19 Best colleges for Geotechnical 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 440K citations received by 8.65K academic papers made by 19 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 Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in New York State

#35 in the United States

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

2. New York University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in New York State

#87 in the United States

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

3. CUNY City College

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in New York State

#102 in the United States

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

4. Rockefeller University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in New York State

#146 in the United States

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

5. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in New York State

#188 in the United States

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

6. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#15 in New York State

#190 in the United States

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

7. Manhattan College

For Geotechnical Engineering

#20 in New York State

#242 in the United States

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

8. CUNY Queens College

For Geotechnical Engineering

#23 in New York State

#256 in the United States

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

9. King's College

For Geotechnical Engineering

#25 in New York State

#273 in the United States

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

10. CUNY Hunter College

For Geotechnical Engineering

#30 in New York State

#317 in the United States

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

11. Barnard College

For Geotechnical Engineering

#31 in New York State

#337 in the United States

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

12. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#32 in New York State

#342 in the United States

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

13. St John's University - New York

For Geotechnical Engineering

#33 in New York State

#347 in the United States

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

14. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Geotechnical Engineering

#35 in New York State

#350 in the United States

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

15. Yeshiva University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#36 in New York State

#356 in the United States

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

16. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Geotechnical Engineering

#37 in New York State

#366 in the United States

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

17. Pace University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#42 in New York State

#437 in the United States

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

18. Fordham University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#43 in New York State

#440 in the United States

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

19. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#46 in New York State

#491 in the United States

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

Universities for Geotechnical Engineering near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Stevens Institute of Technology	185	Hoboken, New Jersey
22	New Jersey Institute of Technology	143	Newark, New Jersey
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	249	Woodland Park, New Jersey
34	Long Island University	226	Brookville, New York
46	SUNY at Purchase College	259	Purchase, New York
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	39	New Brunswick, New Jersey
71	Princeton University	34	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	82	Stony Brook, New York
80	United States Military Academy	199	West Point, New York
111	Yale University	47	New Haven, Connecticut