100 Best Law schools 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 Law. A graph of 15.9M citations received by 513K academic papers made by 136 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. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,869
2. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,455
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. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $51,520
7. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
8. SUNY at Albany
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $9,747
- Enrollment
- 16,880
9. Fordham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $45,368
10. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,234
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1963
11. Binghamton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
12. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Enrollment
- 9,116
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1961
13. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $35,940
14. New School
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $62,226
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $20,504
15. Hofstra University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,687
16. New York Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 1,056
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1891
17. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $9,867
18. CUNY Hunter College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,624
19. Rochester Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,753
20. St John's University - New York
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,206
21. Pace University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1229
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $34,299
22. King's College
- Net Price
- $34,192
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,640
- Enrollment
- 442
23. CUNY City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,236
24. Yeshiva University
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $38,118
25. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $9,284
26. CUNY Brooklyn College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,290
27. CUNY Queens College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $8,904
28. United States Military Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 31
- Enrollment
- 4,508
29. Colgate University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,954
30. Rockefeller University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 286
- Male:Female
- 51:49
- Founded
- 1901
31. SUNY Buffalo State
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $8,921
32. Barnard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1502
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,738
33. Adelphi University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,671
34. Long Island University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,620
35. New York Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,470
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1860
36. Clarkson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1294
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,192
37. Upstate Medical University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,286
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1834
38. Brooklyn Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,174
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1901
39. Vassar College
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Average SAT
- 1493
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,733
40. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 2,204
- Male:Female
- 29:71
- Founded
- 1860
41. State University of New York at New Paltz
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
42. Ithaca College
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $34,297
43. Union College
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $42,884
44. SUNY College at Brockport
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
45. Albany Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 834
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1839
46. College of Staten Island CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $8,174
- Enrollment
- 10,736
47. Lehman College, CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1040
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $9,389
48. SUNY at Purchase College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1271
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
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. Iona College
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $28,557
52. Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,172
53. SUNY Cortland
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $8,034
- Enrollment
- 6,780
54. SUNY College at Geneseo
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
55. Canisius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $19,321
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,779
56. Wagner College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $28,109
57. Bard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $25,218
58. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 273
- Male:Female
- 12:88
59. SUNY College at Oswego
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
60. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
61. SUNY at Fredonia
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
62. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $11,162
63. Saint John Fisher College
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,969
64. Touro College
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1358
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $25,934
65. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $8,675
- Enrollment
- 2,737
66. Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,349
67. SUNY College at Oneonta
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
68. Marist College
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $40,106
69. CUNY School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 681
- Male:Female
- 34:66
- Founded
- 1983
70. New York College of Health Professions
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $42,908
- Receiving Aid
- 50%
- Average Aid
- $3,648
71. SUNY Empire State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $7,071
- Enrollment
- 9,545
72. St Bonaventure University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $27,659
73. Le Moyne College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,139
74. Niagara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $17,495
75. St Lawrence University
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1333
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $36,175
76. Pratt Institute - Main
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $51,702
77. Siena College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1227
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $32,602
78. Albany Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 628
- Male:Female
- 42:58
- Founded
- 1851
79. CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1040
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $7,904
80. Alfred University
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $26,127
81. Mercy College
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $16,776
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $15,611
82. Sarah Lawrence College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $43,571
83. CUNY York College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $7,896
84. SUNY College at Potsdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $9,778
- Enrollment
- 2,751
85. New York Chiropractic College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 528
- Male:Female
- 47:53
86. SUNY College at Old Westbury
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $9,516
- Enrollment
- 4,449
87. School of Visual Arts
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1308
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $59,211
88. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $37,171
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $7,718
89. Farmingdale State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
90. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $26,804
91. College of Saint Rose
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Net Price
- $24,618
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $28,162
92. D'Youville College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1038
- Net Price
- $20,268
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
93. SUNY College of Optometry
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 394
- Male:Female
- 23:77
- Founded
- 1971
94. Hartwick College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Net Price
- $26,818
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
95. Utica College
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Net Price
- $22,510
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
96. Nazareth College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $31,321
97. Marymount Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $38,426
99. Manhattanville College
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $25,017
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $28,762
100. Fashion Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $7,940
- Enrollment
- 8,108
Closest to New York states to learn Law
State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
---|---|---|
Vermont | 11 | 127 |
Connecticut | 21 | 7 |
Massachusetts | 71 | 1 |
New Hampshire | 12 | 75 |
Pennsylvania | 99 | 8 |
Rhode Island | 9 | 70 |
New Jersey | 28 | 22 |
Delaware | 4 | 86 |
Maryland | 28 | 13 |
District of Columbia | 11 | 41 |
Maine | 14 | 227 |
West Virginia | 17 | 123 |
Ohio | 62 | 19 |
Virginia | 42 | 33 |
Michigan | 41 | 2 |
North Carolina | 47 | 20 |
Indiana | 35 | 39 |
Kentucky | 27 | 63 |
South Carolina | 28 | 62 |
Wisconsin | 33 | 16 |
Illinois | 77 | 9 |
Tennessee | 37 | 47 |
Georgia | 49 | 46 |
Iowa | 31 | 48 |
Alabama | 25 | 96 |
Minnesota | 28 | 18 |
Missouri | 40 | 43 |
Mississippi | 14 | 178 |
Arkansas | 16 | 128 |
Florida | 63 | 34 |
Kansas | 16 | 67 |
South Dakota | 8 | 334 |
Louisiana | 26 | 83 |
North Dakota | 7 | 223 |
Nebraska | 13 | 87 |
Oklahoma | 20 | 92 |
Texas | 82 | 21 |
Colorado | 21 | 57 |
Montana | 8 | 211 |
New Mexico | 8 | 104 |
Puerto Rico | 12 | 631 |
Utah | 11 | 50 |
Idaho | 7 | 239 |
Arizona | 10 | 25 |
Nevada | 6 | 131 |
Washington | 32 | 5 |
Oregon | 18 | 101 |
California | 132 | 3 |
Alaska | 4 | 325 |
Hawaii | 7 | 112 |