45 Best colleges for Geotechnical Engineering in New York State

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York State ranked based on their research performance in Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 932K citations received by 25K academic papers made by 45 universities in New York State 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. Cornell University

Ithaca

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in the United States

#11 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

2. Columbia University

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#34 in the United States

#40 in North America

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

3. University at Buffalo

Buffalo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#57 in the United States

#67 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 86%

4. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

For Geotechnical Engineering

#79 in the United States

#94 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,127

5. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

For Geotechnical Engineering

#83 in the United States

#98 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

6. New York University

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#87 in the United States

#103 in North America

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

7. University of Rochester

Rochester

For Geotechnical Engineering

#93 in the United States

#110 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,775

8. CUNY City College

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#106 in the United States

#125 in North America

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

9. Syracuse University

Syracuse

For Geotechnical Engineering

#109 in the United States

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,651

10. Clarkson University

Potsdam

For Geotechnical Engineering

#120 in the United States

#141 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,450

11. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse

For Geotechnical Engineering

#143 in the United States

#174 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $8,713
Enrollment: 1,976

12. Rockefeller University

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#150 in the United States

#182 in North America

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

13. SUNY at Albany

Albany

For Geotechnical Engineering

#174 in the United States

#208 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

14. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#185 in the United States

#220 in North America

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

15. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#193 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

16. United States Military Academy

West Point

For Geotechnical Engineering

#195 in the United States

#230 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Enrollment: 4,393

17. Binghamton University

Vestal

For Geotechnical Engineering

#209 in the United States

#248 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 80%

18. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

For Geotechnical Engineering

#223 in the United States

#262 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,600

19. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica

For Geotechnical Engineering

#228 in the United States

#267 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $9,497
Enrollment: 2,842

20. Manhattan College

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#236 in the United States

#275 in North America

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

21. Alfred University

Alfred

For Geotechnical Engineering

#237 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1188
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,183

22. CUNY Queens College

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#238 in the United States

#277 in North America

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

23. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase

For Geotechnical Engineering

#241 in the United States

#280 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

24. Long Island University

Brookville

For Geotechnical Engineering

#247 in the United States

#286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,802

25. King's College

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#264 in the United States

#307 in North America

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

26. Upstate Medical University

Syracuse

For Geotechnical Engineering

#272 in the United States

#315 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,431
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1834

27. Ithaca College

Ithaca

For Geotechnical Engineering

#278 in the United States

#321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1292
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,858

28. CUNY Hunter College

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#280 in the United States

#324 in North America

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

29. SUNY Buffalo State

Buffalo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#283 in the United States

#327 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1059
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,756

30. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#305 in the United States

#349 in North America

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

31. Union College

Schenectady

For Geotechnical Engineering

#307 in the United States

#351 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $41,136

32. CUNY Brooklyn College

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#320 in the United States

#364 in North America

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

33. Barnard College

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#325 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

34. New York Medical College

Valhalla

For Geotechnical Engineering

#333 in the United States

#378 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,454
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1860

35. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#340 in the United States

#385 in North America

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

36. Yeshiva University

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#363 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

37. Colgate University

Hamilton

For Geotechnical Engineering

#377 in the United States

#426 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,074

38. SUNY College at Brockport

Brockport

For Geotechnical Engineering

#379 in the United States

#428 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

39. St John's University - New York

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#385 in the United States

#434 in North America

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

40. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

For Geotechnical Engineering

#434 in the United States

#483 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1483
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,603

41. Fordham University

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#435 in the United States

#484 in North America

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

42. Hofstra University

Hempstead

For Geotechnical Engineering

#444 in the United States

#494 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,036

43. SUNY College at Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#453 in the United States

#505 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

44. SUNY Cortland

Cortland

For Geotechnical Engineering

#468 in the United States

#522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $9,369
Enrollment: 6,690

45. CUNY New York City College of Technology

New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#469 in the United States

#523 in North America

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

Closest to New York states to learn Geotechnical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Vermont	3	118
Connecticut	7	48
Massachusetts	20	3
New Hampshire	4	80
Pennsylvania	23	8
Rhode Island	3	71
New Jersey	8	35
Maryland	11	37
District of Columbia	6	158
Maine	3	121
Ohio	17	17
Virginia	10	26
Michigan	12	6
North Carolina	11	22
Indiana	12	13
Kentucky	5	63
South Carolina	6	54
Wisconsin	11	14
Illinois	17	7
Tennessee	11	53
Georgia	9	20
Iowa	3	30
Alabama	8	64
Minnesota	5	9
Missouri	10	67
Mississippi	5	97
Arkansas	7	117
Florida	20	15
Kansas	4	47
South Dakota	4	155
Louisiana	9	29
North Dakota	2	137
Nebraska	6	42
Oklahoma	4	39
Texas	35	2
Colorado	9	21
Montana	3	116
New Mexico	3	81
Puerto Rico	3	221
Utah	4	45
Idaho	3	88
Arizona	3	12
Washington	9	16
Oregon	5	24
California	42	1
Alaska	3	77