59 Best colleges for Nanotechnology 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 Nanotechnology. A graph of 3.08M citations received by 75.5K academic papers made by 59 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 Nanotechnology

#13 in the United States

#13 in North America

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

2. Columbia University

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#23 in the United States

#24 in North America

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

3. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

For Nanotechnology

#33 in the United States

#36 in North America

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

4. University at Buffalo

Buffalo

For Nanotechnology

#55 in the United States

#60 in North America

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

5. University of Rochester

Rochester

For Nanotechnology

#66 in the United States

#72 in North America

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

6. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

For Nanotechnology

#72 in the United States

#78 in North America

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

7. New York University

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#74 in the United States

#80 in North America

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

8. Binghamton University

Vestal

For Nanotechnology

#100 in the United States

#114 in North America

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

9. Clarkson University

Potsdam

For Nanotechnology

#104 in the United States

#118 in North America

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

10. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

For Nanotechnology

#119 in the United States

#134 in North America

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

11. SUNY at Albany

Albany

For Nanotechnology

#124 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

12. CUNY City College

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#128 in the United States

#148 in North America

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

13. Syracuse University

Syracuse

For Nanotechnology

#130 in the United States

#150 in North America

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

14. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#147 in the United States

#170 in North America

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

15. Rockefeller University

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#176 in the United States

#202 in North America

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

16. United States Military Academy

West Point

For Nanotechnology

#179 in the United States

#205 in North America

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

17. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica

For Nanotechnology

#190 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

18. CUNY Hunter College

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#195 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

19. CUNY Queens College

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#210 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

20. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#223 in the United States

#252 in North America

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

21. CUNY Brooklyn College

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#228 in the United States

#259 in North America

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

22. College of Staten Island CUNY

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#245 in the United States

#278 in North America

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

23. Yeshiva University

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#246 in the United States

#279 in North America

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

24. Alfred University

Alfred

For Nanotechnology

#250 in the United States

#283 in North America

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

25. St John's University - New York

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#251 in the United States

#284 in North America

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

26. Ithaca College

Ithaca

For Nanotechnology

#264 in the United States

#300 in North America

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

27. King's College

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#276 in the United States

#313 in North America

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

28. Long Island University

Brookville

For Nanotechnology

#303 in the United States

#342 in North America

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

29. Albany Medical College

Albany

For Nanotechnology

#330 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 837
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1839

30. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Albany

For Nanotechnology

#332 in the United States

#373 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,175

31. SUNY College at Potsdam

Potsdam

For Nanotechnology

#333 in the United States

#374 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,632
Enrollment: 2,427

32. Fordham University

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#343 in the United States

#384 in North America

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

33. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

For Nanotechnology

#346 in the United States

#387 in North America

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

34. Pratt Institute - Main

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#352 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

35. Upstate Medical University

Syracuse

For Nanotechnology

#357 in the United States

#398 in North America

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

36. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse

For Nanotechnology

#361 in the United States

#403 in North America

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

37. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#370 in the United States

#413 in North America

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

38. Union College

Schenectady

For Nanotechnology

#371 in the United States

#414 in North America

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

39. SUNY Buffalo State

Buffalo

For Nanotechnology

#378 in the United States

#424 in North America

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

40. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase

For Nanotechnology

#390 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

41. New York Medical College

Valhalla

For Nanotechnology

#415 in the United States

#464 in North America

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

42. Houghton College

Houghton

For Nanotechnology

#429 in the United States

#479 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1215
Net Price: $21,550
Receiving Aid: 99%

43. CUNY New York City College of Technology

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#431 in the United States

#481 in North America

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

44. SUNY College of Optometry

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#442 in the United States

#492 in North America

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

45. Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale

For Nanotechnology

#448 in the United States

#499 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1089
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 75%

46. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#451 in the United States

#503 in North America

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

47. Pace University

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#457 in the United States

#509 in North America

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

48. Lehman College, CUNY

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#464 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

49. State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz

For Nanotechnology

#466 in the United States

#518 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

50. Colgate University

Hamilton

For Nanotechnology

#472 in the United States

#524 in North America

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

51. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#477 in the United States

#530 in North America

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

52. Barnard College

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#478 in the United States

#531 in North America

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

53. Manhattan College

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#479 in the United States

#532 in North America

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

54. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#491 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

55. SUNY College at Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh

For Nanotechnology

#513 in the United States

#570 in North America

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

56. New School

New York City

For Nanotechnology

#514 in the United States

#571 in North America

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

57. Hofstra University

Hempstead

For Nanotechnology

#522 in the United States

#579 in North America

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

58. SUNY College at Geneseo

Geneseo

For Nanotechnology

#524 in the United States

#581 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 93%

59. Hamilton College

Clinton

For Nanotechnology

#539 in the United States

#596 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,503

Closest to New York states to learn Nanotechnology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Vermont	3	182
Connecticut	11	48
Massachusetts	26	1
New Hampshire	3	131
Pennsylvania	28	11
Rhode Island	3	58
New Jersey	11	26
Maryland	13	27
District of Columbia	6	141
Maine	3	160
Ohio	23	29
Virginia	13	45
Michigan	15	9
North Carolina	16	16
Indiana	12	15
Kentucky	6	70
South Carolina	6	54
Wisconsin	11	18
Illinois	20	6
Tennessee	13	56
Georgia	12	4
Iowa	4	36
Alabama	10	90
Minnesota	10	20
Missouri	9	64
Mississippi	5	155
Arkansas	7	79
Florida	20	22
Kansas	6	91
South Dakota	4	188
Louisiana	12	86
North Dakota	2	117
Nebraska	7	68
Oklahoma	5	111
Texas	38	8
Colorado	8	44
Montana	3	157
New Mexico	3	77
Puerto Rico	5	200
Utah	4	35
Idaho	3	164
Arizona	4	24
Washington	5	14
Oregon	8	88
California	46	2