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 68.9M citations received by 2.11M academic publications made by 221 universities from New York State, the popularity of 17,478 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.
1. Cornell University
#4 in the United States
#4 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,060
2. Columbia University
#7 in the United States
#7 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $22,058
3. New York University
#17 in the United States
#18 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,499
4. University of Rochester
#54 in the United States
#58 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1465
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $39,775
5. University at Buffalo
#71 in the United States
#81 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
6. Stony Brook University
#94 in the United States
#106 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
7. Syracuse University
#114 in the United States
#132 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $43,651
8. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
#115 in the United States
#134 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,253
- Male:Female
- 40:60
- Founded
- 1963
9. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
#116 in the United States
#135 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,127
10. SUNY at Albany
#129 in the United States
#150 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
11. Rockefeller University
#146 in the United States
#168 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 273
- Male:Female
- 54:46
- Founded
- 1901
12. Fordham University
#150 in the United States
#173 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $43,943
13. Rochester Institute of Technology
#165 in the United States
#190 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,600
14. Binghamton University
#168 in the United States
#193 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
15. United States Military Academy
#198 in the United States
#224 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 30
- Enrollment
- 4,393
16. Yeshiva University
#205 in the United States
#232 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $35,912
17. Hofstra University
#220 in the United States
#248 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,036
18. New School
#228 in the United States
#257 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Net Price
- $55,480
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $21,504
19. CUNY Hunter College
#235 in the United States
#264 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,325
- Enrollment
- 22,970
20. Upstate Medical University
#258 in the United States
#289 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,431
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1834
21. Vassar College
#265 in the United States
#296 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1483
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $30,603
22. Clarkson University
#267 in the United States
#298 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $32,450
23. Ithaca College
#268 in the United States
#299 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1292
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $35,858
24. St John's University - New York
#270 in the United States
#301 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $26,052
25. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
#273 in the United States
#304 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 2,185
- Male:Female
- 31:69
- Founded
- 1860
26. Pace University
#278 in the United States
#309 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $33,363
27. New York Medical College
#286 in the United States
#317 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,454
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1860
28. Albany Medical College
#292 in the United States
#323 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 837
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1839
29. Barnard College
#295 in the United States
#326 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $26,009
30. Long Island University
#317 in the United States
#353 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $25,802
31. Colgate University
#319 in the United States
#355 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,074
32. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
#328 in the United States
#365 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $8,713
- Enrollment
- 1,976
33. SUNY Buffalo State
#337 in the United States
#374 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1059
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $10,756
34. Pratt Institute - Main
#346 in the United States
#385 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $47,326
35. Bard College
#351 in the United States
#391 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Net Price
- $25,214
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $53,584
36. Union College
#354 in the United States
#394 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $41,136
37. Adelphi University
#361 in the United States
#402 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $26,953
38. Hamilton College
#371 in the United States
#413 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,503
39. SUNY College at Oswego
#385 in the United States
#430 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
40. Skidmore College
#395 in the United States
#440 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $33,389
42. Lehman College, CUNY
#412 in the United States
#458 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $10,412
- Enrollment
- 13,015
43. State University of New York at New Paltz
#416 in the United States
#463 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
44. SUNY College at Brockport
#448 in the United States
#495 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
45. New York Law School
#455 in the United States
#502 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 1,050
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1891
46. SUNY at Purchase College
#464 in the United States
#511 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
47. Marist College
#495 in the United States
#544 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1289
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $39,364
48. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
#501 in the United States
#550 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Enrollment
- 8,733
- Male:Female
- 32:68
- Founded
- 1961
49. SUNY College at Geneseo
#506 in the United States
#555 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
50. SUNY Cortland
#510 in the United States
#559 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $9,369
- Enrollment
- 6,690
51. CUNY City College
#511 in the United States
#561 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,822
- Enrollment
- 14,489
52. Alfred University
#513 in the United States
#563 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1188
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $26,183
53. Hobart William Smith Colleges
#518 in the United States
#568 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $34,259
54. Manhattan College
#522 in the United States
#572 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,535
55. Canisius College
#524 in the United States
#574 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $19,635
56. Touro College
#559 in the United States
#613 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1324
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $23,960
57. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
#563 in the United States
#617 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $9,497
- Enrollment
- 2,842
58. CUNY Queens College
#564 in the United States
#618 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $7,927
- Enrollment
- 17,001
59. Siena College
#566 in the United States
#620 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1158
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $30,842
60. SUNY at Fredonia
#571 in the United States
#625 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
61. St Lawrence University
#596 in the United States
#651 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1325
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $33,283
62. School of Visual Arts
#599 in the United States
#655 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $59,053
63. St Bonaventure University
#616 in the United States
#672 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $26,004
64. SUNY College at Oneonta
#623 in the United States
#680 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
65. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
#626 in the United States
#683 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
66. CUNY Brooklyn College
#649 in the United States
#708 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,411
- Enrollment
- 14,195
67. Brooklyn Law School
#650 in the United States
#709 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,210
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1901
68. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
#652 in the United States
#712 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $26,194
69. Saint John Fisher College
#660 in the United States
#722 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,312
70. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
#666 in the United States
#728 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,423
- Enrollment
- 19,854
71. Iona College
#672 in the United States
#734 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,827
72. King's College
#679 in the United States
#741 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $34,192
73. SUNY College at Potsdam
#685 in the United States
#747 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $11,632
- Enrollment
- 2,427
74. Le Moyne College
#689 in the United States
#751 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $23,309
75. Fashion Institute of Technology
#695 in the United States
#757 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,260
- Enrollment
- 8,125
76. Sarah Lawrence College
#703 in the United States
#765 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $42,781
77. Wagner College
#746 in the United States
#813 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,710
78. SUNY Empire State College
#754 in the United States
#821 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $9,343
- Enrollment
- 9,407
79. Niagara University
#764 in the United States
#832 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $18,165
80. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
#790 in the United States
#858 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,043
- Enrollment
- 13,921
81. Mercy College
#800 in the United States
#868 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $15,879
82. Utica College
#815 in the United States
#883 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1167
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,372
83. Excelsior College
#868 in the United States
#936 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 15,833
- Male:Female
- 51:49
84. Weill Cornell Medical College
#870 in the United States
#938 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,327
- Male:Female
- 41:59
85. Farmingdale State College
#874 in the United States
#942 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1089
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
86. College of Staten Island CUNY
#880 in the United States
#948 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $8,061
- Enrollment
- 10,248
87. Houghton College
#914 in the United States
#982 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Net Price
- $21,550
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
88. Bank Street College of Education
#919 in the United States
#987 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 683
- Male:Female
- 14:86
- Founded
- 1916
89. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
#926 in the United States
#994 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $29,175
91. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
#957 in the United States
#1027 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1502
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $61,379
92. Hartwick College
#960 in the United States
#1030 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 19
- Net Price
- $22,396
94. SUNY College at Old Westbury
#967 in the United States
#1037 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1108
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $10,768
95. College of Saint Rose
#991 in the United States
#1062 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Net Price
- $23,294
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
96. Nazareth College
#998 in the United States
#1069 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $31,620
97. United States Merchant Marine Academy
#1004 in the United States
#1075 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 28%
98. D'Youville College
#1005 in the United States
#1076 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $21,755
99. Roberts Wesleyan College
#1010 in the United States
#1081 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $23,341
100. Marymount Manhattan College
#1012 in the United States
#1083 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $39,442
Closest to New York states
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 17 | 109 |
| Connecticut | 28 | 11 |
| Massachusetts | 88 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 16 | 77 |
| Pennsylvania | 155 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | 12 | 49 |
| New Jersey | 47 | 23 |
| Delaware | 5 | 90 |
| Maryland | 34 | 9 |
| District of Columbia | 15 | 56 |
| Maine | 19 | 152 |
| West Virginia | 26 | 112 |
| Ohio | 90 | 18 |
| Virginia | 63 | 41 |
| Michigan | 62 | 3 |
| North Carolina | 65 | 24 |
| Indiana | 55 | 39 |
| Kentucky | 38 | 60 |
| South Carolina | 37 | 87 |
| Wisconsin | 47 | 13 |
| Illinois | 100 | 15 |
| Tennessee | 56 | 50 |
| Georgia | 63 | 44 |
| Iowa | 39 | 47 |
| Alabama | 33 | 84 |
| Minnesota | 48 | 14 |
| Missouri | 67 | 38 |
| Mississippi | 18 | 133 |
| Arkansas | 24 | 127 |
| Florida | 109 | 22 |
| Kansas | 32 | 75 |
| South Dakota | 15 | 233 |
| Louisiana | 27 | 79 |
| North Dakota | 14 | 182 |
| Nebraska | 23 | 68 |
| Oklahoma | 31 | 100 |
| Texas | 119 | 26 |
| Colorado | 38 | 46 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 141 |
| Montana | 12 | 153 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 81 |
| Puerto Rico | 52 | 373 |
| US Virgin Islands | 1 | 811 |
| Utah | 20 | 40 |
| Idaho | 10 | 148 |
| Arizona | 25 | 34 |
| Nevada | 10 | 130 |
| Washington | 57 | 8 |
| Oregon | 31 | 63 |
| California | 249 | 2 |
| Alaska | 6 | 181 |
| Hawaii | 10 | 160 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1702 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1594 |
| Guam | 2 | 614 |