100 Best colleges for Ecology in New York State
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Below is a list of best universities in New York State ranked based on their research performance in Ecology. A graph of 12.2M citations received by 273K academic papers made by 113 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
- Acceptance Rate
 - 8%
 - Average SAT
 - 1520
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $26,455
 
2. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 4%
 - Average SAT
 - 1530
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $20,869
 
3. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 9%
 - Average SAT
 - 1525
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $30,730
 
4. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 49%
 - Average SAT
 - 1405
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Receiving Aid
 - 89%
 
5. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
 - 36%
 - Average SAT
 - 1470
 - Average ACT
 - 33
 - Net Price
 - $40,900
 
6. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
 - 69%
 - Average SAT
 - 1295
 - Average ACT
 - 30
 - Receiving Aid
 - 86%
 
7. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 42%
 - Average SAT
 - 1345
 - Average ACT
 - 30
 - Net Price
 - $51,520
 
8. SUNY at Albany
- Acceptance Rate
 - 70%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 97%
 - Average Aid
 - $9,747
 - Enrollment
 - 16,880
 
9. Rockefeller University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 12%
 - Enrollment
 - 286
 - Male:Female
 - 51:49
 - Founded
 - 1901
 
10. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
 - 58%
 - Average SAT
 - 1415
 - Average ACT
 - 32
 - Net Price
 - $35,940
 
11. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
 - 12%
 - Enrollment
 - 1,234
 - Male:Female
 - 39:61
 - Founded
 - 1963
 
12. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Acceptance Rate
 - 83%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 96%
 - Average Aid
 - $8,675
 - Enrollment
 - 2,737
 
13. Binghamton University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 38%
 - Average SAT
 - 1405
 - Average ACT
 - 32
 - Receiving Aid
 - 78%
 
14. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
- Acceptance Rate
 - 39%
 - Enrollment
 - 9,116
 - Male:Female
 - 33:67
 - Founded
 - 1961
 
15. CUNY City College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 58%
 - Average SAT
 - 1340
 - Receiving Aid
 - 91%
 - Average Aid
 - $9,236
 
16. Clarkson University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 77%
 - Average SAT
 - 1294
 - Average ACT
 - 29
 - Net Price
 - $33,192
 
17. Fordham University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 56%
 - Average SAT
 - 1410
 - Average ACT
 - 32
 - Net Price
 - $45,368
 
18. Ithaca College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 70%
 - Average SAT
 - 1280
 - Average ACT
 - 29
 - Net Price
 - $34,297
 
19. Rochester Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
 - 71%
 - Average SAT
 - 1370
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Net Price
 - $39,753
 
20. CUNY Hunter College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 54%
 - Average SAT
 - 1340
 - Receiving Aid
 - 89%
 - Average Aid
 - $9,624
 
21. New York Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 9%
 - Enrollment
 - 1,470
 - Male:Female
 - 41:59
 - Founded
 - 1860
 
22. SUNY at Purchase College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 73%
 - Average SAT
 - 1271
 - Average ACT
 - 30
 - Receiving Aid
 - 84%
 
23. King's College
- Net Price
 - $34,192
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $24,640
 - Enrollment
 - 442
 
24. CUNY Queens College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 69%
 - Average SAT
 - 1210
 - Receiving Aid
 - 83%
 - Average Aid
 - $8,904
 
25. St John's University - New York
- Acceptance Rate
 - 80%
 - Average SAT
 - 1215
 - Average ACT
 - 27
 - Net Price
 - $28,206
 
26. United States Military Academy
- Acceptance Rate
 - 14%
 - Average SAT
 - 1315
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Enrollment
 - 4,508
 
27. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 50%
 - Average SAT
 - 1310
 - Receiving Aid
 - 88%
 - Average Aid
 - $9,867
 
28. New School
- Acceptance Rate
 - 63%
 - Net Price
 - $62,226
 - Receiving Aid
 - 94%
 - Average Aid
 - $20,504
 
29. Pace University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 77%
 - Average SAT
 - 1229
 - Average ACT
 - 27
 - Net Price
 - $34,299
 
30. Hofstra University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 71%
 - Average SAT
 - 1295
 - Average ACT
 - 29
 - Net Price
 - $35,687
 
31. Colgate University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 12%
 - Average SAT
 - 1480
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $26,954
 
32. Vassar College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 18%
 - Average SAT
 - 1493
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $29,733
 
33. CUNY Brooklyn College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 54%
 - Average SAT
 - 1280
 - Receiving Aid
 - 89%
 - Average Aid
 - $9,290
 
34. SUNY Buffalo State
- Acceptance Rate
 - 76%
 - Average SAT
 - 1075
 - Receiving Aid
 - 94%
 - Average Aid
 - $8,921
 
35. Upstate Medical University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 12%
 - Enrollment
 - 1,286
 - Male:Female
 - 37:63
 - Founded
 - 1834
 
36. Yeshiva University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 64%
 - Average SAT
 - 1410
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Net Price
 - $38,118
 
37. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Acceptance Rate
 - 11%
 - Enrollment
 - 2,204
 - Male:Female
 - 29:71
 - Founded
 - 1860
 
38. Albany Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 11%
 - Enrollment
 - 834
 - Male:Female
 - 38:62
 - Founded
 - 1839
 
39. Barnard College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 8%
 - Average SAT
 - 1502
 - Average ACT
 - 33
 - Net Price
 - $27,738
 
40. Union College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 44%
 - Average SAT
 - 1395
 - Average ACT
 - 32
 - Net Price
 - $42,884
 
41. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
 - 78%
 - Average SAT
 - 1240
 - Average ACT
 - 26
 - Receiving Aid
 - 94%
 
42. Long Island University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 90%
 - Average SAT
 - 1245
 - Average ACT
 - 28
 - Net Price
 - $22,620
 
43. Lehman College, CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
 - 55%
 - Average SAT
 - 1040
 - Receiving Aid
 - 93%
 - Average Aid
 - $9,389
 
44. New York Law School
- Acceptance Rate
 - 47%
 - Enrollment
 - 1,056
 - Male:Female
 - 35:65
 - Founded
 - 1891
 
45. Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 78%
 - Average SAT
 - 1245
 - Average ACT
 - 27
 - Net Price
 - $28,349
 
46. College of Staten Island CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
 - 100%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 83%
 - Average Aid
 - $8,174
 - Enrollment
 - 10,736
 
47. SUNY College at Brockport
- Acceptance Rate
 - 71%
 - Average SAT
 - 1155
 - Average ACT
 - 22
 - Receiving Aid
 - 94%
 
48. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Acceptance Rate
 - 57%
 - Average SAT
 - 1125
 - Receiving Aid
 - 92%
 - Average Aid
 - $9,284
 
49. Adelphi University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 78%
 - Average SAT
 - 1225
 - Average ACT
 - 27
 - Net Price
 - $28,671
 
50. SUNY at Fredonia
- Acceptance Rate
 - 79%
 - Average SAT
 - 1175
 - Average ACT
 - 25
 - Receiving Aid
 - 98%
 
51. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Receiving Aid
 - 0%
 - Enrollment
 - 273
 - Male:Female
 - 12:88
 
52. State University of New York at New Paltz
- Acceptance Rate
 - 59%
 - Average SAT
 - 1255
 - Average ACT
 - 27
 - Receiving Aid
 - 84%
 
53. Bard College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 52%
 - Average SAT
 - 1365
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Net Price
 - $25,218
 
54. SUNY College at Oswego
- Acceptance Rate
 - 80%
 - Average SAT
 - 1165
 - Average ACT
 - 25
 - Receiving Aid
 - 94%
 
55. Skidmore College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 23%
 - Average SAT
 - 1380
 - Average ACT
 - 32
 - Net Price
 - $32,368
 
56. SUNY Cortland
- Acceptance Rate
 - 51%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 88%
 - Average Aid
 - $8,034
 - Enrollment
 - 6,780
 
57. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
 - 75%
 - Average SAT
 - 1185
 - Receiving Aid
 - 95%
 - Average Aid
 - $11,162
 
58. Hamilton College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 12%
 - Average SAT
 - 1480
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $26,021
 
59. Canisius College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 82%
 - Net Price
 - $19,321
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $22,779
 
60. Alfred University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 48%
 - Average SAT
 - 1190
 - Average ACT
 - 28
 - Net Price
 - $26,127
 
61. Siena College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 71%
 - Average SAT
 - 1227
 - Average ACT
 - 28
 - Net Price
 - $32,602
 
62. SUNY College at Geneseo
- Acceptance Rate
 - 64%
 - Average SAT
 - 1290
 - Average ACT
 - 29
 - Receiving Aid
 - 95%
 
63. SUNY College at Oneonta
- Acceptance Rate
 - 70%
 - Average SAT
 - 1170
 - Average ACT
 - 26
 - Receiving Aid
 - 90%
 
64. St Lawrence University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 58%
 - Average SAT
 - 1333
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Net Price
 - $36,175
 
65. Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Acceptance Rate
 - 57%
 - Average SAT
 - 1290
 - Average ACT
 - 29
 - Net Price
 - $33,172
 
66. Houghton College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 93%
 - Average SAT
 - 1285
 - Average ACT
 - 26
 - Net Price
 - $22,358
 
67. Wagner College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 83%
 - Average SAT
 - 1235
 - Average ACT
 - 25
 - Net Price
 - $28,109
 
68. Pratt Institute - Main
- Acceptance Rate
 - 53%
 - Average SAT
 - 1320
 - Average ACT
 - 29
 - Net Price
 - $51,702
 
69. Iona College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 91%
 - Average SAT
 - 1160
 - Average ACT
 - 24
 - Net Price
 - $28,557
 
70. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
 - 100%
 - Net Price
 - $37,171
 - Receiving Aid
 - 94%
 - Average Aid
 - $7,718
 
71. New York College of Health Professions
- Acceptance Rate
 - 100%
 - Net Price
 - $42,908
 - Receiving Aid
 - 50%
 - Average Aid
 - $3,648
 
72. Hartwick College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 69%
 - Average SAT
 - 1185
 - Net Price
 - $26,818
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 
73. SUNY College of Optometry
- Acceptance Rate
 - 33%
 - Enrollment
 - 394
 - Male:Female
 - 23:77
 - Founded
 - 1971
 
74. Marist College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 65%
 - Average SAT
 - 1290
 - Average ACT
 - 29
 - Net Price
 - $40,106
 
75. SUNY College at Old Westbury
- Acceptance Rate
 - 85%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 84%
 - Average Aid
 - $9,516
 - Enrollment
 - 4,449
 
76. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- Acceptance Rate
 - 19%
 - Average SAT
 - 1460
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $28,199
 
77. CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
 - 81%
 - Average SAT
 - 1040
 - Receiving Aid
 - 89%
 - Average Aid
 - $7,904
 
78. Brooklyn Law School
- Acceptance Rate
 - 35%
 - Enrollment
 - 1,174
 - Male:Female
 - 37:63
 - Founded
 - 1901
 
79. Niagara University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 85%
 - Average SAT
 - 1135
 - Average ACT
 - 25
 - Net Price
 - $17,495
 
80. SUNY College at Potsdam
- Acceptance Rate
 - 85%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 97%
 - Average Aid
 - $9,778
 - Enrollment
 - 2,751
 
81. St Bonaventure University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 82%
 - Average SAT
 - 1155
 - Average ACT
 - 27
 - Net Price
 - $27,659
 
82. Saint John Fisher College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 68%
 - Average SAT
 - 1200
 - Average ACT
 - 27
 - Net Price
 - $28,969
 
83. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
- Acceptance Rate
 - 91%
 - Net Price
 - $26,370
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $24,536
 
84. Sarah Lawrence College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 59%
 - Average SAT
 - 1355
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Net Price
 - $43,571
 
85. Touro College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 63%
 - Average SAT
 - 1358
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Net Price
 - $25,934
 
86. CUNY York College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 59%
 - Average SAT
 - 1100
 - Receiving Aid
 - 87%
 - Average Aid
 - $7,896
 
87. CUNY School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
 - 35%
 - Enrollment
 - 681
 - Male:Female
 - 34:66
 - Founded
 - 1983
 
88. Le Moyne College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 75%
 - Average SAT
 - 1250
 - Average ACT
 - 28
 - Net Price
 - $22,139
 
89. Mercy College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 85%
 - Net Price
 - $16,776
 - Receiving Aid
 - 99%
 - Average Aid
 - $15,611
 
90. Utica College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 87%
 - Average SAT
 - 1120
 - Net Price
 - $22,510
 - Receiving Aid
 - 98%
 
91. Daemen College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 76%
 - Net Price
 - $18,944
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $25,136
 
92. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
 - 59%
 - Average SAT
 - 1250
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Net Price
 - $26,804
 
93. Farmingdale State College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 69%
 - Average SAT
 - 1110
 - Average ACT
 - 23
 - Receiving Aid
 - 75%
 
94. D'Youville College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 82%
 - Average SAT
 - 1038
 - Net Price
 - $20,268
 - Receiving Aid
 - 70%
 
95. CUNY Medgar Evers College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 83%
 - Average SAT
 - 890
 - Receiving Aid
 - 90%
 - Average Aid
 - $7,896
 
96. Fashion Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
 - 58%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 73%
 - Average Aid
 - $7,940
 - Enrollment
 - 8,108
 
97. Albany Law School
- Acceptance Rate
 - 70%
 - Enrollment
 - 628
 - Male:Female
 - 42:58
 - Founded
 - 1851
 
98. Nazareth College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 79%
 - Average SAT
 - 1250
 - Average ACT
 - 28
 - Net Price
 - $31,321
 
99. Wells College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 70%
 - Net Price
 - $23,956
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $27,056
 
100. St Francis College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 100%
 - Net Price
 - $22,766
 - Receiving Aid
 - 99%
 - Average Aid
 - $18,540
 
Closest to New York states to learn Ecology
| State |   Universities  Unis   |    Best university country rank  Best uni    |  
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 8 | 107 | 
| Connecticut | 20 | 16 | 
| Massachusetts | 60 | 2 | 
| New Hampshire | 11 | 94 | 
| Pennsylvania | 83 | 13 | 
| Rhode Island | 9 | 80 | 
| New Jersey | 21 | 31 | 
| Maryland | 25 | 22 | 
| District of Columbia | 8 | 106 | 
| Maine | 15 | 97 | 
| West Virginia | 16 | 110 | 
| Ohio | 51 | 15 | 
| Virginia | 39 | 39 | 
| Michigan | 30 | 8 | 
| North Carolina | 37 | 21 | 
| Indiana | 28 | 30 | 
| Kentucky | 16 | 59 | 
| South Carolina | 22 | 84 | 
| Wisconsin | 27 | 9 | 
| Illinois | 56 | 11 | 
| Tennessee | 27 | 48 | 
| Georgia | 35 | 20 | 
| Iowa | 18 | 29 | 
| Alabama | 21 | 68 | 
| Minnesota | 26 | 10 | 
| Missouri | 29 | 57 | 
| Mississippi | 12 | 90 | 
| Arkansas | 16 | 103 | 
| Florida | 44 | 6 | 
| Kansas | 11 | 56 | 
| South Dakota | 8 | 145 | 
| Louisiana | 22 | 58 | 
| North Dakota | 6 | 131 | 
| Nebraska | 12 | 43 | 
| Oklahoma | 16 | 79 | 
| Texas | 68 | 17 | 
| Colorado | 18 | 26 | 
| Montana | 7 | 82 | 
| New Mexico | 8 | 77 | 
| Puerto Rico | 11 | 255 | 
| Utah | 9 | 49 | 
| Idaho | 7 | 93 | 
| Arizona | 8 | 19 | 
| Nevada | 6 | 109 | 
| Washington | 25 | 5 | 
| Oregon | 16 | 24 | 
| California | 107 | 1 | 
| Alaska | 4 | 76 | 
| Hawaii | 7 | 70 |