List of 100 best universities in New York State
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 61.8M citations received by 1.23M academic publications made by 221 universities from New York State, the popularity of 16,066 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.
1. Columbia University
#8 in the United States
#8 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $12,411
2. Cornell University
#9 in the United States
#9 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,262
3. New York University
#23 in the United States
#24 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $50,991
4. University of Rochester
#47 in the United States
#50 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,125
5. University at Buffalo
#85 in the United States
#96 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
6. Stony Brook University
#92 in the United States
#104 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
7. Syracuse University
#111 in the United States
#128 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $43,545
8. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
#112 in the United States
#129 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,070
9. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
#119 in the United States
#137 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,249
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1963
10. Rockefeller University
#139 in the United States
#160 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 268
- Male:Female
- 54:46
- Founded
- 1901
11. SUNY at Albany
#142 in the United States
#163 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
12. Fordham University
#145 in the United States
#166 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $37,583
13. Rochester Institute of Technology
#159 in the United States
#181 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $35,012
14. Binghamton University
#162 in the United States
#186 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
15. Yeshiva University
#168 in the United States
#193 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $36,807
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $29,093
16. St John's University - New York
#196 in the United States
#222 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $26,655
17. New School
#209 in the United States
#236 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Net Price
- $43,547
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $20,330
18. Hofstra University
#217 in the United States
#244 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,234
19. United States Military Academy
#225 in the United States
#252 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 31
- Enrollment
- 4,594
20. Pace University
#257 in the United States
#288 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $30,632
21. Clarkson University
#269 in the United States
#300 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $31,413
22. Upstate Medical University
#275 in the United States
#306 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Enrollment
- 1,545
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1834
23. Vassar College
#277 in the United States
#308 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,249
24. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
#282 in the United States
#313 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Enrollment
- 2,117
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1860
25. Ithaca College
#283 in the United States
#314 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $35,327
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $29,954
26. New York Medical College
#285 in the United States
#316 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,561
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1860
27. Albany Medical College
#293 in the United States
#325 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 839
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1839
28. Colgate University
#314 in the United States
#351 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $24,500
29. CUNY Hunter College
#321 in the United States
#358 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $8,519
- Enrollment
- 24,099
30. Long Island University
#328 in the United States
#365 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,620
31. Adelphi University
#346 in the United States
#385 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,261
32. Barnard College
#348 in the United States
#387 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1488
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $28,366
33. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
#349 in the United States
#388 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 290
- Male:Female
- 11:89
34. Union College
#351 in the United States
#391 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $39,101
35. Bard College
#354 in the United States
#394 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Net Price
- $24,318
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
- Average Aid
- $50,598
36. Hamilton College
#363 in the United States
#405 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,803
37. Skidmore College
#396 in the United States
#441 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $31,553
38. New York Institute of Technology
#412 in the United States
#458 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,739
39. SUNY at Purchase College
#415 in the United States
#461 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
40. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
#420 in the United States
#466 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $7,331
- Enrollment
- 2,012
41. SUNY College at Oswego
#426 in the United States
#473 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
42. Marist College
#475 in the United States
#525 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1278
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $37,868
43. SUNY Buffalo State
#479 in the United States
#529 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1045
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $9,663
44. Hobart William Smith Colleges
#482 in the United States
#532 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $34,239
45. State University of New York at New Paltz
#489 in the United States
#539 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1234
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
46. Alfred University
#501 in the United States
#551 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $25,377
47. Pratt Institute - Main
#502 in the United States
#553 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $46,486
48. SUNY College at Brockport
#503 in the United States
#554 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
49. Manhattan College
#512 in the United States
#563 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Net Price
- $27,651
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,475
50. Siena College
#526 in the United States
#577 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Net Price
- $32,810
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $27,019
51. Lehman College, CUNY
#556 in the United States
#608 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $9,322
- Enrollment
- 14,392
52. St Lawrence University
#561 in the United States
#614 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $31,744
53. Canisius College
#579 in the United States
#635 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $18,486
54. SUNY Cortland
#580 in the United States
#636 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
55. SUNY College at Geneseo
#588 in the United States
#644 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
56. CUNY City College
#602 in the United States
#658 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $9,267
- Enrollment
- 15,031
57. CUNY Queens College
#608 in the United States
#665 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $7,627
- Enrollment
- 18,772
58. Saint John Fisher College
#613 in the United States
#670 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $27,325
59. Brooklyn Law School
#620 in the United States
#678 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Enrollment
- 1,184
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1901
60. Iona College
#637 in the United States
#697 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,596
61. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
#645 in the United States
#705 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Net Price
- $20,757
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $38,212
62. SUNY College at Oneonta
#653 in the United States
#713 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $9,134
- Enrollment
- 5,918
63. St Bonaventure University
#655 in the United States
#715 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $25,533
64. Touro College
#656 in the United States
#716 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Net Price
- $23,038
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,787
65. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
#668 in the United States
#728 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
66. SUNY at Fredonia
#669 in the United States
#729 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
67. Le Moyne College
#676 in the United States
#737 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $24,618
68. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
#678 in the United States
#739 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 9,017
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1961
69. Sarah Lawrence College
#683 in the United States
#744 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $34,091
70. Niagara University
#708 in the United States
#775 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1147
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $18,118
71. School of Visual Arts
#727 in the United States
#794 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1252
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $51,634
72. New York Law School
#736 in the United States
#803 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Enrollment
- 1,130
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1891
73. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
#739 in the United States
#806 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $8,717
- Enrollment
- 19,969
74. SUNY Empire State College
#749 in the United States
#816 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
- Average Aid
- $7,031
- Enrollment
- 9,462
75. SUNY College at Potsdam
#758 in the United States
#826 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $10,014
- Enrollment
- 2,607
76. CUNY Brooklyn College
#759 in the United States
#827 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $8,711
- Enrollment
- 15,938
77. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
#778 in the United States
#846 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
78. Utica College
#782 in the United States
#850 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $22,335
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $12,719
79. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
#788 in the United States
#856 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $8,365
- Enrollment
- 15,210
80. Weill Cornell Medical College
#789 in the United States
#857 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,371
- Male:Female
- 43:57
81. Fashion Institute of Technology
#794 in the United States
#863 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,521
- Enrollment
- 8,150
82. Mercy College
#801 in the United States
#870 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1050
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $15,027
83. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
#859 in the United States
#928 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $26,961
84. Bank Street College of Education
#884 in the United States
#953 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 635
- Male:Female
- 11:89
- Founded
- 1916
85. D'Youville College
#901 in the United States
#970 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1128
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $22,541
86. United States Merchant Marine Academy
#907 in the United States
#976 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 30%
88. Wagner College
#935 in the United States
#1004 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $28,365
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,222
89. Farmingdale State College
#937 in the United States
#1006 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
90. College of Saint Rose
#942 in the United States
#1011 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $23,474
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $25,845
91. Hartwick College
#959 in the United States
#1030 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $22,523
92. Excelsior College
#962 in the United States
#1033 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 17,166
- Male:Female
- 52:48
93. College of Staten Island CUNY
#965 in the United States
#1036 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $6,933
- Enrollment
- 11,793
94. Nazareth College
#974 in the United States
#1045 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $30,557
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $21,505
95. Marymount Manhattan College
#980 in the United States
#1051 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1152
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $31,750
96. Manhattanville College
#995 in the United States
#1066 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $21,969
97. Albany Law School
#1011 in the United States
#1083 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Enrollment
- 597
- Male:Female
- 44:56
- Founded
- 1851
98. SUNY College at Old Westbury
#1019 in the United States
#1092 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
- Average Aid
- $9,760
99. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
#1020 in the United States
#1093 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1417
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $50,279
100. St Francis College
#1028 in the United States
#1102 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $15,481
Closest to New York states
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 17 | 106 |
| Connecticut | 28 | 10 |
| Massachusetts | 88 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 16 | 74 |
| Pennsylvania | 155 | 11 |
| Rhode Island | 12 | 52 |
| New Jersey | 47 | 16 |
| Delaware | 5 | 91 |
| Maryland | 34 | 12 |
| District of Columbia | 15 | 66 |
| Maine | 19 | 158 |
| West Virginia | 26 | 109 |
| Ohio | 90 | 20 |
| Virginia | 63 | 42 |
| Michigan | 62 | 3 |
| North Carolina | 65 | 18 |
| Indiana | 55 | 33 |
| Kentucky | 38 | 61 |
| South Carolina | 37 | 88 |
| Wisconsin | 47 | 13 |
| Illinois | 100 | 15 |
| Tennessee | 56 | 51 |
| Georgia | 63 | 48 |
| Iowa | 39 | 49 |
| Alabama | 33 | 87 |
| Minnesota | 48 | 14 |
| Missouri | 67 | 36 |
| Mississippi | 18 | 136 |
| Arkansas | 24 | 126 |
| Florida | 109 | 27 |
| Kansas | 32 | 65 |
| South Dakota | 15 | 242 |
| Louisiana | 27 | 80 |
| North Dakota | 14 | 187 |
| Nebraska | 23 | 70 |
| Oklahoma | 31 | 94 |
| Texas | 119 | 21 |
| Colorado | 38 | 45 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 141 |
| Montana | 12 | 151 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 76 |
| Puerto Rico | 52 | 407 |
| US Virgin Islands | 1 | 808 |
| Utah | 20 | 44 |
| Idaho | 10 | 160 |
| Arizona | 25 | 31 |
| Nevada | 10 | 132 |
| Washington | 57 | 7 |
| Oregon | 31 | 68 |
| California | 249 | 2 |
| Alaska | 6 | 178 |
| Hawaii | 10 | 190 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1666 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1633 |
| Guam | 2 | 590 |