100 Best colleges for History in New York State
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Below is a list of best universities in New York State ranked based on their research performance in History. A graph of 9.11M citations received by 315K academic papers made by 129 universities in New York State 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. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,455
2. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,869
3. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,730
4. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 36%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,900
5. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
6. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
7. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $51,520
8. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,234
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1963
9. SUNY at Albany
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $9,747
- Enrollment
- 16,880
10. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Enrollment
- 9,116
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1961
11. Binghamton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
12. Fordham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $45,368
13. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $35,940
14. CUNY Hunter College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,624
15. King's College
- Net Price
- $34,192
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,640
- Enrollment
- 442
16. New School
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $62,226
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $20,504
17. Rockefeller University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 286
- Male:Female
- 51:49
- Founded
- 1901
18. CUNY City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,236
19. CUNY Queens College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $8,904
20. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $9,867
21. Rochester Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,753
22. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $9,284
23. Hofstra University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,687
24. St John's University - New York
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,206
25. CUNY Brooklyn College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,290
26. Colgate University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,954
27. Vassar College
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Average SAT
- 1493
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,733
28. Yeshiva University
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $38,118
29. United States Military Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 31
- Enrollment
- 4,508
30. Barnard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1502
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,738
31. Ithaca College
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $34,297
32. Upstate Medical University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,286
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1834
33. New York Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,470
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1860
34. Pace University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1229
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $34,299
35. SUNY Buffalo State
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $8,921
36. Clarkson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1294
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,192
37. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $8,675
- Enrollment
- 2,737
38. New York Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 1,056
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1891
39. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 2,204
- Male:Female
- 29:71
- Founded
- 1860
40. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 273
- Male:Female
- 12:88
41. Lehman College, CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1040
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $9,389
42. Adelphi University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,671
43. State University of New York at New Paltz
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
44. Long Island University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,620
45. Union College
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $42,884
46. Canisius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $19,321
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,779
47. SUNY at Purchase College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1271
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
48. SUNY College at Brockport
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
49. Skidmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $32,368
50. Hamilton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,021
51. College of Staten Island CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $8,174
- Enrollment
- 10,736
52. Bard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $25,218
53. SUNY College at Oneonta
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
54. Albany Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 834
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1839
55. SUNY at Fredonia
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
56. Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,172
57. SUNY College at Oswego
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
58. Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,349
59. SUNY Cortland
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $8,034
- Enrollment
- 6,780
60. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
61. Brooklyn Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,174
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1901
62. SUNY College at Geneseo
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
63. Sarah Lawrence College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $43,571
64. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $11,162
65. Le Moyne College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,139
66. St Lawrence University
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1333
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $36,175
67. Wagner College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $28,109
68. Saint John Fisher College
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,969
69. St Bonaventure University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $27,659
71. School of Visual Arts
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1308
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $59,211
72. Alfred University
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $26,127
73. Pratt Institute - Main
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $51,702
74. Iona College
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $28,557
75. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $54,588
76. Siena College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1227
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $32,602
77. Hartwick College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Net Price
- $26,818
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
78. Marist College
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $40,106
79. Niagara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $17,495
80. SUNY College at Potsdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $9,778
- Enrollment
- 2,751
81. SUNY College at Old Westbury
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $9,516
- Enrollment
- 4,449
82. Touro College
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1358
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $25,934
84. Fashion Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $7,940
- Enrollment
- 8,108
85. CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1040
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $7,904
86. SUNY Empire State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $7,071
- Enrollment
- 9,545
87. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $37,171
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $7,718
88. Mercy College
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $16,776
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $15,611
89. CUNY School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 681
- Male:Female
- 34:66
- Founded
- 1983
90. Webb Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Average SAT
- 1458
- Net Price
- $21,488
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
91. New York College of Health Professions
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $42,908
- Receiving Aid
- 50%
- Average Aid
- $3,648
92. Utica College
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Net Price
- $22,510
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
93. College of Saint Rose
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Net Price
- $24,618
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $28,162
94. Albany Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 628
- Male:Female
- 42:58
- Founded
- 1851
95. CUNY York College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $7,896
96. St Francis College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $22,766
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $18,540
97. Farmingdale State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
98. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $26,804
99. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,199
100. Houghton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $22,358
Closest to New York states to learn History
State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
---|---|---|
Vermont | 10 | 119 |
Connecticut | 20 | 8 |
Massachusetts | 69 | 2 |
New Hampshire | 11 | 84 |
Pennsylvania | 97 | 14 |
Rhode Island | 9 | 66 |
New Jersey | 27 | 20 |
Maryland | 26 | 17 |
District of Columbia | 10 | 51 |
Maine | 13 | 163 |
West Virginia | 16 | 101 |
Ohio | 59 | 19 |
Virginia | 42 | 36 |
Michigan | 37 | 4 |
North Carolina | 46 | 22 |
Indiana | 32 | 33 |
Kentucky | 22 | 60 |
South Carolina | 26 | 74 |
Wisconsin | 31 | 12 |
Illinois | 74 | 11 |
Tennessee | 32 | 56 |
Georgia | 46 | 40 |
Iowa | 28 | 45 |
Alabama | 24 | 95 |
Minnesota | 26 | 21 |
Missouri | 38 | 39 |
Mississippi | 12 | 157 |
Arkansas | 17 | 125 |
Florida | 49 | 24 |
Kansas | 14 | 75 |
South Dakota | 8 | 257 |
Louisiana | 24 | 68 |
North Dakota | 6 | 213 |
Nebraska | 11 | 62 |
Oklahoma | 18 | 91 |
Texas | 74 | 18 |
Colorado | 21 | 48 |
Montana | 7 | 131 |
New Mexico | 7 | 94 |
Puerto Rico | 13 | 436 |
Utah | 10 | 47 |
Idaho | 7 | 142 |
Arizona | 10 | 28 |
Nevada | 6 | 132 |
Washington | 27 | 5 |
Oregon | 18 | 63 |
California | 123 | 1 |
Alaska | 4 | 154 |
Hawaii | 6 | 88 |