New York City College of Technology

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#561 in the United States

#622 in North America

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

Closest to New York states to learn Civil Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Vermont	3	141
Connecticut	9	38
Massachusetts	26	3
New Hampshire	3	137
Pennsylvania	24	13
Rhode Island	4	90
New Jersey	13	32
Maryland	13	6
District of Columbia	6	100
Maine	6	133
Ohio	20	17
Virginia	15	19
Michigan	15	4
North Carolina	14	37
Indiana	14	21
Kentucky	8	68
South Carolina	9	70
Wisconsin	13	7
Illinois	22	9
Tennessee	12	57
Georgia	13	15
Iowa	4	36
Alabama	9	79
Minnesota	8	23
Missouri	9	58
Mississippi	5	134
Arkansas	7	131
Florida	21	25
Kansas	5	75
South Dakota	5	163
Louisiana	9	55
North Dakota	2	166
Nebraska	5	61
Oklahoma	4	80
Texas	39	12
Colorado	10	30
Montana	3	135
New Mexico	3	108
Puerto Rico	3	251
Utah	5	48
Idaho	3	139
Arizona	3	27
Washington	11	8
Oregon	7	51
California	53	1
Alaska	3	98