100 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 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 Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 1.56M citations received by 72K academic papers made by 107 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
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,869
2. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,730
3. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,455
4. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 36%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,900
5. Fordham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $45,368
6. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
7. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $51,520
8. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
9. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Enrollment
- 9,116
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1961
10. Binghamton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
11. SUNY at Albany
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $9,747
- Enrollment
- 16,880
12. New School
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $62,226
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $20,504
13. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,234
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1963
14. St John's University - New York
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,206
15. CUNY Brooklyn College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,290
16. Yeshiva University
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $38,118
17. Hofstra University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,687
18. King's College
- Net Price
- $34,192
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,640
- Enrollment
- 442
19. CUNY Hunter College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,624
20. Colgate University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,954
21. New York Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 1,056
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1891
22. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $35,940
23. Canisius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $19,321
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,779
24. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $9,867
25. Barnard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1502
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,738
26. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $9,284
27. Pace University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1229
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $34,299
28. CUNY City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,236
29. Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
- Enrollment
- 220
- Male:Female
- 40:60
30. CUNY Queens College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $8,904
31. Rockefeller University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 286
- Male:Female
- 51:49
- Founded
- 1901
32. Rochester Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,753
33. Adelphi University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,671
34. State University of New York at New Paltz
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
35. Vassar College
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Average SAT
- 1493
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,733
36. Ithaca College
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $34,297
37. Long Island University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,620
38. Bard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $25,218
39. SUNY Buffalo State
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $8,921
40. New York Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,470
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1860
41. SUNY College at Brockport
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
42. College of Staten Island CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $8,174
- Enrollment
- 10,736
43. Skidmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $32,368
44. Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,172
45. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $54,588
46. United States Military Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 31
- Enrollment
- 4,508
47. Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,349
48. Union College
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $42,884
49. Hamilton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,021
50. Lehman College, CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1040
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $9,389
51. SUNY College at Oneonta
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
52. SUNY at Fredonia
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
53. Iona College
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $28,557
54. Upstate Medical University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,286
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1834
55. Le Moyne College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,139
56. Brooklyn Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,174
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1901
57. Saint John Fisher College
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,969
58. Touro College
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1358
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $25,934
59. Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion
- Enrollment
- 266
- Male:Female
- 37:63
60. SUNY at Purchase College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1271
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
61. SUNY Cortland
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $8,034
- Enrollment
- 6,780
62. SUNY College at Oswego
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
63. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $11,162
64. Siena College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1227
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $32,602
65. Marist College
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $40,106
66. Clarkson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1294
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,192
67. St Bonaventure University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $27,659
68. SUNY College at Geneseo
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
69. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 2,204
- Male:Female
- 29:71
- Founded
- 1860
70. SUNY Empire State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $7,071
- Enrollment
- 9,545
71. Albany Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 834
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1839
72. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $8,675
- Enrollment
- 2,737
73. Niagara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $17,495
74. CUNY School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 681
- Male:Female
- 34:66
- Founded
- 1983
75. School of Visual Arts
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1308
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $59,211
76. General Theological Seminary
- Enrollment
- 56
77. Hartwick College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Net Price
- $26,818
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
78. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
79. St Lawrence University
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1333
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $36,175
80. Sarah Lawrence College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $43,571
81. Roberts Wesleyan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1108
- Net Price
- $24,202
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
82. Albany Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 628
- Male:Female
- 42:58
- Founded
- 1851
83. Mercy College
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $16,776
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $15,611
84. College of Saint Rose
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Net Price
- $24,618
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $28,162
85. Alfred University
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $26,127
86. Wagner College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $28,109
87. SUNY College at Old Westbury
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $9,516
- Enrollment
- 4,449
88. Manhattanville College
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $25,017
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $28,762
89. Marymount Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $38,426
90. Nazareth College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $31,321
91. Pratt Institute - Main
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $51,702
92. D'Youville College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1038
- Net Price
- $20,268
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
93. CUNY York College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $7,896
94. Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 63
- Male:Female
- 47:53
95. SUNY College at Potsdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $9,778
- Enrollment
- 2,751
96. New York College of Health Professions
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $42,908
- Receiving Aid
- 50%
- Average Aid
- $3,648
97. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 273
- Male:Female
- 12:88
98. CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1040
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $7,904
99. Utica College
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Net Price
- $22,510
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
100. Molloy College
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $25,938
Closest to New York states to learn Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
---|---|---|
Vermont | 5 | 90 |
Connecticut | 17 | 7 |
Massachusetts | 53 | 5 |
New Hampshire | 11 | 77 |
Pennsylvania | 78 | 9 |
Rhode Island | 8 | 58 |
New Jersey | 21 | 16 |
Maryland | 22 | 22 |
District of Columbia | 10 | 34 |
Maine | 7 | 258 |
West Virginia | 5 | 136 |
Ohio | 43 | 19 |
Virginia | 36 | 29 |
Michigan | 29 | 2 |
North Carolina | 32 | 1 |
Indiana | 27 | 24 |
Kentucky | 20 | 48 |
South Carolina | 17 | 84 |
Wisconsin | 23 | 13 |
Illinois | 55 | 6 |
Tennessee | 28 | 38 |
Georgia | 29 | 35 |
Iowa | 17 | 37 |
Alabama | 18 | 78 |
Minnesota | 25 | 27 |
Missouri | 25 | 46 |
Mississippi | 8 | 168 |
Arkansas | 12 | 104 |
Florida | 34 | 26 |
Kansas | 10 | 62 |
South Dakota | 5 | 474 |
Louisiana | 19 | 86 |
North Dakota | 3 | 248 |
Nebraska | 7 | 97 |
Oklahoma | 11 | 79 |
Texas | 62 | 15 |
Colorado | 17 | 50 |
New Mexico | 5 | 109 |
Puerto Rico | 4 | 773 |
Utah | 6 | 54 |
Idaho | 4 | 306 |
Arizona | 6 | 23 |
Washington | 18 | 14 |
Oregon | 14 | 111 |
California | 99 | 3 |
Hawaii | 5 | 103 |