List of 100 best universities in New York State
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Top 100 universities in New York State ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 93.6M citations received by 2.43M academic publications made by 221 universities from New York State, the popularity of 18,367 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.
1. Cornell University
#4 in the United States
#4 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,455
2. Columbia University
#7 in the United States
#7 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,869
3. New York University
#17 in the United States
#18 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,730
4. University of Rochester
#54 in the United States
#58 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 36%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,900
5. University at Buffalo
#74 in the United States
#84 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
6. Stony Brook University
#94 in the United States
#106 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
7. Syracuse University
#114 in the United States
#131 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $51,520
8. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
#116 in the United States
#135 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,234
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1963
9. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
#118 in the United States
#137 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $35,940
10. SUNY at Albany
#129 in the United States
#150 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $9,747
- Enrollment
- 16,880
11. Fordham University
#146 in the United States
#169 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $45,368
12. Rockefeller University
#151 in the United States
#174 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 286
- Male:Female
- 51:49
- Founded
- 1901
13. Rochester Institute of Technology
#162 in the United States
#186 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,753
14. Binghamton University
#166 in the United States
#191 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
15. Yeshiva University
#195 in the United States
#221 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $38,118
16. United States Military Academy
#201 in the United States
#227 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 31
- Enrollment
- 4,508
17. Hofstra University
#221 in the United States
#248 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,687
18. New School
#224 in the United States
#251 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $62,226
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $20,504
19. CUNY Hunter College
#242 in the United States
#273 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,624
20. St John's University - New York
#245 in the United States
#276 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,206
21. Upstate Medical University
#257 in the United States
#288 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,286
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1834
22. Vassar College
#264 in the United States
#295 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Average SAT
- 1493
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,733
23. Ithaca College
#268 in the United States
#299 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $34,297
24. Clarkson University
#271 in the United States
#302 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1294
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,192
25. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
#273 in the United States
#304 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 2,204
- Male:Female
- 29:71
- Founded
- 1860
26. Pace University
#277 in the United States
#308 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1229
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $34,299
27. New York Medical College
#291 in the United States
#322 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,470
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1860
28. Albany Medical College
#300 in the United States
#331 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 834
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1839
29. Barnard College
#302 in the United States
#333 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1502
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,738
30. Long Island University
#320 in the United States
#356 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,620
31. Colgate University
#323 in the United States
#359 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,954
32. SUNY Buffalo State
#327 in the United States
#364 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $8,921
33. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
#342 in the United States
#380 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $8,675
- Enrollment
- 2,737
34. Bard College
#347 in the United States
#385 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $25,218
35. Union College
#354 in the United States
#393 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $42,884
36. Pratt Institute - Main
#355 in the United States
#394 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $51,702
37. Adelphi University
#358 in the United States
#398 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,671
38. Hamilton College
#377 in the United States
#419 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,021
39. SUNY College at Oswego
#389 in the United States
#434 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
40. Skidmore College
#401 in the United States
#447 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $32,368
42. Lehman College, CUNY
#426 in the United States
#473 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1040
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $9,389
43. State University of New York at New Paltz
#427 in the United States
#474 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
44. New York Law School
#452 in the United States
#499 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 1,056
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1891
45. SUNY College at Brockport
#460 in the United States
#507 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
46. SUNY at Purchase College
#467 in the United States
#514 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1271
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
47. Hobart William Smith Colleges
#472 in the United States
#519 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,172
48. Marist College
#497 in the United States
#545 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $40,106
49. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
#511 in the United States
#562 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Enrollment
- 9,116
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1961
50. Canisius College
#513 in the United States
#564 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $19,321
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,779
51. SUNY Cortland
#514 in the United States
#565 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $8,034
- Enrollment
- 6,780
52. Manhattan College
#517 in the United States
#568 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,349
53. SUNY College at Geneseo
#523 in the United States
#574 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
54. Alfred University
#527 in the United States
#579 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $26,127
55. CUNY City College
#530 in the United States
#582 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,236
56. Siena College
#559 in the United States
#612 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1227
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $32,602
57. Touro College
#577 in the United States
#632 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1358
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $25,934
58. School of Visual Arts
#583 in the United States
#638 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1308
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $59,211
59. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
#585 in the United States
#640 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
60. CUNY Queens College
#586 in the United States
#642 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $8,904
61. SUNY at Fredonia
#588 in the United States
#644 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
62. St Bonaventure University
#596 in the United States
#652 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $27,659
63. St Lawrence University
#609 in the United States
#665 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1333
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $36,175
64. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
#629 in the United States
#686 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,199
65. Brooklyn Law School
#630 in the United States
#687 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,174
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1901
66. SUNY College at Oneonta
#633 in the United States
#691 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
67. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
#652 in the United States
#712 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $11,162
68. CUNY Brooklyn College
#668 in the United States
#730 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,290
69. Saint John Fisher College
#677 in the United States
#739 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,969
70. Iona College
#694 in the United States
#756 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $28,557
71. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
#695 in the United States
#757 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $9,867
72. Fashion Institute of Technology
#696 in the United States
#758 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $7,940
- Enrollment
- 8,108
73. King's College
#700 in the United States
#762 in North America
- Net Price
- $34,192
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,640
- Enrollment
- 442
74. SUNY College at Potsdam
#709 in the United States
#772 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $9,778
- Enrollment
- 2,751
75. Sarah Lawrence College
#712 in the United States
#776 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $43,571
76. Le Moyne College
#714 in the United States
#778 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,139
77. SUNY Empire State College
#747 in the United States
#815 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $7,071
- Enrollment
- 9,545
78. Niagara University
#773 in the United States
#841 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $17,495
79. Wagner College
#780 in the United States
#848 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $28,109
80. New York Institute of Technology
#795 in the United States
#863 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $23,074
81. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
#801 in the United States
#869 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $9,284
82. Mercy College
#807 in the United States
#875 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $16,776
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $15,611
83. Utica College
#822 in the United States
#890 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Net Price
- $22,510
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
84. Farmingdale State College
#869 in the United States
#937 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
85. Excelsior College
#902 in the United States
#970 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 14,477
- Male:Female
- 50:50
86. College of Staten Island CUNY
#908 in the United States
#976 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $8,174
- Enrollment
- 10,736
87. Weill Cornell Medical College
#911 in the United States
#979 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,390
- Male:Female
- 41:59
89. Bank Street College of Education
#928 in the United States
#997 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 597
- Male:Female
- 15:85
- Founded
- 1916
90. Houghton College
#934 in the United States
#1003 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $22,358
91. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
#936 in the United States
#1005 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $54,588
92. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
#951 in the United States
#1021 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $26,804
94. Hartwick College
#971 in the United States
#1041 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Net Price
- $26,818
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
95. United States Merchant Marine Academy
#984 in the United States
#1055 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 27%
96. SUNY College at Old Westbury
#993 in the United States
#1064 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $9,516
- Enrollment
- 4,449
97. D'Youville College
#1008 in the United States
#1079 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1038
- Net Price
- $20,268
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
98. Marymount Manhattan College
#1013 in the United States
#1084 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $38,426
99. Nazareth College
#1014 in the United States
#1085 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $31,321
100. College of Saint Rose
#1019 in the United States
#1090 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Net Price
- $24,618
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $28,162
Closest to New York states
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 17 | 111 |
| Connecticut | 28 | 10 |
| Massachusetts | 88 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 16 | 77 |
| Pennsylvania | 155 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | 12 | 49 |
| New Jersey | 47 | 21 |
| Delaware | 5 | 90 |
| Maryland | 34 | 9 |
| District of Columbia | 15 | 55 |
| Maine | 19 | 153 |
| West Virginia | 26 | 110 |
| Ohio | 90 | 18 |
| Virginia | 63 | 40 |
| Michigan | 62 | 3 |
| North Carolina | 65 | 24 |
| Indiana | 55 | 32 |
| Kentucky | 38 | 61 |
| South Carolina | 37 | 88 |
| Wisconsin | 47 | 13 |
| Illinois | 100 | 15 |
| Tennessee | 56 | 50 |
| Georgia | 63 | 47 |
| Iowa | 39 | 48 |
| Alabama | 33 | 85 |
| Minnesota | 48 | 14 |
| Missouri | 67 | 39 |
| Mississippi | 18 | 132 |
| Arkansas | 24 | 127 |
| Florida | 109 | 23 |
| Kansas | 32 | 72 |
| South Dakota | 15 | 234 |
| Louisiana | 27 | 79 |
| North Dakota | 14 | 182 |
| Nebraska | 23 | 68 |
| Oklahoma | 31 | 96 |
| Texas | 119 | 26 |
| Colorado | 38 | 44 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 144 |
| Montana | 12 | 154 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 82 |
| Puerto Rico | 52 | 360 |
| US Virgin Islands | 1 | 796 |
| Utah | 20 | 41 |
| Idaho | 10 | 147 |
| Arizona | 25 | 34 |
| Nevada | 10 | 131 |
| Washington | 57 | 8 |
| Oregon | 31 | 63 |
| California | 249 | 2 |
| Alaska | 6 | 177 |
| Hawaii | 10 | 159 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1705 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1596 |
| Guam | 2 | 616 |