100 Best Mechanical Engineering schools in New York State
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Below is a list of best universities in New York State ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 5.1M citations received by 146K academic papers made by 103 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,361
2. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $22,520
3. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $30,325
4. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,462
5. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
6. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
7. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1443
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $38,887
8. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,261
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1963
9. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $48,215
10. Rochester Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,534
11. SUNY at Albany
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $11,210
- Enrollment
- 17,560
12. Binghamton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
13. Clarkson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $32,406
14. CUNY City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $9,763
15. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Enrollment
- 9,536
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1961
16. Rockefeller University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 281
- Male:Female
- 47:53
- Founded
- 1901
17. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 2,220
- Male:Female
- 28:72
- Founded
- 1860
18. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $10,114
19. King's College
- Net Price
- $34,192
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,640
- Enrollment
- 442
20. United States Military Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Enrollment
- 4,473
21. Fordham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $48,190
22. Upstate Medical University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,341
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1834
23. Hofstra University
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $35,792
24. New York Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,471
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1860
25. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1198
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
26. CUNY Hunter College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,755
27. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $40,301
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $7,604
28. Yeshiva University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,681
29. CUNY Brooklyn College
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,482
30. Albany Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 814
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1839
31. St John's University - New York
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,656
32. Ithaca College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,253
33. SUNY Buffalo State
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $11,697
34. New School
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $67,224
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $22,174
35. CUNY Queens College
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $9,057
36. Vassar College
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,981
37. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 311
- Male:Female
- 12:88
38. Pace University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $34,791
39. Lehman College, CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1000
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $10,151
40. Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1269
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,717
41. Adelphi University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $31,303
42. College of Staten Island CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $8,526
43. Union College
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $42,137
44. Colgate University
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,736
45. Long Island University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $24,867
46. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $8,699
- Enrollment
- 2,757
47. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $9,966
48. Iona College
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,978
49. SUNY College at Oswego
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
50. SUNY College at Brockport
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
51. Barnard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $26,407
52. State University of New York at New Paltz
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
53. Alfred University
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1203
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $26,470
54. New York Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 1,062
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1891
55. Pratt Institute - Main
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $54,150
56. Skidmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $31,187
57. Hamilton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,719
58. SUNY at Purchase College
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1283
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
59. SUNY at Fredonia
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
60. SUNY College at Geneseo
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
61. CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1020
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
- Average Aid
- $8,206
62. Canisius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Net Price
- $19,666
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,972
63. SUNY Cortland
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $8,254
- Enrollment
- 6,938
64. Saint John Fisher College
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $30,540
65. Marist College
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $42,508
66. Niagara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1148
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $16,613
67. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1398
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $26,283
68. Siena College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $32,955
69. Bard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $29,320
70. New York College of Podiatric Medicine
- Enrollment
- 339
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1911
71. Houghton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1273
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $21,274
72. St Bonaventure University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1178
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $27,373
73. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
74. Farmingdale State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
75. New York College of Health Professions
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $42,908
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Average Aid
- $3,648
76. Wagner College
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,033
77. SUNY College of Optometry
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 400
- Male:Female
- 23:77
- Founded
- 1971
78. SUNY College at Old Westbury
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $10,200
- Enrollment
- 4,709
79. Brooklyn Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,125
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1901
80. Webb Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $21,966
81. St Lawrence University
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1338
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $33,216
82. Le Moyne College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $23,702
83. Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1288
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $34,170
84. SUNY College at Oneonta
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
85. SUNY Empire State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $8,243
- Enrollment
- 10,469
86. School of Visual Arts
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1339
- Net Price
- $61,337
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
87. Mercy College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $15,200
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $17,664
88. Utica College
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Net Price
- $20,295
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
89. Fashion Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
- Average Aid
- $8,304
- Enrollment
- 8,206
90. SUNY College at Potsdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $11,147
- Enrollment
- 2,832
91. CUNY School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 669
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1983
92. Touro College
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1336
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $29,179
93. Hartwick College
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Net Price
- $31,712
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
94. CUNY York College
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 875
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $9,154
95. United States Merchant Marine Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 20%
96. SUNY College of Technology at Canton
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $9,723
- Enrollment
- 3,459
97. Nazareth College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $30,785
98. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $30,232
99. Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
- Enrollment
- 234
- Male:Female
- 37:63
100. SUNY Maritime College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1206
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 77%
Closest to New York states to learn Mechanical Engineering
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 4 | 150 |
| Connecticut | 18 | 28 |
| Massachusetts | 48 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 8 | 108 |
| Pennsylvania | 72 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 65 |
| New Jersey | 20 | 22 |
| Maryland | 22 | 13 |
| District of Columbia | 8 | 107 |
| Maine | 8 | 191 |
| West Virginia | 9 | 105 |
| Ohio | 38 | 14 |
| Virginia | 29 | 32 |
| Michigan | 24 | 5 |
| North Carolina | 27 | 38 |
| Indiana | 24 | 10 |
| Kentucky | 15 | 59 |
| South Carolina | 16 | 74 |
| Wisconsin | 23 | 11 |
| Illinois | 45 | 6 |
| Tennessee | 24 | 52 |
| Georgia | 28 | 8 |
| Iowa | 10 | 40 |
| Alabama | 17 | 90 |
| Minnesota | 21 | 20 |
| Missouri | 21 | 51 |
| Mississippi | 7 | 123 |
| Arkansas | 12 | 135 |
| Florida | 33 | 26 |
| Kansas | 9 | 101 |
| South Dakota | 6 | 298 |
| Louisiana | 16 | 61 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 190 |
| Nebraska | 7 | 81 |
| Oklahoma | 11 | 93 |
| Texas | 59 | 15 |
| Colorado | 15 | 46 |
| Montana | 3 | 188 |
| New Mexico | 6 | 100 |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | 283 |
| Utah | 7 | 44 |
| Idaho | 4 | 163 |
| Arizona | 6 | 42 |
| Washington | 20 | 7 |
| Oregon | 15 | 84 |
| California | 87 | 2 |
| Alaska | 3 | 220 |
| Hawaii | 4 | 126 |