30 Best colleges for Electrical Engineering 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 1.62M citations received by 46.4K 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

#26 in the United States

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

2. New York University

For Electrical Engineering

#5 in New York State

#46 in the United States

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

3. CUNY City College

For Electrical Engineering

#9 in New York State

#107 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 Electrical Engineering

#15 in New York State

#160 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 Electrical Engineering

#16 in New York State

#186 in the United States

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

6. Rockefeller University

For Electrical Engineering

#17 in New York State

#187 in the United States

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

7. CUNY Hunter College

For Electrical Engineering

#18 in New York State

#220 in the United States

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

8. CUNY Queens College

For Electrical Engineering

#19 in New York State

#233 in the United States

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

9. King's College

For Electrical Engineering

#20 in New York State

#248 in the United States

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

10. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#21 in New York State

#254 in the United States

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

11. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Electrical Engineering

#22 in New York State

#260 in the United States

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

12. Yeshiva University

For Electrical Engineering

#26 in New York State

#281 in the United States

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

13. Fordham University

For Electrical Engineering

#28 in New York State

#300 in the United States

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

14. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Electrical Engineering

#30 in New York State

#303 in the United States

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

15. Lehman College, CUNY

For Electrical Engineering

#33 in New York State

#312 in the United States

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

16. Barnard College

For Electrical Engineering

#34 in New York State

#323 in the United States

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

17. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Electrical Engineering

#36 in New York State

#341 in the United States

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

18. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Electrical Engineering

#38 in New York State

#353 in the United States

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

19. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Electrical Engineering

#39 in New York State

#357 in the United States

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

20. Manhattan College

For Electrical Engineering

#41 in New York State

#383 in the United States

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

21. Pace University

For Electrical Engineering

#42 in New York State

#384 in the United States

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

22. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Electrical Engineering

#44 in New York State

#397 in the United States

Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 329
Male:Female: 13:87

23. St John's University - New York

For Electrical Engineering

#51 in New York State

#455 in the United States

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

24. New School

For Electrical Engineering

#53 in New York State

#509 in the United States

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

25. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#54 in New York State

#514 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,797
Enrollment: 13,087

26. Pratt Institute - Main

For Electrical Engineering

#56 in New York State

#539 in the United States

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

27. SUNY College of Optometry

For Electrical Engineering

#57 in New York State

#548 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 409
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1971

28. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

For Electrical Engineering

#58 in New York State

#553 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,194

29. New York Law School

For Electrical Engineering

#68 in New York State

#633 in the United States

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

30. SUNY Maritime College

For Electrical Engineering

#80 in New York State

#793 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

Universities for Electrical Engineering near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Stevens Institute of Technology	135	Hoboken, New Jersey
22	New Jersey Institute of Technology	94	Newark, New Jersey
29	Hofstra University	302	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	319	Montclair, New Jersey
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	206	Woodland Park, New Jersey
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	34	New Brunswick, New Jersey
71	Princeton University	12	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	55	Stony Brook, New York
80	United States Military Academy	267	West Point, New York
107	Lafayette College	345	Easton, Pennsylvania