100 Best colleges for Sociology 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 Sociology. A graph of 17M citations received by 471K academic papers made by 138 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. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,261
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1963
10. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Enrollment
- 9,536
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1961
11. Fordham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $48,190
12. Binghamton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
13. New School
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $67,224
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $22,174
14. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1443
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $38,887
15. CUNY Hunter College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,755
16. Rockefeller University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 281
- Male:Female
- 47:53
- Founded
- 1901
17. Hofstra University
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $35,792
18. St John's University - New York
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,656
19. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $9,966
20. Yeshiva University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,681
21. CUNY Queens College
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $9,057
22. Rochester Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,534
23. King's College
- Net Price
- $34,192
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,640
- Enrollment
- 442
24. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $10,114
25. CUNY City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $9,763
26. New York Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 1,062
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1891
27. CUNY Brooklyn College
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,482
28. New York Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,471
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1860
29. Pace University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $34,791
30. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 2,220
- Male:Female
- 28:72
- Founded
- 1860
31. Colgate University
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,736
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. Barnard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $26,407
35. United States Military Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Enrollment
- 4,473
36. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 311
- Male:Female
- 12:88
37. Upstate Medical University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,341
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1834
38. Long Island University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $24,867
39. Ithaca College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,253
40. Albany Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 814
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1839
41. Vassar College
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,981
42. State University of New York at New Paltz
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
43. SUNY College at Brockport
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
44. College of Staten Island CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $8,526
45. SUNY at Purchase College
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1283
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
46. Lehman College, CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1000
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $10,151
47. Skidmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $31,187
48. Union College
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $42,137
49. Hamilton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,719
50. Brooklyn Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,125
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1901
51. SUNY Cortland
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $8,254
- Enrollment
- 6,938
52. Clarkson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $32,406
53. SUNY College at Oswego
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
54. Canisius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Net Price
- $19,666
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,972
55. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $8,699
- Enrollment
- 2,757
56. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
57. Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1288
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $34,170
58. Bard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $29,320
59. SUNY College at Oneonta
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
60. Wagner College
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,033
61. SUNY at Fredonia
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
62. SUNY College at Geneseo
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
63. Saint John Fisher College
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $30,540
64. SUNY Empire State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $8,243
- Enrollment
- 10,469
65. Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1269
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,717
66. Iona College
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,978
67. New York College of Health Professions
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $42,908
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Average Aid
- $3,648
68. Touro College
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1336
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $29,179
69. CUNY School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 669
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1983
70. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1198
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
71. St Bonaventure University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1178
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $27,373
72. Marist College
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $42,508
73. Sarah Lawrence College
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $43,629
74. CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1020
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
- Average Aid
- $8,206
75. St Lawrence University
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1338
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $33,216
76. Niagara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1148
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $16,613
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. SUNY College at Potsdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $11,147
- Enrollment
- 2,832
80. Le Moyne College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $23,702
81. Pratt Institute - Main
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $54,150
82. Mercy College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $15,200
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $17,664
83. CUNY York College
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 875
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $9,154
84. SUNY College at Old Westbury
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $10,200
- Enrollment
- 4,709
85. SUNY College of Optometry
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 400
- Male:Female
- 23:77
- Founded
- 1971
87. School of Visual Arts
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1339
- Net Price
- $61,337
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
88. Hartwick College
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Net Price
- $31,712
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
89. Farmingdale State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
90. Bank Street College of Education
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 719
- Male:Female
- 20:80
- Founded
- 1916
91. D'Youville College
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1108
- Net Price
- $20,690
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
92. Nazareth College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $30,785
93. College of Saint Rose
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $24,618
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $28,162
94. Albany Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 670
- Male:Female
- 42:58
- Founded
- 1851
95. St Francis College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $17,698
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $20,003
96. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $30,232
97. Marymount Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1214
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $38,376
98. Manhattanville College
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Net Price
- $21,690
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,809
99. Utica College
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Net Price
- $20,295
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
100. Molloy College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1189
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $24,405
Closest to New York states to learn Sociology
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 11 | 122 |
| Connecticut | 21 | 11 |
| Massachusetts | 72 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 94 |
| Pennsylvania | 101 | 10 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 66 |
| New Jersey | 27 | 27 |
| Delaware | 3 | 104 |
| Maryland | 28 | 5 |
| District of Columbia | 11 | 49 |
| Maine | 13 | 211 |
| West Virginia | 17 | 116 |
| Ohio | 62 | 17 |
| Virginia | 42 | 39 |
| Michigan | 42 | 2 |
| North Carolina | 48 | 14 |
| Indiana | 35 | 42 |
| Kentucky | 28 | 59 |
| South Carolina | 29 | 60 |
| Wisconsin | 33 | 13 |
| Illinois | 77 | 12 |
| Tennessee | 36 | 46 |
| Georgia | 49 | 37 |
| Iowa | 31 | 45 |
| Alabama | 25 | 73 |
| Minnesota | 28 | 16 |
| Missouri | 39 | 38 |
| Mississippi | 13 | 177 |
| Arkansas | 17 | 158 |
| Florida | 56 | 30 |
| Kansas | 15 | 64 |
| South Dakota | 8 | 313 |
| Louisiana | 24 | 92 |
| North Dakota | 7 | 216 |
| Nebraska | 13 | 85 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 113 |
| Texas | 80 | 23 |
| Colorado | 22 | 55 |
| Montana | 8 | 157 |
| New Mexico | 8 | 89 |
| Puerto Rico | 15 | 517 |
| Utah | 11 | 41 |
| Idaho | 7 | 190 |
| Arizona | 10 | 21 |
| Nevada | 6 | 147 |
| Washington | 30 | 4 |
| Oregon | 17 | 108 |
| California | 130 | 3 |
| Alaska | 4 | 274 |
| Hawaii | 6 | 95 |