27 Best colleges for Media Studies in New York City, US

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Media Studies. A graph of 279K citations received by 16.9K academic papers made by 27 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 Media Studies

#1 in New York State

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

2. New York University

For Media Studies

#2 in New York State

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

3. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Media Studies

#5 in New York State

#59 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,536
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

4. New School

For Media Studies

#9 in New York State

#84 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $67,224
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $22,174

5. Fordham University

For Media Studies

#10 in New York State

#94 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,190

6. Barnard College

For Media Studies

#11 in New York State

#119 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,407

7. CUNY Hunter College

For Media Studies

#14 in New York State

#128 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1260
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,755

8. CUNY City College

For Media Studies

#15 in New York State

#138 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1250
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,763

9. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Media Studies

#16 in New York State

#146 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1145
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,482

10. CUNY Queens College

For Media Studies

#17 in New York State

#159 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1150
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $9,057

11. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Media Studies

#19 in New York State

#192 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1250
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,114

12. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Media Studies

#20 in New York State

#195 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,966

13. Pace University

For Media Studies

#23 in New York State

#230 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,791

14. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Media Studies

#24 in New York State

#231 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1070
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,526

15. King's College

For Media Studies

#25 in New York State

#234 in the United States

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

16. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Media Studies

#26 in New York State

#240 in the United States

Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 311
Male:Female: 12:88

17. New York Law School

For Media Studies

#31 in New York State

#265 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,062
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1891

18. Manhattan College

For Media Studies

#34 in New York State

#282 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1269
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,717

19. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Media Studies

#40 in New York State

#339 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1020
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $8,206

20. Yeshiva University

For Media Studies

#45 in New York State

#368 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,681

21. Rockefeller University

For Media Studies

#47 in New York State

#384 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 281
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1901

22. St John's University - New York

For Media Studies

#48 in New York State

#388 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,656

23. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Media Studies

#52 in New York State

#422 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,261
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1963

24. Pratt Institute - Main

For Media Studies

#53 in New York State

#435 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $54,150

25. Lehman College, CUNY

For Media Studies

#55 in New York State

#444 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1000
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,151

26. School of Visual Arts

For Media Studies

#57 in New York State

#464 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1339
Net Price: $61,337
Receiving Aid: 67%

27. Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

For Media Studies

#67 in New York State

#585 in the United States

Enrollment: 234
Male:Female: 37:63

Universities for Media Studies near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
27	Seton Hall University	220	South Orange, New Jersey
29	Hofstra University	204	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	217	Montclair, New Jersey
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	214	Woodland Park, New Jersey
34	Long Island University	279	Brookville, New York
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	25	New Brunswick, New Jersey
71	Princeton University	22	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	81	Stony Brook, New York
79	Fairfield University	275	Fairfield, Connecticut
80	Rider University	215	Lawrenceville, New Jersey