30 Best colleges for Telecommunications in New York City, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Telecommunications. A graph of 1.65M citations received by 39.8K academic papers made by 30 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 Telecommunications

#2 in New York State

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

2. New York University

For Telecommunications

#3 in New York State

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

3. CUNY City College

For Telecommunications

#11 in New York State

#126 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1340
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,236

4. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Telecommunications

#14 in New York State

#165 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 9,116
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

5. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Telecommunications

#16 in New York State

#181 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,234
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1963

6. Rockefeller University

For Telecommunications

#17 in New York State

#182 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 286
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1901

7. CUNY Hunter College

For Telecommunications

#18 in New York State

#225 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1340
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,624

8. Fordham University

For Telecommunications

#19 in New York State

#228 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,368

9. CUNY Queens College

For Telecommunications

#22 in New York State

#259 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1210
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,904

10. King's College

For Telecommunications

#23 in New York State

#286 in the United States

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

11. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Telecommunications

#24 in New York State

#287 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $37,171
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $7,718

12. St John's University - New York

For Telecommunications

#26 in New York State

#301 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,206

13. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Telecommunications

#28 in New York State

#316 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,204
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1860

14. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Telecommunications

#29 in New York State

#322 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1280
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,290

15. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Telecommunications

#31 in New York State

#334 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1125
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,284

16. Pace University

For Telecommunications

#33 in New York State

#338 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1229
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,299

17. Manhattan College

For Telecommunications

#37 in New York State

#372 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,349

18. Yeshiva University

For Telecommunications

#39 in New York State

#391 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $38,118

19. Lehman College, CUNY

For Telecommunications

#40 in New York State

#395 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1040
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $9,389

20. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Telecommunications

#41 in New York State

#397 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,174
Enrollment: 10,736

21. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Telecommunications

#42 in New York State

#402 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1310
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $9,867

22. New School

For Telecommunications

#48 in New York State

#465 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $62,226
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $20,504

23. Pratt Institute - Main

For Telecommunications

#49 in New York State

#482 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $51,702

24. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Telecommunications

#50 in New York State

#483 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1040
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $7,904

25. Barnard College

For Telecommunications

#51 in New York State

#496 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1502
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,738

26. New York Law School

For Telecommunications

#54 in New York State

#513 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,056
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1891

27. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Telecommunications

#55 in New York State

#526 in the United States

Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 273
Male:Female: 12:88

28. SUNY College of Optometry

For Telecommunications

#60 in New York State

#589 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 394
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1971

29. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

For Telecommunications

#65 in New York State

#649 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,199

30. School of Visual Arts

For Telecommunications

#79 in New York State

#784 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1308
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $59,211

Universities for Telecommunications near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Stevens Institute of Technology	104	Hoboken, New Jersey
22	New Jersey Institute of Technology	68	Newark, New Jersey
25	Adelphi University	364	Garden City, New York
29	Hofstra University	258	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	293	Montclair, New Jersey
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	144	Woodland Park, New Jersey
44	Monmouth University	296	West Long Branch, New Jersey
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	26	New Brunswick, New Jersey
47	New York Medical College	357	Valhalla, New York
71	Princeton University	12	Princeton, New Jersey