30 Best colleges for Electrical Engineering in New York City, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Electrical Engineering. A graph of 2.15M citations received by 51.3K academic papers made by 30 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 Electrical Engineering

#2 in New York State

#28 in the United States

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

2. New York University

For Electrical Engineering

#5 in New York State

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

3. CUNY City College

For Electrical Engineering

#11 in New York State

#119 in the United States

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

4. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Electrical Engineering

#15 in New York State

#169 in the United States

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

5. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Electrical Engineering

#16 in New York State

#179 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,234
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1963

6. Rockefeller University

For Electrical Engineering

#17 in New York State

#190 in the United States

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

7. CUNY Hunter College

For Electrical Engineering

#18 in New York State

#231 in the United States

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

8. CUNY Queens College

For Electrical Engineering

#19 in New York State

#240 in the United States

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

9. King's College

For Electrical Engineering

#20 in New York State

#259 in the United States

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

10. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Electrical Engineering

#21 in New York State

#264 in the United States

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

11. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#22 in New York State

#268 in the United States

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

12. Yeshiva University

For Electrical Engineering

#24 in New York State

#277 in the United States

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

13. Fordham University

For Electrical Engineering

#29 in New York State

#303 in the United States

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

14. St John's University - New York

For Electrical Engineering

#31 in New York State

#312 in the United States

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

15. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Electrical Engineering

#32 in New York State

#316 in the United States

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

16. Lehman College, CUNY

For Electrical Engineering

#37 in New York State

#356 in the United States

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

17. Pace University

For Electrical Engineering

#39 in New York State

#368 in the United States

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

18. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Electrical Engineering

#40 in New York State

#375 in the United States

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

19. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Electrical Engineering

#41 in New York State

#387 in the United States

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

20. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Electrical Engineering

#44 in New York State

#404 in the United States

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

21. Manhattan College

For Electrical Engineering

#47 in New York State

#415 in the United States

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

22. Barnard College

For Electrical Engineering

#49 in New York State

#418 in the United States

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

23. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Electrical Engineering

#50 in New York State

#427 in the United States

Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 273
Male:Female: 12:88

24. New School

For Electrical Engineering

#52 in New York State

#497 in the United States

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

25. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#55 in New York State

#536 in the United States

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

26. Pratt Institute - Main

For Electrical Engineering

#57 in New York State

#559 in the United States

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

27. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

For Electrical Engineering

#58 in New York State

#561 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,199

28. SUNY College of Optometry

For Electrical Engineering

#61 in New York State

#574 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 394
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1971

29. New York Law School

For Electrical Engineering

#63 in New York State

#598 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,056
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1891

30. SUNY Maritime College

For Electrical Engineering

#82 in New York State

#825 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1188
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 81%

Universities for Electrical Engineering near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Stevens Institute of Technology	130	Hoboken, New Jersey
22	New Jersey Institute of Technology	95	Newark, New Jersey
29	Hofstra University	306	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	328	Montclair, New Jersey
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	184	Woodland Park, New Jersey
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	35	New Brunswick, New Jersey
47	New York Medical College	365	Valhalla, New York
71	Princeton University	12	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	57	Stony Brook, New York
80	United States Military Academy	271	West Point, New York