100 Best colleges for Philosophy 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 Philosophy. A graph of 11.7M citations received by 423K academic papers made by 132 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

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

2. Columbia University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

3. New York University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

4. University of Rochester

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

5. University at Buffalo

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

6. Stony Brook University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

7. Syracuse University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,651

8. SUNY at Albany

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

9. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
8,733
Male:Female
32:68
Founded
1961

10. Binghamton University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
80%

11. Rockefeller University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
273
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1901

12. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,253
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1963

13. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$39,127

14. Fordham University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$43,943

15. New School

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
57%
Net Price
$55,480
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$21,504

16. CUNY City College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
67%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,822
Enrollment
14,489

17. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$39,600

18. CUNY Hunter College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,325
Enrollment
22,970

19. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,411
Enrollment
14,195

20. CUNY Queens College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$7,927
Enrollment
17,001

21. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
50%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,423
Enrollment
19,854

22. King's College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$34,192

23. Hofstra University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$35,036

24. Iona College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,827

25. Yeshiva University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$35,912

26. Vassar College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1483
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$30,603

27. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
51%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,043
Enrollment
13,921

28. Barnard College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,009

29. St John's University - New York

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$26,052

30. Colgate University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,074

31. New York Medical College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,454
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1860

32. Pace University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$33,363

33. Clarkson University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$32,450

34. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,185
Male:Female
31:69
Founded
1860

35. Upstate Medical University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,431
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1834

36. Lehman College, CUNY

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$10,412
Enrollment
13,015

37. Adelphi University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$26,953

38. Long Island University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$25,802

39. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
82%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$9,497
Enrollment
2,842

40. New York Law School

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
1,050
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1891

41. Ithaca College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1292
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$35,858

42. United States Military Academy

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Enrollment
4,393

43. SUNY Buffalo State

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1059
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$10,756

44. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$8,061
Enrollment
10,248

45. Albany Medical College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
837
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1839

46. Hamilton College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,503

47. Canisius College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$19,635

48. State University of New York at New Paltz

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

49. SUNY College at Brockport

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
91%

50. Union College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$41,136

51. St Bonaventure University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$26,004

52. SUNY at Purchase College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

54. Bard College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
46%
Net Price
$25,214
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$53,584

55. Skidmore College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
26%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,389

56. SUNY Cortland

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
60%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$9,369
Enrollment
6,690

57. Hobart William Smith Colleges

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$34,259

58. SUNY at Fredonia

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
98%

59. SUNY College at Oswego

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
99%

60. SUNY College at Plattsburgh

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

61. SUNY College at Geneseo

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
93%

62. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
70%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$8,713
Enrollment
1,976

63. New York College of Health Professions

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$37,109
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$3,347

64. Wagner College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,710

65. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$34,758
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$6,444

66. Manhattan College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,535

67. SUNY College of Optometry

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
409
Male:Female
24:76
Founded
1971

68. Le Moyne College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$23,309

70. Saint John Fisher College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$28,312

71. St Lawrence University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$33,283

72. Touro College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1324
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$23,960

73. Marist College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$39,364

74. SUNY College at Oneonta

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
89%

75. Niagara University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$18,165

76. CUNY York College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$9,036
Enrollment
6,446

77. Sarah Lawrence College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$42,781

78. Brooklyn Law School

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,210
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1901

79. SUNY Empire State College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$9,343
Enrollment
9,407

80. School of Visual Arts

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$59,053

81. Siena College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1158
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,842

82. Alfred University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1188
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$26,183

83. New York Chiropractic College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
551
Male:Female
48:52

84. Pratt Institute - Main

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$47,326

85. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
82%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$8,797
Enrollment
13,087

86. SUNY College at Old Westbury

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1108
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$10,768

87. SUNY College at Potsdam

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$11,632
Enrollment
2,427

88. Mercy College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$15,879

89. Jewish Theological Seminary of America

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1502
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$61,379

90. College of Saint Rose

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1115
Net Price
$23,294
Receiving Aid
99%

91. Manhattanville College

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$24,702
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,843

92. CUNY School of Law

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
699
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1983

93. New York College of Podiatric Medicine

For Philosophy

Enrollment
334
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1911

94. Nazareth College

For Philosophy

#1007 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$31,620

96. Hartwick College

For Philosophy

#1021 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$22,396

97. St Francis College

For Philosophy

#1065 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$18,602
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$17,294

98. Utica College

For Philosophy

#1080 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1167
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$22,372

99. Houghton College

For Philosophy

#1082 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1215
Net Price
$21,550
Receiving Aid
99%

100. Farmingdale State College

For Philosophy

#1097 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1089
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
75%

Closest to New York states to learn Philosophy

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Vermont 11 119
Connecticut 22 12
Massachusetts 71 3
New Hampshire 11 84
Pennsylvania 98 11
Rhode Island 9 56
New Jersey 26 17
Maryland 26 22
District of Columbia 12 60
Maine 13 207
West Virginia 16 115
Ohio 62 21
Virginia 42 40
Michigan 39 4
North Carolina 45 26
Indiana 33 48
Kentucky 28 66
South Carolina 25 81
Wisconsin 33 13
Illinois 77 10
Tennessee 34 43
Georgia 47 45
Iowa 29 38
Alabama 25 98
Minnesota 26 25
Missouri 39 42
Mississippi 13 183
Arkansas 17 141
Florida 51 33
Kansas 17 76
South Dakota 8 373
Louisiana 25 55
North Dakota 6 215
Nebraska 12 93
Oklahoma 20 113
Texas 77 18
Colorado 20 54
Montana 7 198
New Mexico 7 99
Puerto Rico 14 325
Utah 10 53
Idaho 7 214
Arizona 10 27
Nevada 6 149
Washington 28 7
Oregon 18 75
California 126 1
Alaska 4 320
Hawaii 6 116