List of 100 best universities in New York State

Ranking by academic field

We ranked 100 best universities in New York State based on their reputation, research performance, and alumni impact. We processed 61.8M citations received by 1.23M publications made by 221 universities in New York State, measured the popularity of 15,274 recognized alumni, and utilized the largest available links database (to compare non-academic prominence).

Columbia University

#1 in New York State

#8 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,126

Cornell University

#2 in New York State

#11 in the United States

#11 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,522

New York University

#3 in New York State

#20 in the United States

#21 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,417

University of Rochester

#4 in New York State

#47 in the United States

#50 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,254

University at Buffalo

#5 in New York State

#84 in the United States

#95 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 86%

Stony Brook University

#6 in New York State

#92 in the United States

#104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 76%

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

#7 in New York State

#111 in the United States

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $40,661

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

#8 in New York State

#117 in the United States

#135 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 1,298
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1963

Syracuse University

#9 in New York State

#118 in the United States

#136 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $47,177
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $25,864

Rockefeller University

#10 in New York State

#139 in the United States

#160 in North America

Enrollment: 255
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1901

SUNY at Albany

#11 in New York State

#141 in the United States

#162 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 87%

Fordham University

#12 in New York State

#143 in the United States

#164 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $41,569

Rochester Institute of Technology

#13 in New York State

#157 in the United States

#179 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $36,514

Yeshiva University

#14 in New York State

#166 in the United States

#191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,603

Binghamton University

#15 in New York State

#174 in the United States

#199 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 76%

St John's University - New York

#16 in New York State

#190 in the United States

#215 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $26,771

New School

#17 in New York State

#207 in the United States

#234 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $50,908

Hofstra University

#18 in New York State

#217 in the United States

#244 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $34,011
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $28,896

United States Military Academy

#19 in New York State

#227 in the United States

#254 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Enrollment: 4,536

Pace University

#20 in New York State

#257 in the United States

#288 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $32,886

Clarkson University

#21 in New York State

#268 in the United States

#299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,308

Vassar College

#22 in New York State

#274 in the United States

#305 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,028

New York Medical College

#23 in New York State

#276 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Enrollment: 1,604
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1860

Upstate Medical University

#24 in New York State

#279 in the United States

#310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,528
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1834

SUNY Downstate Medical Center

#25 in New York State

#281 in the United States

#312 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 2,118
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1860

Ithaca College

#26 in New York State

#283 in the United States

#314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $35,904
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $28,109

Albany Medical College

#27 in New York State

#294 in the United States

#326 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 2%
Enrollment: 835
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1839

Colgate University

#28 in New York State

#310 in the United States

#347 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $25,935

CUNY Hunter College

#29 in New York State

#318 in the United States

#355 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

Long Island University

#30 in New York State

#324 in the United States

#361 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,031

Barnard College

#31 in New York State

#345 in the United States

#383 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1434
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,572

Adelphi University

#32 in New York State

#347 in the United States

#385 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $29,821

Union College

#33 in New York State

#349 in the United States

#387 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $37,630

Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

#34 in New York State

#356 in the United States

#395 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 254
Male:Female: 11:89

Hamilton College

#35 in New York State

#358 in the United States

#398 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $23,936

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson

#36 in New York State

#365 in the United States

#407 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Net Price: $25,484
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $49,000

Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs

#37 in New York State

#391 in the United States

#435 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1312
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $26,995

New York Institute of Technology

#38 in New York State

#410 in the United States

#455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $21,912

SUNY at Purchase College

#39 in New York State

#414 in the United States

#459 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

#40 in New York State

#422 in the United States

#467 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

SUNY College at Oswego

#41 in New York State

#426 in the United States

#471 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

Hobart William Smith Colleges

#42 in New York State

#462 in the United States

#510 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $38,247

SUNY Buffalo State

#43 in New York State

#478 in the United States

#526 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 960
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $9,597

Marist College

#44 in New York State

#479 in the United States

#527 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Net Price: $38,797
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $21,938

State University of New York at New Paltz

#45 in New York State

#481 in the United States

#529 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 83%

Alfred University

#46 in New York State

#497 in the United States

#546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $26,544

Manhattan College

#47 in New York State

#510 in the United States

#559 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $32,044
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,329

SUNY College at Brockport

#48 in New York State

#511 in the United States

#560 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

Pratt Institute - Main

#49 in New York State

#517 in the United States

#566 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $47,516

Siena College

#50 in New York State

#542 in the United States

#592 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $29,625
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $28,743

St Lawrence University

#51 in New York State

#545 in the United States

#596 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,578

Canisius College

#52 in New York State

#572 in the United States

#626 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $18,828

Lehman College, CUNY

#53 in New York State

#576 in the United States

#630 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1020
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $10,208

SUNY Cortland

#54 in New York State

#582 in the United States

#637 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 85%

SUNY College at Geneseo

#55 in New York State

#583 in the United States

#638 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

Saint John Fisher College

#56 in New York State

#589 in the United States

#644 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $29,722

CUNY City College

#57 in New York State

#598 in the United States

#653 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

CUNY Queens College

#58 in New York State

#605 in the United States

#660 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

Iona College

#59 in New York State

#612 in the United States

#667 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $29,103

Brooklyn Law School

#60 in New York State

#613 in the United States

#668 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Enrollment: 1,162
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1901

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

#61 in New York State

#617 in the United States

#672 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $25,005

Le Moyne College

#62 in New York State

#642 in the United States

#700 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $23,937

SUNY College at Oneonta

#63 in New York State

#646 in the United States

#705 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1016
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 87%

Touro College

#64 in New York State

#659 in the United States

#718 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $22,711
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $10,346

SUNY College at Plattsburgh

#65 in New York State

#661 in the United States

#720 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 95%

SUNY at Fredonia

#66 in New York State

#663 in the United States

#722 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

Sarah Lawrence College

#67 in New York State

#678 in the United States

#738 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $41,396

CUNY Graduate School and University Center

#68 in New York State

#679 in the United States

#739 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 9,300
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1961

St Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure

#69 in New York State

#700 in the United States

#764 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1129
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $23,748

Niagara University

#70 in New York State

#708 in the United States

#774 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1108
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,172

New York Law School

#71 in New York State

#713 in the United States

#780 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 1,076
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1891

School of Visual Arts

#72 in New York State

#720 in the United States

#787 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1203
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $53,227

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

#73 in New York State

#739 in the United States

#806 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

SUNY College at Potsdam

#74 in New York State

#758 in the United States

#825 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,989
Enrollment: 3,084

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs

#75 in New York State

#759 in the United States

#826 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,736
Enrollment: 10,724

CUNY Brooklyn College

#76 in New York State

#763 in the United States

#830 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 91%

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

#77 in New York State

#773 in the United States

#840 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

Utica College

#78 in New York State

#778 in the United States

#845 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $22,782
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $11,517

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

#79 in New York State

#788 in the United States

#856 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

Fashion Institute of Technology

#80 in New York State

#807 in the United States

#875 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,510
Enrollment: 8,191

Weill Cornell Medical College

#81 in New York State

#809 in the United States

#877 in North America

Enrollment: 1,322
Male:Female: 44:56

Mercy College

#82 in New York State

#849 in the United States

#918 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $15,721

Bank Street College of Education

#83 in New York State

#866 in the United States

#935 in North America

Enrollment: 599
Male:Female: 11:89
Founded: 1916

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

#84 in New York State

#875 in the United States

#944 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,891

Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion

#85 in New York State

#879 in the United States

#948 in North America

Enrollment: 335
Male:Female: 39:61

United States Merchant Marine Academy

#86 in New York State

#895 in the United States

#964 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 28%

D'Youville College

#87 in New York State

#899 in the United States

#968 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $21,377

Farmingdale State College

#88 in New York State

#900 in the United States

#969 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 74%

College of Saint Rose

#89 in New York State

#926 in the United States

#995 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $21,818
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,316

Wagner College

#90 in New York State

#927 in the United States

#996 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $31,944
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,489

Hartwick College

#91 in New York State

#944 in the United States

#1013 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,208

Excelsior College

#92 in New York State

#945 in the United States

#1014 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 21,974
Male:Female: 52:48

College of Staten Island CUNY

#93 in New York State

#952 in the United States

#1021 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $8,521
Enrollment: 12,797

Nazareth College

#94 in New York State

#956 in the United States

#1025 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $31,521
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,867

Manhattanville College

#95 in New York State

#975 in the United States

#1045 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $24,499
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $26,927

Marymount Manhattan College

#96 in New York State

#988 in the United States

#1059 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $39,928

Albany Law School

#97 in New York State

#994 in the United States

#1066 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 566
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1851

Jewish Theological Seminary of America

#98 in New York State

#1018 in the United States

#1090 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $51,387

SUNY College at Old Westbury

#99 in New York State

#1022 in the United States

#1094 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1015
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $9,728

Culinary Institute of America

#100 in New York State

#1050 in the United States

#1124 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $31,583
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $18,672

Closest to New York states

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Vermont	17	106
Connecticut	28	9
Massachusetts	88	1
New Hampshire	16	68
Pennsylvania	155	10
Rhode Island	12	52
New Jersey	47	15
Delaware	5	90
Maryland	34	12
District of Columbia	15	70
Maine	19	156
West Virginia	26	107
Ohio	90	19
Virginia	63	40
Michigan	62	3
North Carolina	65	17
Indiana	55	32
Kentucky	38	61
South Carolina	37	86
Wisconsin	47	13
Illinois	100	16
Tennessee	56	51
Georgia	63	48
Iowa	39	49
Alabama	33	87
Minnesota	48	14
Missouri	67	37
Mississippi	18	135
Arkansas	24	126
Florida	109	27
Kansas	32	65
South Dakota	15	239
Louisiana	27	78
North Dakota	14	186
Nebraska	23	69
Oklahoma	31	95
Texas	119	21
Colorado	38	44
Wyoming	1	140
Montana	12	148
New Mexico	12	80
Puerto Rico	52	404
Virgin Islands	1	799
Utah	20	46
Idaho	10	159
Arizona	25	35
Nevada	10	131
Washington	57	7
Oregon	31	66
California	249	2
Alaska	6	178
Hawaii	10	189
American Samoa	1	1785
Northern Marianas	1	1824
Guam	2	601