27 Best colleges for Media Studies 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 Media Studies. A graph of 271K citations received by 16.7K 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: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

2. New York University

For Media Studies

#2 in New York State

#3 in the United States

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

3. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Media Studies

#5 in New York State

#60 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 9,116
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: $62,226
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $20,504

5. Fordham University

For Media Studies

#10 in New York State

#94 in the United States

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

6. Barnard College

For Media Studies

#11 in New York State

#116 in the United States

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

7. CUNY Hunter College

For Media Studies

#13 in New York State

#127 in the United States

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

8. CUNY City College

For Media Studies

#15 in New York State

#136 in the United States

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

9. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Media Studies

#16 in New York State

#146 in the United States

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

10. CUNY Queens College

For Media Studies

#17 in New York State

#159 in the United States

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

11. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Media Studies

#18 in New York State

#191 in the United States

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

12. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Media Studies

#19 in New York State

#192 in the United States

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

13. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Media Studies

#23 in New York State

#229 in the United States

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

14. King's College

For Media Studies

#24 in New York State

#235 in the United States

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

15. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Media Studies

#25 in New York State

#236 in the United States

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

16. Pace University

For Media Studies

#26 in New York State

#238 in the United States

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

17. New York Law School

For Media Studies

#31 in New York State

#265 in the United States

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

18. Manhattan College

For Media Studies

#33 in New York State

#277 in the United States

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

19. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Media Studies

#40 in New York State

#337 in the United States

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

20. Yeshiva University

For Media Studies

#45 in New York State

#364 in the United States

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

21. Rockefeller University

For Media Studies

#46 in New York State

#374 in the United States

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

22. St John's University - New York

For Media Studies

#48 in New York State

#388 in the United States

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

23. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Media Studies

#52 in New York State

#426 in the United States

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

24. Lehman College, CUNY

For Media Studies

#53 in New York State

#439 in the United States

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

25. Pratt Institute - Main

For Media Studies

#54 in New York State

#446 in the United States

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

26. School of Visual Arts

For Media Studies

#57 in New York State

#462 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1308
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $59,211

27. Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

For Media Studies

#67 in New York State

#580 in the United States

Enrollment: 220
Male:Female: 40:60

Universities for Media Studies near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
27	Seton Hall University	224	South Orange, New Jersey
29	Hofstra University	205	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	220	Montclair, New Jersey
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	213	Woodland Park, New Jersey
34	Long Island University	282	Brookville, New York
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	25	New Brunswick, New Jersey
71	Princeton University	23	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	79	Stony Brook, New York
79	Fairfield University	274	Fairfield, Connecticut
80	Rider University	215	Lawrenceville, New Jersey