Albany, NY's 7 best Engineering schools [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Albany ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 911K citations received by 25K academic papers made by 7 universities in Albany 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. SUNY at Albany

For Engineering

#10 in New York State

#140 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $9,747
Enrollment: 16,880

2. Albany Medical College

For Engineering

#26 in New York State

#279 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 834
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1839

3. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

For Engineering

#68 in New York State

#671 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $26,804

4. College of Saint Rose

For Engineering

#104 in New York State

#1131 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $24,618
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,162

5. Maria College of Albany

For Engineering

#107 in New York State

#1180 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1030
Net Price: $17,290
Receiving Aid: 91%

6. Excelsior College

For Engineering

#110 in New York State

#1198 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 14,477
Male:Female: 50:50

7. Albany Law School

For Engineering

#112 in New York State

#1224 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 628
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1851

Universities for Engineering near Albany

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	65	Troy, New York
23	Union College	385	Schenectady, New York
47	Williams College	325	Williamstown, Massachusetts
100	Smith College	330	Northampton, Massachusetts
104	State University of New York at New Paltz	458	New Paltz, New York
106	University of Massachusetts - Amherst	52	Amherst, Massachusetts
107	Amherst College	314	Amherst, Massachusetts
107	Mount Holyoke College	456	South Hadley, Massachusetts
108	Vassar College	319	Poughkeepsie, New York
118	Western New England University	531	Springfield, Massachusetts