100 Best Political Science schools in New York State

For Political Science

#5 in the United States

#6 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

2. Cornell University

Ithaca

For Political Science

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

3. New York University

For Political Science

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

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

4. University of Rochester

For Political Science

#46 in the United States

#53 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

5. University at Buffalo

For Political Science

#74 in the United States

#87 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

6. Syracuse University

For Political Science

#77 in the United States

#92 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $51,520

7. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

For Political Science

#93 in the United States

#110 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

8. SUNY at Albany

For Political Science

#94 in the United States

#111 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $9,747
Enrollment: 16,880

9. Fordham University

For Political Science

#120 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

10. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Political Science

#123 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

11. Binghamton University

Vestal

For Political Science

#124 in the United States

#143 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 78%

12. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Political Science

#136 in the United States

#158 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 9,116
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

13. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

For Political Science

#161 in the United States

#184 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,940

14. New School

For Political Science

#165 in the United States

#190 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $62,226
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $20,504

15. New York Law School

For Political Science

#196 in the United States

#225 in North America

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

16. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Political Science

#198 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

17. Hofstra University

Hempstead

For Political Science

#199 in the United States

#228 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,687

18. CUNY Hunter College

For Political Science

#205 in the United States

#234 in North America

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

19. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#212 in the United States

#242 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,753

20. St John's University - New York

For Political Science

#214 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

21. King's College

For Political Science

#227 in the United States

#258 in North America

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

22. Pace University

For Political Science

#236 in the United States

#267 in North America

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

23. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Political Science

#244 in the United States

#275 in North America

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

24. CUNY City College

For Political Science

#251 in the United States

#283 in North America

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

25. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Political Science

#258 in the United States

#290 in North America

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

26. Yeshiva University

For Political Science

#269 in the United States

#301 in North America

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

27. CUNY Queens College

For Political Science

#272 in the United States

#304 in North America

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

28. United States Military Academy

West Point

For Political Science

#283 in the United States

#315 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Enrollment: 4,508

29. Colgate University

Hamilton

For Political Science

#287 in the United States

#319 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,954

30. Rockefeller University

For Political Science

#301 in the United States

#337 in North America

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

31. Barnard College

For Political Science

#303 in the United States

#340 in North America

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

32. SUNY Buffalo State

For Political Science

#318 in the United States

#355 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $8,921

33. Adelphi University

Garden City

For Political Science

#324 in the United States

#362 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,671

34. Long Island University

Brookville

For Political Science

#332 in the United States

#373 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $22,620

35. New York Medical College

Valhalla

For Political Science

#340 in the United States

#384 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,470
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1860

36. Clarkson University

Potsdam

For Political Science

#352 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1294
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,192

37. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

For Political Science

#360 in the United States

#405 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1493
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,733

38. Ithaca College

Ithaca

For Political Science

#362 in the United States

#407 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $34,297

39. State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz

For Political Science

#366 in the United States

#411 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

40. Brooklyn Law School

For Political Science

#373 in the United States

#418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,174
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1901

41. Upstate Medical University

For Political Science

#376 in the United States

#421 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,286
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1834

42. Union College

Schenectady

For Political Science

#380 in the United States

#425 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $42,884

43. SUNY College at Brockport

Brockport

For Political Science

#383 in the United States

#428 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

44. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Political Science

#386 in the United States

#431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,204
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1860

45. Albany Medical College

For Political Science

#412 in the United States

#458 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 834
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1839

46. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Political Science

#416 in the United States

#462 in North America

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

47. Lehman College, CUNY

For Political Science

#422 in the United States

#469 in North America

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

48. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase

For Political Science

#423 in the United States

#470 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1271
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 84%

49. Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs

For Political Science

#430 in the United States

#477 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,368

50. Hamilton College

Clinton

For Political Science

#448 in the United States

#495 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

51. Hobart William Smith Colleges

Geneva

For Political Science

#469 in the United States

#517 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,172

52. Iona College

New Rochelle

For Political Science

#473 in the United States

#522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,557

53. SUNY Cortland

Cortland

For Political Science

#481 in the United States

#531 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $8,034
Enrollment: 6,780

54. Canisius College

For Political Science

#487 in the United States

#537 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $19,321
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,779

55. Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson

For Political Science

#488 in the United States

#538 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $25,218

56. SUNY College at Geneseo

Geneseo

For Political Science

#496 in the United States

#546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

57. Wagner College

For Political Science

#501 in the United States

#551 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,109

58. SUNY College at Oswego

Oswego

For Political Science

#518 in the United States

#571 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 94%

59. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Political Science

#522 in the United States

#575 in North America

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

60. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica

For Political Science

#543 in the United States

#598 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

61. SUNY College at Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh

For Political Science

#558 in the United States

#613 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1185
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $11,162

62. St Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure

For Political Science

#559 in the United States

#615 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,659

63. SUNY at Fredonia

Fredonia

For Political Science

#573 in the United States

#629 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

64. New York College of Health Professions

Syosset

For Political Science

#574 in the United States

#630 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $42,908
Receiving Aid: 50%
Average Aid: $3,648

65. Saint John Fisher College

For Political Science

#583 in the United States

#640 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,969

66. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

For Political Science

#606 in the United States

#664 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,675
Enrollment: 2,737

67. Manhattan College

For Political Science

#609 in the United States

#667 in North America

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

68. Touro College

For Political Science

#611 in the United States

#669 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1358
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $25,934

69. SUNY College at Oneonta

Oneonta

For Political Science

#637 in the United States

#700 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

70. CUNY School of Law

For Political Science

#654 in the United States

#717 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 681
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1983

71. Marist College

Poughkeepsie

For Political Science

#660 in the United States

#724 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $40,106

72. SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs

For Political Science

#669 in the United States

#733 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $7,071
Enrollment: 9,545

73. Manhattanville College

Purchase

For Political Science

#698 in the United States

#762 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $25,017
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $28,762

74. Le Moyne College

For Political Science

#703 in the United States

#767 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $22,139

75. Niagara University

Lewiston

For Political Science

#713 in the United States

#778 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $17,495

76. St Lawrence University

Canton

For Political Science

#729 in the United States

#796 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1333
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $36,175

77. Alfred University

Alfred

For Political Science

#747 in the United States

#815 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,127

78. Siena College

Loudonville

For Political Science

#752 in the United States

#820 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1227
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,602

79. Pratt Institute - Main

For Political Science

#768 in the United States

#836 in North America

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

80. Albany Law School

For Political Science

#772 in the United States

#841 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 628
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1851

81. Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville

For Political Science

#775 in the United States

#844 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,571

82. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Political Science

#785 in the United States

#855 in North America

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

83. Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry

For Political Science

#811 in the United States

#882 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $16,776
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $15,611

84. School of Visual Arts

For Political Science

#825 in the United States

#896 in North America

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

85. SUNY College at Potsdam

Potsdam

For Political Science

#831 in the United States

#902 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $9,778
Enrollment: 2,751

86. CUNY York College

Jamaica

For Political Science

#849 in the United States

#920 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1100
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $7,896

87. SUNY College at Old Westbury

Old Westbury

For Political Science

#857 in the United States

#928 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $9,516
Enrollment: 4,449

88. New York Chiropractic College

Seneca Falls

For Political Science

#859 in the United States

#930 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 528
Male:Female: 47:53

89. College of Saint Rose

For Political Science

#901 in the United States

#972 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $24,618
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,162

90. D'Youville College

For Political Science

#903 in the United States

#974 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1038
Net Price: $20,268
Receiving Aid: 70%

91. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Political Science

#904 in the United States

#975 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $37,171
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $7,718

92. Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale

For Political Science

#906 in the United States

#977 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 75%

93. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

For Political Science

#918 in the United States

#989 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $26,804

94. Utica College

Utica

For Political Science

#927 in the United States

#998 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1120
Net Price: $22,510
Receiving Aid: 98%

95. Hartwick College

Oneonta

For Political Science

#956 in the United States

#1028 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1185
Net Price: $26,818
Receiving Aid: 100%

96. SUNY College of Optometry

For Political Science

#957 in the United States

#1029 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 394
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1971

97. Webb Institute

Glen Cove

For Political Science

#959 in the United States

#1031 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1458
Net Price: $21,488
Receiving Aid: 100%

98. Nazareth College

For Political Science

#972 in the United States

#1044 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,321

99. Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

For Political Science

#993 in the United States

#1066 in North America

Enrollment: 220
Male:Female: 40:60

100. Marymount Manhattan College