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

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 2.25M citations received by 52.1K 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: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

2. New York University

For Electrical Engineering

#5 in New York State

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

3. CUNY City College

For Electrical Engineering

#11 in New York State

#119 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1250
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,763

4. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Electrical Engineering

#15 in New York State

#169 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,536
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

5. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Electrical Engineering

#16 in New York State

#178 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,261
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1963

6. Rockefeller University

For Electrical Engineering

#17 in New York State

#191 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 281
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1901

7. CUNY Hunter College

For Electrical Engineering

#18 in New York State

#231 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1260
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,755

8. CUNY Queens College

For Electrical Engineering

#19 in New York State

#243 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1150
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $9,057

9. King's College

For Electrical Engineering

#20 in New York State

#260 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

#266 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1145
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,482

11. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#22 in New York State

#270 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $40,301
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,604

12. Yeshiva University

For Electrical Engineering

#24 in New York State

#280 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,681

13. Fordham University

For Electrical Engineering

#28 in New York State

#304 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,190

14. St John's University - New York

For Electrical Engineering

#31 in New York State

#314 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,656

15. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Electrical Engineering

#33 in New York State

#319 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,220
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1860

16. Lehman College, CUNY

For Electrical Engineering

#37 in New York State

#359 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1000
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,151

17. Pace University

For Electrical Engineering

#39 in New York State

#371 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,791

18. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Electrical Engineering

#40 in New York State

#378 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,966

19. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Electrical Engineering

#41 in New York State

#388 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1250
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,114

20. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Electrical Engineering

#44 in New York State

#403 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1070
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,526

21. Manhattan College

For Electrical Engineering

#46 in New York State

#408 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1269
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,717

22. Barnard College

For Electrical Engineering

#48 in New York State

#418 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,407

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: 311
Male:Female: 12:88

24. New School

For Electrical Engineering

#52 in New York State

#498 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $67,224
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $22,174

25. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#54 in New York State

#534 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1020
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $8,206

26. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

For Electrical Engineering

#58 in New York State

#560 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1398
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $26,283

27. Pratt Institute - Main

For Electrical Engineering

#59 in New York State

#565 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $54,150

28. SUNY College of Optometry

For Electrical Engineering

#61 in New York State

#573 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 400
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1971

29. New York Law School

For Electrical Engineering

#63 in New York State

#599 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,062
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: 72%
Average SAT: 1206
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 77%

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	307	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	325	Montclair, New Jersey
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	180	Woodland Park, New Jersey
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	35	New Brunswick, New Jersey
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
84	University of Bridgeport	351	Bridgeport, Connecticut