28 Best colleges for Structural Engineering in New York City, US

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Structural Engineering. A graph of 803K citations received by 20.8K academic papers made by 28 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 Structural Engineering

#2 in New York State

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

2. New York University

For Structural Engineering

#4 in New York State

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

3. CUNY City College

For Structural Engineering

#9 in New York State

#125 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1250
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,763

4. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Structural Engineering

#11 in New York State

#145 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $40,301
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,604

5. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Structural Engineering

#13 in New York State

#201 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,261
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1963

6. Rockefeller University

For Structural Engineering

#15 in New York State

#207 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 281
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1901

7. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Structural Engineering

#17 in New York State

#223 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,536
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

8. King's College

For Structural Engineering

#21 in New York State

#284 in the United States

Net Price: $34,192
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,640
Enrollment: 442

9. Fordham University

For Structural Engineering

#22 in New York State

#289 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,190

10. CUNY Queens College

For Structural Engineering

#23 in New York State

#292 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1150
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $9,057

11. Manhattan College

For Structural Engineering

#25 in New York State

#299 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1269
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,717

12. St John's University - New York

For Structural Engineering

#26 in New York State

#301 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,656

13. CUNY Hunter College

For Structural Engineering

#27 in New York State

#303 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1260
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,755

14. Yeshiva University

For Structural Engineering

#30 in New York State

#318 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,681

15. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Structural Engineering

#33 in New York State

#334 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1145
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,482

16. New York College of Podiatric Medicine

For Structural Engineering

#34 in New York State

#336 in the United States

Enrollment: 339
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1911

17. Barnard College

For Structural Engineering

#36 in New York State

#350 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,407

18. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Structural Engineering

#38 in New York State

#355 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,220
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1860

19. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Structural Engineering

#41 in New York State

#366 in the United States

Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 311
Male:Female: 12:88

20. Lehman College, CUNY

For Structural Engineering

#43 in New York State

#399 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1000
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,151

21. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Structural Engineering

#44 in New York State

#402 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1250
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,114

22. Pratt Institute - Main

For Structural Engineering

#46 in New York State

#438 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $54,150

23. New School

For Structural Engineering

#48 in New York State

#445 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $67,224
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $22,174

24. Pace University

For Structural Engineering

#50 in New York State

#449 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,791

25. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Structural Engineering

#51 in New York State

#452 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,966

26. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Structural Engineering

#52 in New York State

#480 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1070
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,526

27. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

For Structural Engineering

#56 in New York State

#549 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1398
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $26,283

28. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Structural Engineering

#59 in New York State

#596 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1020
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $8,206

Universities for Structural Engineering near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Stevens Institute of Technology	169	Hoboken, New Jersey
22	New Jersey Institute of Technology	151	Newark, New Jersey
29	Hofstra University	311	Hempstead, New York
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	257	Woodland Park, New Jersey
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	37	New Brunswick, New Jersey
71	Princeton University	23	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	69	Stony Brook, New York
80	United States Military Academy	233	West Point, New York
107	Lafayette College	310	Easton, Pennsylvania
111	Yale University	43	New Haven, Connecticut