23 Best colleges for Transportation Engineering in New York State

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York State ranked based on their research performance in Transportation Engineering. A graph of 214K citations received by 7.1K academic papers made by 23 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. Cornell University

Ithaca

For Transportation Engineering

#25 in the United States

#28 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

2. New York University

New York City

For Transportation Engineering

#31 in the United States

#35 in North America

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

3. Columbia University

New York City

For Transportation Engineering

#43 in the United States

#48 in North America

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

4. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

For Transportation Engineering

#45 in the United States

#51 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,940

5. University at Buffalo

Buffalo

For Transportation Engineering

#50 in the United States

#59 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

6. CUNY City College

New York City

For Transportation Engineering

#90 in the United States

#107 in North America

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

7. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

For Transportation Engineering

#92 in the United States

#109 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

8. University of Rochester

Rochester

For Transportation Engineering

#96 in the United States

#113 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

9. SUNY at Albany

Albany

For Transportation Engineering

#136 in the United States

#161 in North America

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

10. Syracuse University

Syracuse

For Transportation Engineering

#157 in the United States

#186 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $51,520

11. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica

For Transportation Engineering

#171 in the United States

#203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

12. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

For Transportation Engineering

#172 in the United States

#204 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,753

13. Hofstra University

Hempstead

For Transportation Engineering

#182 in the United States

#215 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,687

14. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City

For Transportation Engineering

#203 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

15. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

New York City

For Transportation Engineering

#207 in the United States

#240 in North America

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

16. Binghamton University

Vestal

For Transportation Engineering

#218 in the United States

#252 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 78%

17. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York City

For Transportation Engineering

#240 in the United States

#275 in North America

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

18. Fordham University

New York City

For Transportation Engineering

#248 in the United States

#283 in North America

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

19. United States Military Academy

West Point

For Transportation Engineering

#256 in the United States

#292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Enrollment: 4,508

20. College of Staten Island CUNY

New York City

For Transportation Engineering

#258 in the United States

#294 in North America

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

21. Clarkson University

Potsdam

For Transportation Engineering

#259 in the United States

#295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1294
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,192

22. St John's University - New York

New York City

For Transportation Engineering

#260 in the United States

#297 in North America

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

23. State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz

For Transportation Engineering

#269 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

Closest to New York states to learn Transportation Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Connecticut	4	62
Massachusetts	11	2
Pennsylvania	11	12
Rhode Island	3	57
New Jersey	7	17
Maryland	7	11
District of Columbia	5	84
Ohio	13	19
Virginia	8	10
Michigan	7	5
North Carolina	9	33
Indiana	6	4
Kentucky	3	56
South Carolina	3	53
Wisconsin	4	23
Illinois	11	13
Tennessee	6	46
Georgia	6	8
Alabama	6	79
Missouri	6	72
Mississippi	4	125
Florida	10	7
Kansas	3	108
Louisiana	4	58
North Dakota	2	100
Nebraska	3	61
Oklahoma	3	86
Texas	17	3
Colorado	7	70
Utah	4	30
Arizona	3	21
Washington	5	6
Oregon	4	36
California	26	1