51 Best Civil Engineering schools in New York State

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 57.5M citations received by 1.73M academic papers made by 51 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

#13 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

2. Columbia University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#21 in the United States

#23 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

3. New York University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#51 in the United States

#59 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

4. University of Rochester

Rochester

For Civil Engineering

#52 in the United States

#60 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,125

5. University at Buffalo

Buffalo

For Civil Engineering

#53 in the United States

#61 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 84%

6. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

For Civil Engineering

#67 in the United States

#78 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,070

7. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

For Civil Engineering

#78 in the United States

#90 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 82%

8. Syracuse University

Syracuse

For Civil Engineering

#122 in the United States

#146 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,545

9. CUNY City College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#144 in the United States

#170 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,267
Enrollment: 15,031

10. Binghamton University

Vestal

For Civil Engineering

#175 in the United States

#205 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 76%

11. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse

For Civil Engineering

#176 in the United States

#206 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $7,331
Enrollment: 2,012

12. SUNY at Albany

Albany

For Civil Engineering

#185 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

13. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#198 in the United States

#230 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,249
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1963

14. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

For Civil Engineering

#209 in the United States

#241 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $35,012

15. CUNY Hunter College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#216 in the United States

#250 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $8,519
Enrollment: 24,099

16. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica

For Civil Engineering

#225 in the United States

#260 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 94%

17. Clarkson University

Potsdam

For Civil Engineering

#226 in the United States

#261 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,413

18. New School

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#228 in the United States

#263 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Net Price: $43,547
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,330

19. Hofstra University

Hempstead

For Civil Engineering

#246 in the United States

#284 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,234

20. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#259 in the United States

#297 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $37,811
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $8,094

21. CUNY Queens College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#261 in the United States

#299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $7,627
Enrollment: 18,772

22. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase

For Civil Engineering

#267 in the United States

#306 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

23. Fordham University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#274 in the United States

#314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $37,583

24. Manhattan College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#294 in the United States

#335 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $27,651
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,475

25. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#298 in the United States

#339 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $8,717
Enrollment: 19,969

26. CUNY Brooklyn College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#302 in the United States

#344 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $8,711
Enrollment: 15,938

27. Colgate University

Hamilton

For Civil Engineering

#311 in the United States

#354 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,500

28. King's College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#317 in the United States

#360 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $33,968

29. United States Military Academy

West Point

For Civil Engineering

#320 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 31
Enrollment: 4,594

30. Yeshiva University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#330 in the United States

#378 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $36,807
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $29,093

31. Lehman College, CUNY

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#332 in the United States

#380 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $9,322
Enrollment: 14,392

32. Upstate Medical University

Syracuse

For Civil Engineering

#333 in the United States

#381 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,545
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1834

33. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

For Civil Engineering

#341 in the United States

#389 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,249

34. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#342 in the United States

#390 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 9,017
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

35. SUNY Buffalo State

Buffalo

For Civil Engineering

#344 in the United States

#393 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1045
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $9,663

36. Ithaca College

Ithaca

For Civil Engineering

#347 in the United States

#396 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $35,327
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $29,954

37. Pace University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#348 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,632

38. New York Medical College

Valhalla

For Civil Engineering

#356 in the United States

#405 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,561
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1860

39. Wagner College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#371 in the United States

#420 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $28,365
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,222

40. Union College

Schenectady

For Civil Engineering

#379 in the United States

#429 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,101

41. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#383 in the United States

#433 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $8,365
Enrollment: 15,210

42. Rockefeller University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#397 in the United States

#448 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 268
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1901

43. Albany Medical College

Albany

For Civil Engineering

#409 in the United States

#461 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 839
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1839

44. Long Island University

Brookville

For Civil Engineering

#413 in the United States

#465 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $22,620

45. Touro College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#414 in the United States

#466 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $23,038
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,787

46. College of Staten Island CUNY

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#416 in the United States

#469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $6,933
Enrollment: 11,793

47. Alfred University

Alfred

For Civil Engineering

#418 in the United States

#471 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,377

48. Pratt Institute - Main

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#422 in the United States

#475 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $46,486

49. Barnard College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#426 in the United States

#479 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1488
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $28,366

50. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#437 in the United States

#490 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 2,117
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1860

51. St John's University - New York

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#458 in the United States

#511 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $26,655

Closest to New York states to learn Civil Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Connecticut	6	39
Massachusetts	24	3
New Hampshire	3	131
Pennsylvania	23	14
Rhode Island	3	91
New Jersey	10	32
Maryland	11	6
District of Columbia	5	102
Maine	3	139
Ohio	18	15
Virginia	13	16
Michigan	13	5
North Carolina	12	33
Indiana	10	28
Kentucky	7	68
South Carolina	6	70
Wisconsin	10	7
Illinois	16	9
Tennessee	11	59
Georgia	10	11
Iowa	4	37
Alabama	7	75
Minnesota	6	24
Missouri	7	60
Mississippi	5	137
Arkansas	5	123
Florida	17	26
Kansas	3	72
South Dakota	5	171
Louisiana	6	44
North Dakota	3	149
Nebraska	4	62
Oklahoma	4	84
Texas	33	10
Colorado	8	29
New Mexico	3	107
Puerto Rico	3	254
Utah	5	49
Idaho	3	140
Arizona	3	25
Washington	7	8
Oregon	5	54
California	47	1
Alaska	3	103