55 Best Systems Engineering schools 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 Systems Engineering. A graph of 830K citations received by 26.5K academic papers made by 55 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. Columbia University

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#17 in the United States

#18 in North America

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

2. Cornell University

Ithaca

For Systems Engineering

#23 in the United States

#26 in North America

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

3. New York University

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#25 in the United States

#28 in North America

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

4. University at Buffalo

Buffalo

For Systems Engineering

#53 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

5. University of Rochester

Rochester

For Systems Engineering

#61 in the United States

#72 in North America

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

6. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

For Systems Engineering

#65 in the United States

#79 in North America

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

7. Syracuse University

Syracuse

For Systems Engineering

#85 in the United States

#103 in North America

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

8. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

For Systems Engineering

#97 in the United States

#115 in North America

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

9. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

For Systems Engineering

#133 in the United States

#160 in North America

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

10. Binghamton University

Vestal

For Systems Engineering

#135 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

11. SUNY at Albany

Albany

For Systems Engineering

#145 in the United States

#173 in North America

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

12. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#177 in the United States

#208 in North America

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

13. Fordham University

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#204 in the United States

#237 in North America

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

14. Clarkson University

Potsdam

For Systems Engineering

#205 in the United States

#238 in North America

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

15. United States Military Academy

West Point

For Systems Engineering

#207 in the United States

#241 in North America

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

16. King's College

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#211 in the United States

#245 in North America

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

17. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#213 in the United States

#248 in North America

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

18. CUNY City College

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#236 in the United States

#273 in North America

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

19. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica

For Systems Engineering

#251 in the United States

#289 in North America

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

20. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#259 in the United States

#297 in North America

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

21. Pace University

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#268 in the United States

#306 in North America

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

22. CUNY Queens College

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#278 in the United States

#317 in North America

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

23. SUNY Buffalo State

Buffalo

For Systems Engineering

#283 in the United States

#323 in North America

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

24. Hofstra University

Hempstead

For Systems Engineering

#286 in the United States

#327 in North America

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

25. CUNY Hunter College

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#303 in the United States

#345 in North America

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

26. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

For Systems Engineering

#311 in the United States

#353 in North America

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

27. Yeshiva University

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#318 in the United States

#360 in North America

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

28. Ithaca College

Ithaca

For Systems Engineering

#321 in the United States

#363 in North America

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

29. CUNY Brooklyn College

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#322 in the United States

#364 in North America

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

30. New School

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#330 in the United States

#372 in North America

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

31. Rockefeller University

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#345 in the United States

#388 in North America

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

32. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#355 in the United States

#401 in North America

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

33. Barnard College

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#358 in the United States

#404 in North America

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

34. Adelphi University

Garden City

For Systems Engineering

#363 in the United States

#409 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $26,953

35. State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz

For Systems Engineering

#364 in the United States

#411 in North America

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

36. Long Island University

Brookville

For Systems Engineering

#369 in the United States

#416 in North America

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

37. Lehman College, CUNY

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#377 in the United States

#424 in North America

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

38. St John's University - New York

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#378 in the United States

#425 in North America

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

39. Upstate Medical University

Syracuse

For Systems Engineering

#388 in the United States

#437 in North America

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

40. Alfred University

Alfred

For Systems Engineering

#389 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

41. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#390 in the United States

#439 in North America

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

42. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#394 in the United States

#444 in North America

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

43. College of Staten Island CUNY

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#403 in the United States

#453 in North America

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

44. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse

For Systems Engineering

#411 in the United States

#461 in North America

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

45. Union College

Schenectady

For Systems Engineering

#425 in the United States

#475 in North America

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

46. Colgate University

Hamilton

For Systems Engineering

#426 in the United States

#476 in North America

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

47. SUNY College at Brockport

Brockport

For Systems Engineering

#444 in the United States

#494 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

48. Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs

For Systems Engineering

#465 in the United States

#516 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,389

49. Hamilton College

Clinton

For Systems Engineering

#473 in the United States

#524 in North America

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

50. Manhattan College

New York City

For Systems Engineering

#484 in the United States

#536 in North America

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

51. Iona College

New Rochelle

For Systems Engineering

#491 in the United States

#543 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,827

52. Albany Medical College

Albany

For Systems Engineering

#497 in the United States

#549 in North America

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

53. New York Medical College

Valhalla

For Systems Engineering

#501 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

54. SUNY College at Oswego

Oswego

For Systems Engineering

#504 in the United States

#557 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 99%

55. SUNY College at Geneseo

Geneseo

For Systems Engineering

#512 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

Closest to New York states to learn Systems Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Connecticut	12	34
Massachusetts	29	2
New Hampshire	3	107
Pennsylvania	29	1
Rhode Island	3	78
New Jersey	14	21
Maryland	12	9
District of Columbia	7	93
Maine	3	229
Ohio	18	18
Virginia	13	28
Michigan	14	7
North Carolina	13	37
Indiana	12	19
Kentucky	6	68
South Carolina	7	81
Wisconsin	11	14
Illinois	19	6
Tennessee	11	42
Georgia	9	5
Iowa	4	38
Alabama	8	87
Minnesota	8	22
Missouri	9	41
Mississippi	4	101
Arkansas	6	142
Florida	18	32
Kansas	4	90
South Dakota	4	273
Louisiana	7	74
North Dakota	2	143
Nebraska	5	62
Oklahoma	4	91
Texas	38	8
Colorado	8	45
New Mexico	3	98
Utah	5	49
Idaho	3	165
Arizona	4	27
Washington	8	12
Oregon	7	69
California	47	3