27 Best Civil Engineering schools in New York City, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 347K citations received by 11.2K academic papers made by 27 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

#23 in the United States

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

2. New York University

For Civil Engineering

#4 in New York State

#50 in the United States

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

3. CUNY City College

For Civil Engineering

#9 in New York State

#137 in the United States

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

4. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Civil Engineering

#11 in New York State

#161 in the United States

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

5. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Civil Engineering

#14 in New York State

#196 in the United States

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

6. CUNY Hunter College

For Civil Engineering

#16 in New York State

#213 in the United States

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

7. New School

For Civil Engineering

#19 in New York State

#239 in the United States

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

8. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Civil Engineering

#20 in New York State

#252 in the United States

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

9. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Civil Engineering

#21 in New York State

#257 in the United States

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

10. Fordham University

For Civil Engineering

#24 in New York State

#280 in the United States

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

11. CUNY Queens College

For Civil Engineering

#25 in New York State

#288 in the United States

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

12. Manhattan College

For Civil Engineering

#26 in New York State

#291 in the United States

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

13. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Civil Engineering

#28 in New York State

#306 in the United States

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

14. King's College

For Civil Engineering

#30 in New York State

#334 in the United States

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

15. Lehman College, CUNY

For Civil Engineering

#32 in New York State

#339 in the United States

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

16. Wagner College

For Civil Engineering

#33 in New York State

#353 in the United States

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

17. Yeshiva University

For Civil Engineering

#34 in New York State

#363 in the United States

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

18. Pace University

For Civil Engineering

#35 in New York State

#366 in the United States

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

19. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Civil Engineering

#38 in New York State

#372 in the United States

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

20. New York Law School

For Civil Engineering

#43 in New York State

#392 in the United States

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

21. Rockefeller University

For Civil Engineering

#45 in New York State

#399 in the United States

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

22. Pratt Institute - Main

For Civil Engineering

#47 in New York State

#414 in the United States

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

23. Barnard College

For Civil Engineering

#48 in New York State

#417 in the United States

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

24. Touro College

For Civil Engineering

#50 in New York State

#445 in the United States

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

25. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Civil Engineering

#52 in New York State

#473 in the United States

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

26. St John's University - New York

For Civil Engineering

#53 in New York State

#474 in the United States

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

27. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Civil Engineering

#54 in New York State

#476 in the United States

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

Universities for Civil Engineering near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Stevens Institute of Technology	212	Hoboken, New Jersey
22	New Jersey Institute of Technology	153	Newark, New Jersey
29	Hofstra University	272	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	299	Montclair, New Jersey
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	260	Woodland Park, New Jersey
46	SUNY at Purchase College	275	Purchase, New York
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	36	New Brunswick, New Jersey
71	Princeton University	32	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	79	Stony Brook, New York
80	United States Military Academy	292	West Point, New York