58 Best Civil Engineering schools in New York State

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 1.17M citations received by 33.9K 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: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

2. Columbia University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#24 in the United States

#26 in North America

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

3. University at Buffalo

Buffalo

For Civil Engineering

#43 in the United States

#50 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
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: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

5. University of Rochester

Rochester

For Civil Engineering

#52 in the United States

#60 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

6. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

For Civil Engineering

#72 in the United States

#85 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,940

7. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

For Civil Engineering

#81 in the United States

#96 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

8. Syracuse University

Syracuse

For Civil Engineering

#113 in the United States

#136 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $51,520

9. CUNY City College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#144 in the United States

#171 in North America

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

10. SUNY at Albany

Albany

For Civil Engineering

#160 in the United States

#187 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $9,747
Enrollment: 16,880

11. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#171 in the United States

#200 in North America

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

12. Binghamton University

Vestal

For Civil Engineering

#178 in the United States

#208 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 78%

13. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse

For Civil Engineering

#181 in the United States

#211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,675
Enrollment: 2,737

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: 1,234
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1963

15. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

For Civil Engineering

#212 in the United States

#243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,753

16. CUNY Hunter College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#226 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

17. New School

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#232 in the United States

#267 in North America

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

18. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica

For Civil Engineering

#240 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

19. Clarkson University

Potsdam

For Civil Engineering

#249 in the United States

#286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1294
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,192

20. Fordham University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#267 in the United States

#306 in North America

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

21. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#272 in the United States

#312 in North America

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

22. Hofstra University

Hempstead

For Civil Engineering

#277 in the United States

#317 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,687

23. CUNY Brooklyn College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#278 in the United States

#318 in North America

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

24. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase

For Civil Engineering

#288 in the United States

#329 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1271
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 84%

25. United States Military Academy

West Point

For Civil Engineering

#293 in the United States

#334 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Enrollment: 4,508

26. Manhattan College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#298 in the United States

#339 in North America

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

27. SUNY Buffalo State

Buffalo

For Civil Engineering

#299 in the United States

#340 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $8,921

28. CUNY Queens College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#300 in the United States

#341 in North America

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

29. Colgate University

Hamilton

For Civil Engineering

#317 in the United States

#359 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,954

30. St John's University - New York

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#324 in the United States

#367 in North America

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

31. Upstate Medical University

Syracuse

For Civil Engineering

#348 in the United States

#395 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,286
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1834

32. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#354 in the United States

#401 in North America

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

33. King's College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#355 in the United States

#402 in North America

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

34. Ithaca College

Ithaca

For Civil Engineering

#362 in the United States

#409 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $34,297

35. Pace University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#363 in the United States

#410 in North America

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

36. Lehman College, CUNY

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#364 in the United States

#411 in North America

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

37. Wagner College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#366 in the United States

#413 in North America

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

38. New York Medical College

Valhalla

For Civil Engineering

#374 in the United States

#422 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,470
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1860

39. Long Island University

Brookville

For Civil Engineering

#375 in the United States

#423 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $22,620

40. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

For Civil Engineering

#382 in the United States

#431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1493
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,733

41. Union College

Schenectady

For Civil Engineering

#384 in the United States

#434 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $42,884

42. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#390 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

43. Albany Medical College

Albany

For Civil Engineering

#402 in the United States

#454 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 834
Male:Female: 38:62
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: 1,056
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1891

45. Yeshiva University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#412 in the United States

#464 in North America

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

46. State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz

For Civil Engineering

#426 in the United States

#478 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

47. Rockefeller University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#434 in the United States

#486 in North America

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

48. Pratt Institute - Main

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#448 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

49. Barnard College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#453 in the United States

#505 in North America

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

50. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#460 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

51. Alfred University

Alfred

For Civil Engineering

#471 in the United States

#523 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,127

52. Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson

For Civil Engineering

#483 in the United States

#537 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $25,218

53. Touro College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#506 in the United States

#560 in North America

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

54. College of Staten Island CUNY

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#507 in the United States

#561 in North America

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

55. Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs

For Civil Engineering

#516 in the United States

#570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,368

56. SUNY College at Brockport

Brockport

For Civil Engineering

#523 in the United States

#577 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

57. Adelphi University

Garden City

For Civil Engineering

#541 in the United States

#597 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,671

58. CUNY New York City College of Technology

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#555 in the United States

#615 in North America

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

Closest to New York states to learn Civil Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Vermont	3	140
Connecticut	9	38
Massachusetts	25	3
New Hampshire	3	136
Pennsylvania	24	13
Rhode Island	4	89
New Jersey	13	31
Maryland	13	6
District of Columbia	6	98
Maine	6	133
Ohio	20	17
Virginia	15	20
Michigan	15	5
North Carolina	14	37
Indiana	14	21
Kentucky	8	68
South Carolina	9	71
Wisconsin	11	7
Illinois	22	9
Tennessee	12	57
Georgia	13	15
Iowa	4	36
Alabama	8	79
Minnesota	8	23
Missouri	9	58
Mississippi	5	137
Arkansas	6	131
Florida	21	25
Kansas	5	75
South Dakota	5	163
Louisiana	8	55
North Dakota	2	169
Nebraska	5	61
Oklahoma	4	80
Texas	39	12
Colorado	10	30
Montana	3	134
New Mexico	3	105
Puerto Rico	3	251
Utah	5	48
Idaho	3	139
Arizona	3	27
Washington	11	8
Oregon	6	51
California	53	1
Alaska	3	97