56 Best Civil Engineering schools in New York State

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 862K citations received by 30.5K academic papers made by 56 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: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

2. Columbia University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#23 in the United States

#25 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

3. University at Buffalo

Buffalo

For Civil Engineering

#40 in the United States

#47 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 86%

4. New York University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#50 in the United States

#58 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

5. University of Rochester

Rochester

For Civil Engineering

#51 in the United States

#59 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,775

6. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

For Civil Engineering

#64 in the United States

#75 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,127

7. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

For Civil Engineering

#79 in the United States

#92 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

8. Syracuse University

Syracuse

For Civil Engineering

#119 in the United States

#142 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,651

9. CUNY City College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#137 in the United States

#163 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,822
Enrollment: 14,489

10. SUNY at Albany

Albany

For Civil Engineering

#156 in the United States

#183 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

11. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#161 in the United States

#189 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 8,733
Male:Female: 32:68
Founded: 1961

12. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse

For Civil Engineering

#176 in the United States

#206 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $8,713
Enrollment: 1,976

13. Binghamton University

Vestal

For Civil Engineering

#183 in the United States

#214 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 80%

14. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#196 in the United States

#227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,253
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1963

15. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica

For Civil Engineering

#211 in the United States

#242 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $9,497
Enrollment: 2,842

16. CUNY Hunter College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#213 in the United States

#244 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,325
Enrollment: 22,970

17. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

For Civil Engineering

#222 in the United States

#255 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,600

18. Clarkson University

Potsdam

For Civil Engineering

#235 in the United States

#270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,450

19. New School

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#239 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Net Price: $55,480
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $21,504

20. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#252 in the United States

#290 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $34,758
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $6,444

21. CUNY Brooklyn College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#257 in the United States

#296 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,411
Enrollment: 14,195

22. Hofstra University

Hempstead

For Civil Engineering

#272 in the United States

#311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,036

23. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase

For Civil Engineering

#275 in the United States

#316 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

24. Fordham University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#280 in the United States

#321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,943

25. CUNY Queens College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#288 in the United States

#329 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,927
Enrollment: 17,001

26. Manhattan College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#291 in the United States

#332 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,535

27. United States Military Academy

West Point

For Civil Engineering

#292 in the United States

#333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Enrollment: 4,393

28. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#306 in the United States

#347 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,423
Enrollment: 19,854

29. Colgate University

Hamilton

For Civil Engineering

#312 in the United States

#354 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,074

30. King's College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#334 in the United States

#380 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,192

31. Upstate Medical University

Syracuse

For Civil Engineering

#335 in the United States

#381 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,431
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1834

32. Lehman College, CUNY

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#339 in the United States

#385 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,412
Enrollment: 13,015

33. Wagner College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#353 in the United States

#399 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,710

34. Yeshiva University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#363 in the United States

#411 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,912

35. Pace University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#366 in the United States

#414 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $33,363

36. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

For Civil Engineering

#367 in the United States

#415 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1483
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,603

37. SUNY Buffalo State

Buffalo

For Civil Engineering

#371 in the United States

#419 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1059
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,756

38. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#372 in the United States

#420 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,043
Enrollment: 13,921

39. Albany Medical College

Albany

For Civil Engineering

#375 in the United States

#423 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 837
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1839

40. New York Medical College

Valhalla

For Civil Engineering

#377 in the United States

#426 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,454
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1860

41. Ithaca College

Ithaca

For Civil Engineering

#378 in the United States

#427 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1292
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,858

42. Union College

Schenectady

For Civil Engineering

#383 in the United States

#433 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $41,136

43. New York Law School

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#392 in the United States

#442 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,050
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1891

44. Long Island University

Brookville

For Civil Engineering

#395 in the United States

#445 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,802

45. Rockefeller University

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#399 in the United States

#449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 273
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1901

46. State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz

For Civil Engineering

#412 in the United States

#463 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

47. Pratt Institute - Main

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#414 in the United States

#466 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $47,326

48. Barnard College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#417 in the United States

#469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,009

49. Alfred University

Alfred

For Civil Engineering

#443 in the United States

#495 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1188
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,183

50. Touro College

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#445 in the United States

#497 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1324
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $23,960

51. Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson

For Civil Engineering

#455 in the United States

#507 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Net Price: $25,214
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $53,584

52. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#473 in the United States

#525 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,185
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1860

53. St John's University - New York

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#474 in the United States

#526 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,052

54. College of Staten Island CUNY

New York City

For Civil Engineering

#476 in the United States

#529 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,061
Enrollment: 10,248

55. SUNY College at Brockport

Brockport

For Civil Engineering

#490 in the United States

#543 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

56. Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs

For Civil Engineering

#495 in the United States

#548 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,389

Closest to New York states to learn Civil Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Connecticut	9	39
Massachusetts	25	3
New Hampshire	3	135
Pennsylvania	24	13
Rhode Island	4	85
New Jersey	12	32
Maryland	13	6
District of Columbia	6	107
Maine	6	138
Ohio	18	16
Virginia	14	19
Michigan	14	5
North Carolina	14	37
Indiana	13	28
Kentucky	7	73
South Carolina	8	71
Wisconsin	11	7
Illinois	18	9
Tennessee	11	57
Georgia	12	14
Iowa	3	35
Alabama	8	77
Minnesota	8	21
Missouri	8	59
Mississippi	5	145
Arkansas	6	129
Florida	19	24
Kansas	3	76
South Dakota	5	169
Louisiana	7	43
North Dakota	3	173
Nebraska	4	60
Oklahoma	4	82
Texas	37	12
Colorado	10	29
Montana	3	151
New Mexico	3	106
Puerto Rico	3	246
Utah	5	46
Idaho	3	140
Arizona	3	25
Washington	10	8
Oregon	7	54
California	49	1
Alaska	3	104