32 Best colleges for Demography in New York City, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Demography. A graph of 4.03M citations received by 81.1K academic papers made by 32 universities in New York City was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Columbia University

For Demography

#2 in New York State

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

2. New York University

For Demography

#3 in New York State

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

3. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Demography

#4 in New York State

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,234
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1963

4. Rockefeller University

For Demography

#10 in New York State

#125 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 286
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1901

5. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Demography

#12 in New York State

#170 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,204
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1860

6. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Demography

#13 in New York State

#180 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 9,116
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

7. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Demography

#14 in New York State

#183 in the United States

Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 273
Male:Female: 12:88

8. Fordham University

For Demography

#15 in New York State

#199 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,368

9. Yeshiva University

For Demography

#19 in New York State

#215 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $38,118

10. CUNY Hunter College

For Demography

#20 in New York State

#216 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1340
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,624

11. CUNY Queens College

For Demography

#21 in New York State

#228 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1210
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,904

12. CUNY City College

For Demography

#24 in New York State

#244 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1340
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,236

13. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Demography

#26 in New York State

#254 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1310
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $9,867

14. St John's University - New York

For Demography

#29 in New York State

#273 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,206

15. King's College

For Demography

#30 in New York State

#277 in the United States

Net Price: $34,192
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,640
Enrollment: 442

16. New School

For Demography

#32 in New York State

#298 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $62,226
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $20,504

17. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Demography

#33 in New York State

#323 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1125
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,284

18. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Demography

#35 in New York State

#338 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1280
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,290

19. Wagner College

For Demography

#36 in New York State

#342 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,109

20. Lehman College, CUNY

For Demography

#41 in New York State

#398 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1040
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $9,389

21. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Demography

#43 in New York State

#413 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,174
Enrollment: 10,736

22. Pace University

For Demography

#44 in New York State

#416 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1229
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,299

23. Barnard College

For Demography

#45 in New York State

#424 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1502
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,738

24. SUNY College of Optometry

For Demography

#52 in New York State

#481 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 394
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1971

25. CUNY School of Law

For Demography

#59 in New York State

#562 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 681
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1983

26. New York Law School

For Demography

#64 in New York State

#583 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,056
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1891

27. St Francis College

For Demography

#72 in New York State

#692 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,766
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,540

28. Touro College

For Demography

#74 in New York State

#720 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1358
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $25,934

29. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Demography

#75 in New York State

#730 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1040
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $7,904

30. New York College of Podiatric Medicine

For Demography

#77 in New York State

#745 in the United States

Enrollment: 349
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1911

31. Manhattan College

For Demography

#79 in New York State

#751 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,349

32. Pratt Institute - Main

For Demography

#88 in New York State

#918 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $51,702

Universities for Demography near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Stevens Institute of Technology	513	Hoboken, New Jersey
22	New Jersey Institute of Technology	375	Newark, New Jersey
25	Adelphi University	381	Garden City, New York
25	Kean University	450	Union Township, New Jersey
27	Seton Hall University	367	South Orange, New Jersey
29	Hofstra University	245	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	302	Montclair, New Jersey
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	320	Woodland Park, New Jersey
34	Long Island University	355	Brookville, New York
38	William Paterson University of New Jersey	484	Wayne, New Jersey