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 11.7M citations received by 417K academic papers made by 133 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

For Sociology

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

2. Cornell University

For Sociology

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

3. New York University

For Sociology

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

4. University of Rochester

For Sociology

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

5. University at Buffalo

For Sociology

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

6. Syracuse University

For Sociology

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

7. Stony Brook University

For Sociology

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

8. SUNY at Albany

For Sociology

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

9. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Sociology

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

10. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Sociology

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

11. Fordham University

For Sociology

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

12. Binghamton University

For Sociology

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

13. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Sociology

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

14. Rockefeller University

For Sociology

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

15. New School

For Sociology

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

16. CUNY Hunter College

For Sociology

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

17. Hofstra University

For Sociology

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

18. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Sociology

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

19. CUNY Queens College

For Sociology

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

20. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Sociology

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

21. CUNY City College

For Sociology

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

22. New York Law School

For Sociology

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

23. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Sociology

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

24. King's College

For Sociology

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

25. Yeshiva University

For Sociology

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

26. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Sociology

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

27. New York Medical College

For Sociology

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

29. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Sociology

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

30. Pace University

For Sociology

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

31. Barnard College

For Sociology

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

32. Adelphi University

For Sociology

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

33. St John's University - New York

For Sociology

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

34. Upstate Medical University

For Sociology

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

35. Colgate University

For Sociology

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

36. SUNY Buffalo State

For Sociology

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

37. United States Military Academy

For Sociology

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

38. Ithaca College

For Sociology

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

39. Long Island University

For Sociology

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

40. Albany Medical College

For Sociology

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

41. Vassar College

For Sociology

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

42. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Sociology

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

43. SUNY College at Brockport

For Sociology

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

44. State University of New York at New Paltz

For Sociology

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

45. Lehman College, CUNY

For Sociology

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

46. Skidmore College

For Sociology

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

47. SUNY at Purchase College

For Sociology

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

48. Union College

For Sociology

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

49. Canisius College

For Sociology

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

50. Hamilton College

For Sociology

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

51. SUNY College at Plattsburgh

For Sociology

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

52. SUNY Cortland

For Sociology

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

53. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

For Sociology

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

54. Clarkson University

For Sociology

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

55. SUNY College at Oswego

For Sociology

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

56. Wagner College

For Sociology

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

57. Hobart William Smith Colleges

For Sociology

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

58. SUNY College at Geneseo

For Sociology

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

59. SUNY at Fredonia

For Sociology

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

60. Bard College

For Sociology

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

61. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

For Sociology

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

62. Touro College

For Sociology

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

63. SUNY College at Oneonta

For Sociology

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

64. Brooklyn Law School

For Sociology

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

65. Saint John Fisher College

For Sociology

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

66. Iona College

For Sociology

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

67. New York College of Health Professions

For Sociology

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

68. Manhattan College

For Sociology

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

69. SUNY Empire State College

For Sociology

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

70. Niagara University

For Sociology

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

71. St Lawrence University

For Sociology

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

72. Sarah Lawrence College

For Sociology

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

73. Le Moyne College

For Sociology

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

74. Marist College

For Sociology

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

75. St Bonaventure University

For Sociology

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

76. CUNY School of Law

For Sociology

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

77. SUNY College at Potsdam

For Sociology

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

78. Alfred University

For Sociology

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

79. Mercy College

For Sociology

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

80. Siena College

For Sociology

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

81. SUNY College of Optometry

For Sociology

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

82. CUNY York College

For Sociology

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

83. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Sociology

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

84. Pratt Institute - Main

For Sociology

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

85. SUNY College at Old Westbury

For Sociology

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

86. Hartwick College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$22,396

87. College of Saint Rose

For Sociology

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

88. Nazareth College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$31,620

89. Bank Street College of Education

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
683
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1916

90. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$29,175

91. D'Youville College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$21,755

93. St Francis College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$18,602
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$17,294

94. School of Visual Arts

For Sociology

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

95. Farmingdale State College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1089
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
75%

96. Daemen College

For Sociology

#1001 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$20,273
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,618

97. Albany Law School

For Sociology

#1007 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
643
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1851

98. Manhattanville College

For Sociology

#1012 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$24,702
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,843

99. Utica College

For Sociology

#1027 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1167
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$22,372

100. Molloy College

For Sociology

#1028 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$27,243

Closest to New York states to learn Sociology

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Vermont 11 122
Connecticut 21 10
Massachusetts 72 1
New Hampshire 12 98
Pennsylvania 100 11
Rhode Island 9 63
New Jersey 27 34
Maryland 27 7
District of Columbia 11 54
Maine 13 206
West Virginia 17 119
Ohio 61 17
Virginia 42 39
Michigan 41 2
North Carolina 46 16
Indiana 34 62
Kentucky 27 55
South Carolina 25 56
Wisconsin 30 12
Illinois 75 13
Tennessee 36 44
Georgia 47 35
Iowa 32 42
Alabama 25 68
Minnesota 28 14
Missouri 37 38
Mississippi 13 178
Arkansas 16 159
Florida 56 33
Kansas 15 66
South Dakota 8 292
Louisiana 23 92
North Dakota 6 215
Nebraska 13 87
Oklahoma 21 115
Texas 77 25
Colorado 21 60
Montana 8 160
New Mexico 7 86
Puerto Rico 14 518
Utah 11 43
Idaho 7 186
Arizona 9 24
Nevada 6 150
Washington 28 4
Oregon 17 104
California 125 3
Alaska 4 263
Hawaii 6 96