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 97.9M citations received by 2.49M academic publications made by 221 universities from New York State, the popularity of 19,306 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.
1. Cornell University
#4 in the United States
#4 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,361
2. Columbia University
#7 in the United States
#7 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $22,520
3. New York University
#16 in the United States
#17 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $30,325
4. University of Rochester
#56 in the United States
#60 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,462
5. University at Buffalo
#75 in the United States
#85 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
6. Stony Brook University
#86 in the United States
#98 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
7. Syracuse University
#113 in the United States
#129 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $48,215
8. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
#117 in the United States
#134 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,261
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1963
9. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
#120 in the United States
#139 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1443
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $38,887
10. SUNY at Albany
#129 in the United States
#150 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $11,210
- Enrollment
- 17,560
11. Rochester Institute of Technology
#148 in the United States
#170 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,534
12. Fordham University
#149 in the United States
#171 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $48,190
13. Rockefeller University
#150 in the United States
#173 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 281
- Male:Female
- 47:53
- Founded
- 1901
14. Binghamton University
#176 in the United States
#200 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
15. United States Military Academy
#194 in the United States
#219 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Enrollment
- 4,473
16. Yeshiva University
#199 in the United States
#226 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,681
17. New School
#215 in the United States
#242 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $67,224
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $22,174
18. Hofstra University
#228 in the United States
#257 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $35,792
19. St John's University - New York
#242 in the United States
#273 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,656
20. Upstate Medical University
#244 in the United States
#275 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,341
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1834
21. Vassar College
#273 in the United States
#304 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,981
22. Ithaca College
#274 in the United States
#305 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,253
23. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
#276 in the United States
#307 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 2,220
- Male:Female
- 28:72
- Founded
- 1860
24. Pace University
#277 in the United States
#308 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $34,791
25. Clarkson University
#285 in the United States
#316 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $32,406
26. New York Medical College
#301 in the United States
#334 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,471
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1860
27. Barnard College
#307 in the United States
#341 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $26,407
28. Colgate University
#315 in the United States
#350 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,736
29. Long Island University
#323 in the United States
#359 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $24,867
30. Albany Medical College
#336 in the United States
#373 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 814
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1839
31. Bard College
#340 in the United States
#377 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $29,320
32. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
#343 in the United States
#382 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $8,699
- Enrollment
- 2,757
33. Union College
#349 in the United States
#388 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $42,137
34. Adelphi University
#350 in the United States
#389 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $31,303
35. Pratt Institute - Main
#361 in the United States
#403 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $54,150
36. Hamilton College
#364 in the United States
#406 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,719
38. Skidmore College
#389 in the United States
#435 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $31,187
39. Lehman College, CUNY
#395 in the United States
#441 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1000
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $10,151
40. SUNY College at Oswego
#398 in the United States
#444 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
41. State University of New York at New Paltz
#416 in the United States
#462 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
42. New York Law School
#447 in the United States
#494 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 1,062
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1891
43. Hobart William Smith Colleges
#455 in the United States
#503 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1288
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $34,170
44. SUNY at Purchase College
#465 in the United States
#513 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1283
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
45. SUNY College at Brockport
#482 in the United States
#531 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
46. Alfred University
#492 in the United States
#541 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1203
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $26,470
47. Marist College
#497 in the United States
#546 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $42,508
48. SUNY Cortland
#501 in the United States
#552 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $8,254
- Enrollment
- 6,938
49. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
#502 in the United States
#553 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1198
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
50. Canisius College
#504 in the United States
#555 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Net Price
- $19,666
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,972
51. Touro College
#506 in the United States
#557 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1336
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $29,179
52. SUNY College at Geneseo
#515 in the United States
#566 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
53. Siena College
#533 in the United States
#586 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $32,955
54. School of Visual Arts
#541 in the United States
#596 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1339
- Net Price
- $61,337
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
55. SUNY at Fredonia
#586 in the United States
#643 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
56. Manhattan College
#587 in the United States
#644 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1269
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,717
57. St Bonaventure University
#590 in the United States
#647 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1178
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $27,373
58. CUNY Hunter College
#598 in the United States
#655 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,755
59. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
#617 in the United States
#676 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1398
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $26,283
60. Brooklyn Law School
#619 in the United States
#678 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,125
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1901
61. St Lawrence University
#647 in the United States
#707 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1338
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $33,216
62. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
#657 in the United States
#718 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
63. Fashion Institute of Technology
#673 in the United States
#736 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
- Average Aid
- $8,304
- Enrollment
- 8,206
64. SUNY College at Potsdam
#682 in the United States
#746 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $11,147
- Enrollment
- 2,832
65. Le Moyne College
#685 in the United States
#749 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $23,702
66. Iona College
#714 in the United States
#781 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,978
67. Sarah Lawrence College
#724 in the United States
#791 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $43,629
68. King's College
#739 in the United States
#807 in North America
- Net Price
- $34,192
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,640
- Enrollment
- 442
69. Niagara University
#746 in the United States
#814 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1148
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $16,613
70. Saint John Fisher College
#750 in the United States
#818 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $30,540
71. New York Institute of Technology
#752 in the United States
#820 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $24,688
72. Wagner College
#755 in the United States
#823 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,033
73. Mercy College
#762 in the United States
#830 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $15,200
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $17,664
74. SUNY Buffalo State
#781 in the United States
#849 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $11,697
75. Utica College
#838 in the United States
#906 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Net Price
- $20,295
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
76. SUNY Empire State College
#863 in the United States
#932 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $8,243
- Enrollment
- 10,469
77. Excelsior College
#873 in the United States
#942 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 12,941
- Male:Female
- 48:52
78. Houghton College
#882 in the United States
#952 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1273
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $21,274
79. Bank Street College of Education
#905 in the United States
#976 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 719
- Male:Female
- 20:80
- Founded
- 1916
80. Farmingdale State College
#930 in the United States
#1002 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
81. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
#931 in the United States
#1003 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Net Price
- $58,152
- Receiving Aid
- 62%
82. Hartwick College
#947 in the United States
#1019 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Net Price
- $31,712
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
83. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
#948 in the United States
#1020 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $30,232
85. SUNY College at Old Westbury
#964 in the United States
#1036 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $10,200
- Enrollment
- 4,709
87. Juilliard School
#993 in the United States
#1066 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Net Price
- $45,099
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $38,793
88. Marymount Manhattan College
#1008 in the United States
#1081 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1214
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $38,376
89. United States Merchant Marine Academy
#1011 in the United States
#1084 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 20%
90. Roberts Wesleyan College
#1012 in the United States
#1085 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1148
- Net Price
- $23,275
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
91. Nazareth College
#1026 in the United States
#1099 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $30,785
92. D'Youville College
#1035 in the United States
#1109 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1108
- Net Price
- $20,690
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
93. CUNY Brooklyn College
#1045 in the United States
#1119 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,482
94. Culinary Institute of America
#1054 in the United States
#1128 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1056
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $39,581
95. Daemen College
#1069 in the United States
#1143 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Net Price
- $19,102
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $25,905
96. Sage Colleges
#1070 in the United States
#1145 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Net Price
- $21,046
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,295
97. Albany Law School
#1072 in the United States
#1147 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 670
- Male:Female
- 42:58
- Founded
- 1851
98. SUNY College at Oneonta
#1076 in the United States
#1151 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
99. Manhattanville College
#1093 in the United States
#1168 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Net Price
- $21,690
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,809
100. College of Saint Rose
#1106 in the United States
#1181 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- 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 | 114 |
| Connecticut | 28 | 10 |
| Massachusetts | 88 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 16 | 74 |
| Pennsylvania | 155 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | 12 | 50 |
| New Jersey | 47 | 21 |
| Delaware | 5 | 90 |
| Maryland | 34 | 9 |
| District of Columbia | 15 | 51 |
| Maine | 19 | 155 |
| West Virginia | 26 | 108 |
| Ohio | 90 | 18 |
| Virginia | 63 | 40 |
| Michigan | 62 | 3 |
| North Carolina | 65 | 24 |
| Indiana | 55 | 34 |
| Kentucky | 38 | 59 |
| South Carolina | 37 | 88 |
| Wisconsin | 47 | 13 |
| Illinois | 100 | 15 |
| Tennessee | 56 | 48 |
| Georgia | 63 | 47 |
| Iowa | 39 | 49 |
| Alabama | 33 | 85 |
| Minnesota | 48 | 14 |
| Missouri | 67 | 39 |
| Mississippi | 18 | 132 |
| Arkansas | 24 | 128 |
| Florida | 109 | 23 |
| Kansas | 32 | 73 |
| South Dakota | 15 | 223 |
| Louisiana | 27 | 79 |
| North Dakota | 14 | 180 |
| Nebraska | 23 | 64 |
| Oklahoma | 31 | 97 |
| Texas | 119 | 26 |
| Colorado | 38 | 45 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 142 |
| Montana | 12 | 153 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 83 |
| Puerto Rico | 52 | 366 |
| US Virgin Islands | 1 | 789 |
| Utah | 20 | 41 |
| Idaho | 10 | 146 |
| Arizona | 25 | 35 |
| Nevada | 10 | 131 |
| Washington | 57 | 8 |
| Oregon | 31 | 61 |
| California | 249 | 2 |
| Alaska | 6 | 182 |
| Hawaii | 10 | 357 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1625 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1521 |
| Guam | 2 | 623 |