100 Best Political Science 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 Political Science. A graph of 17.4M citations received by 561K academic papers made by 139 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
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $22,520
2. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,361
3. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $30,325
4. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,462
5. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
6. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $48,215
7. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
8. SUNY at Albany
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $11,210
- Enrollment
- 17,560
9. Fordham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $48,190
10. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,261
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1963
11. Binghamton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
12. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Enrollment
- 9,536
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1961
13. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1443
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $38,887
14. New School
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $67,224
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $22,174
15. New York Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 1,062
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1891
16. Hofstra University
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $35,792
17. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $10,114
18. CUNY Hunter College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,755
19. Rochester Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,534
20. St John's University - New York
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,656
21. King's College
- Net Price
- $34,192
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,640
- Enrollment
- 442
22. Pace University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $34,791
23. CUNY Brooklyn College
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,482
24. CUNY City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $9,763
25. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $9,966
26. Yeshiva University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,681
27. CUNY Queens College
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $9,057
28. United States Military Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Enrollment
- 4,473
29. Colgate University
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,736
30. Barnard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $26,407
31. Rockefeller University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 281
- Male:Female
- 47:53
- Founded
- 1901
32. Adelphi University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $31,303
33. SUNY Buffalo State
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $11,697
34. Long Island University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $24,867
35. New York Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,471
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1860
36. Clarkson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $32,406
37. Vassar College
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,981
38. Ithaca College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,253
39. State University of New York at New Paltz
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
40. Brooklyn Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,125
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1901
41. Upstate Medical University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,341
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1834
42. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 2,220
- Male:Female
- 28:72
- Founded
- 1860
43. Union College
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $42,137
44. SUNY College at Brockport
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
45. College of Staten Island CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $8,526
46. Albany Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 814
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1839
47. Lehman College, CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1000
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $10,151
48. SUNY at Purchase College
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1283
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
49. Skidmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $31,187
50. Hamilton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,719
51. Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1288
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $34,170
52. SUNY Cortland
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $8,254
- Enrollment
- 6,938
53. Iona College
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,978
54. Bard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $29,320
55. Canisius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Net Price
- $19,666
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,972
56. Wagner College
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,033
57. SUNY College at Geneseo
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
58. SUNY College at Oswego
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
59. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 311
- Male:Female
- 12:88
60. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1198
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
61. St Bonaventure University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1178
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $27,373
62. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
63. SUNY at Fredonia
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
64. New York College of Health Professions
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $42,908
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Average Aid
- $3,648
65. Saint John Fisher College
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $30,540
66. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $8,699
- Enrollment
- 2,757
67. Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1269
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,717
68. Touro College
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1336
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $29,179
69. SUNY College at Oneonta
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
70. CUNY School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 669
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1983
71. Marist College
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $42,508
72. SUNY Empire State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $8,243
- Enrollment
- 10,469
73. Manhattanville College
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Net Price
- $21,690
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,809
74. Le Moyne College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $23,702
75. Niagara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1148
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $16,613
76. St Lawrence University
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1338
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $33,216
77. Siena College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $32,955
78. Alfred University
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1203
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $26,470
79. Pratt Institute - Main
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $54,150
80. Albany Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 670
- Male:Female
- 42:58
- Founded
- 1851
81. Sarah Lawrence College
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $43,629
82. CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1020
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
- Average Aid
- $8,206
83. Mercy College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $15,200
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $17,664
84. School of Visual Arts
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1339
- Net Price
- $61,337
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
85. SUNY College at Potsdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $11,147
- Enrollment
- 2,832
86. CUNY York College
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 875
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $9,154
87. SUNY College at Old Westbury
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $10,200
- Enrollment
- 4,709
88. New York Chiropractic College
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Enrollment
- 564
- Male:Female
- 40:60
89. Farmingdale State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
90. D'Youville College
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1108
- Net Price
- $20,690
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
91. College of Saint Rose
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $24,618
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $28,162
92. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $40,301
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $7,604
93. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $30,232
94. Utica College
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Net Price
- $20,295
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
95. Hartwick College
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Net Price
- $31,712
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
96. SUNY College of Optometry
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 400
- Male:Female
- 23:77
- Founded
- 1971
97. Webb Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $21,966
98. Nazareth College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $30,785
99. Marymount Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1214
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $38,376
100. Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
- Enrollment
- 234
- Male:Female
- 37:63
Closest to New York states to learn Political Science
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 11 | 129 |
| Connecticut | 21 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | 71 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 75 |
| Pennsylvania | 101 | 8 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 66 |
| New Jersey | 28 | 21 |
| Delaware | 4 | 86 |
| Maryland | 28 | 13 |
| District of Columbia | 12 | 41 |
| Maine | 14 | 227 |
| West Virginia | 17 | 123 |
| Ohio | 63 | 19 |
| Virginia | 42 | 32 |
| Michigan | 43 | 2 |
| North Carolina | 47 | 20 |
| Indiana | 35 | 39 |
| Kentucky | 28 | 63 |
| South Carolina | 31 | 61 |
| Wisconsin | 34 | 16 |
| Illinois | 78 | 9 |
| Tennessee | 37 | 46 |
| Georgia | 50 | 45 |
| Iowa | 31 | 49 |
| Alabama | 26 | 97 |
| Minnesota | 29 | 18 |
| Missouri | 40 | 43 |
| Mississippi | 14 | 178 |
| Arkansas | 17 | 130 |
| Florida | 64 | 34 |
| Kansas | 17 | 68 |
| South Dakota | 9 | 338 |
| Louisiana | 26 | 84 |
| North Dakota | 8 | 229 |
| Nebraska | 13 | 83 |
| Oklahoma | 20 | 92 |
| Texas | 82 | 22 |
| Colorado | 22 | 57 |
| Montana | 8 | 202 |
| New Mexico | 8 | 105 |
| Puerto Rico | 13 | 527 |
| Utah | 11 | 50 |
| Idaho | 7 | 240 |
| Arizona | 10 | 24 |
| Nevada | 6 | 133 |
| Washington | 32 | 6 |
| Oregon | 19 | 106 |
| California | 133 | 3 |
| Alaska | 4 | 331 |
| Hawaii | 7 | 113 |