36 Best colleges for Optical Engineering in New York City, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 3.12M citations received by 82.9K academic papers made by 36 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 Optical Engineering

#2 in New York State

#20 in the United States

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

2. New York University

For Optical Engineering

#4 in New York State

#44 in the United States

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

3. CUNY City College

For Optical Engineering

#8 in New York State

#102 in the United States

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

4. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Optical Engineering

#10 in New York State

#118 in the United States

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

5. Rockefeller University

For Optical Engineering

#13 in New York State

#154 in the United States

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

6. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Optical Engineering

#14 in New York State

#159 in the United States

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

7. SUNY College of Optometry

For Optical Engineering

#18 in New York State

#190 in the United States

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

8. CUNY Hunter College

For Optical Engineering

#20 in New York State

#219 in the United States

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

9. CUNY Queens College

For Optical Engineering

#21 in New York State

#224 in the United States

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

10. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Optical Engineering

#22 in New York State

#229 in the United States

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

11. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Optical Engineering

#25 in New York State

#251 in the United States

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

12. Yeshiva University

For Optical Engineering

#26 in New York State

#255 in the United States

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

13. King's College

For Optical Engineering

#28 in New York State

#286 in the United States

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

14. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Optical Engineering

#31 in New York State

#291 in the United States

Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 329
Male:Female: 13:87

15. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Optical Engineering

#32 in New York State

#304 in the United States

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

16. Fordham University

For Optical Engineering

#33 in New York State

#309 in the United States

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

17. Lehman College, CUNY

For Optical Engineering

#35 in New York State

#319 in the United States

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

18. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#36 in New York State

#322 in the United States

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

19. St John's University - New York

For Optical Engineering

#38 in New York State

#332 in the United States

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

20. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Optical Engineering

#43 in New York State

#368 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,423
Enrollment: 19,854

21. Pratt Institute - Main

For Optical Engineering

#46 in New York State

#403 in the United States

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

22. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Optical Engineering

#47 in New York State

#410 in the United States

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

23. Manhattan College

For Optical Engineering

#48 in New York State

#419 in the United States

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

24. Barnard College

For Optical Engineering

#51 in New York State

#436 in the United States

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

25. Pace University

For Optical Engineering

#52 in New York State

#455 in the United States

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

26. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#54 in New York State

#460 in the United States

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

27. New School

For Optical Engineering

#57 in New York State

#524 in the United States

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

28. New York Law School

For Optical Engineering

#73 in New York State

#721 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,050
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1891

29. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

For Optical Engineering

#76 in New York State

#752 in the United States

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

30. Touro College

For Optical Engineering

#81 in New York State

#788 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1324
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $23,960

31. New York College of Podiatric Medicine

For Optical Engineering

#83 in New York State

#860 in the United States

Enrollment: 334
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1911

32. School of Visual Arts

For Optical Engineering

#85 in New York State

#899 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $59,053

33. Wagner College

For Optical Engineering

#86 in New York State

#913 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,710

34. Fashion Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#88 in New York State

#933 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,260
Enrollment: 8,125

35. SUNY Maritime College

For Optical Engineering

#90 in New York State

#946 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

36. CUNY School of Law

For Optical Engineering

#91 in New York State

#948 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 699
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1983

Universities for Optical Engineering near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Stevens Institute of Technology	172	Hoboken, New Jersey
22	New Jersey Institute of Technology	142	Newark, New Jersey
25	Adelphi University	379	Garden City, New York
27	Seton Hall University	369	South Orange, New Jersey
29	Hofstra University	348	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	412	Montclair, New Jersey
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	198	Woodland Park, New Jersey
34	Long Island University	357	Brookville, New York
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	46	New Brunswick, New Jersey
47	New York Medical College	208	Valhalla, New York