100 Best Physics 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 Physics. A graph of 36.3M citations received by 871K academic papers made by 134 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. Cornell University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

2. Columbia University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

3. New York University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

4. University of Rochester

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,462

5. Stony Brook University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
99%

6. University at Buffalo

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

7. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1443
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$38,887

8. Syracuse University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$48,215

9. CUNY City College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1250
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$9,763

10. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,261
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1963

11. SUNY at Albany

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$11,210
Enrollment
17,560

12. Rockefeller University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
281
Male:Female
47:53
Founded
1901

13. Binghamton University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
79%

14. Clarkson University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$32,406

15. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
9,536
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1961

16. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$39,534

17. United States Military Academy

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Enrollment
4,473

18. CUNY Hunter College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1260
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,755

19. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1198
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

20. Yeshiva University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$39,681

21. New York Medical College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,471
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1860

22. Fordham University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$48,190

23. Ithaca College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$35,253

24. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1145
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,482

25. Upstate Medical University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,341
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1834

26. CUNY Queens College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1150
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$9,057

27. King's College

For Physics

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

28. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,220
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1860

29. Albany Medical College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
814
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1839

30. Vassar College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,981

31. St John's University - New York

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,656

32. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1250
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$10,114

33. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$8,699
Enrollment
2,757

34. Alfred University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1203
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$26,470

35. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$40,301
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$7,604

36. Hofstra University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$35,792

37. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1070
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$8,526

38. New School

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$67,224
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$22,174

39. Lehman College, CUNY

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1000
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$10,151

40. SUNY Buffalo State

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1110
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$11,697

42. Colgate University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,736

43. Long Island University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$24,867

44. Union College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$42,137

45. Barnard College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,407

46. SUNY College of Optometry

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
400
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1971

47. Pace University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$34,791

48. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1075
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$9,966

49. Adelphi University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$31,303

50. SUNY at Purchase College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1283
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

51. Iona College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,978

52. Hamilton College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,719

53. Manhattan College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1269
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,717

54. State University of New York at New Paltz

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
85%

55. Pratt Institute - Main

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$54,150

56. SUNY College at Brockport

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
94%

57. Canisius College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
72%
Net Price
$19,666
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$24,972

58. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1020
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$8,206

59. SUNY College at Geneseo

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
98%

60. Skidmore College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,187

61. SUNY College at Plattsburgh

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

62. Bard College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$29,320

63. New York College of Health Professions

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$42,908
Receiving Aid
0%
Average Aid
$3,648

64. SUNY at Fredonia

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

65. SUNY College at Oswego

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
93%

66. SUNY Cortland

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
60%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$8,254
Enrollment
6,938

67. New York Law School

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
1,062
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1891

68. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1398
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$26,283

69. Saint John Fisher College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$30,540

70. Siena College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$32,955

71. SUNY College at Potsdam

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
78%
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$11,147
Enrollment
2,832

72. Hobart William Smith Colleges

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1288
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$34,170

73. New York Chiropractic College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
94%
Enrollment
564
Male:Female
40:60

74. St Lawrence University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1338
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,216

75. SUNY College at Oneonta

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
93%

76. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,232

77. St Bonaventure University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1178
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$27,373

78. Wagner College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$28,033

79. Niagara University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1148
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$16,613

80. New York College of Podiatric Medicine

For Physics

Enrollment
339
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1911

81. Farmingdale State College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
76%

82. CUNY York College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
875
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$9,154

83. Marist College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$42,508

84. Houghton College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1273
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$21,274

85. Le Moyne College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$23,702

86. Touro College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1336
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$29,179

87. SUNY College at Old Westbury

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
84%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$10,200
Enrollment
4,709

88. SUNY Empire State College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$8,243
Enrollment
10,469

89. Mercy College

For Physics

#1037 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$15,200
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$17,664

90. Utica College

For Physics

#1045 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1120
Net Price
$20,295
Receiving Aid
99%

91. Sarah Lawrence College

For Physics

#1049 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,629

92. CUNY Medgar Evers College

For Physics

#1077 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
935
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$8,419

93. Brooklyn Law School

For Physics

#1081 in North America
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,125
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1901

94. CUNY School of Law

For Physics

#1090 in North America
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
669
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1983

95. Webb Institute

For Physics

#1100 in North America
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$21,966

96. School of Visual Arts

For Physics

#1103 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1339
Net Price
$61,337
Receiving Aid
67%

97. Hartwick College

For Physics

#1108 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1180
Net Price
$31,712
Receiving Aid
100%

98. D'Youville College

For Physics

#1109 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1108
Net Price
$20,690
Receiving Aid
100%

99. Fashion Institute of Technology

For Physics

#1149 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Receiving Aid
69%
Average Aid
$8,304
Enrollment
8,206

100. SUNY College of Technology at Canton

For Physics

#1162 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$9,723
Enrollment
3,459

Closest to New York states to learn Physics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Vermont 11 136
Connecticut 20 26
Massachusetts 69 1
New Hampshire 11 96
Pennsylvania 103 12
Rhode Island 9 57
New Jersey 28 11
Delaware 3 58
Maryland 27 18
District of Columbia 9 111
Maine 14 185
West Virginia 18 113
Ohio 59 24
Virginia 41 45
Michigan 37 5
North Carolina 39 36
Indiana 32 25
Kentucky 25 72
South Carolina 27 82
Wisconsin 32 14
Illinois 68 6
Tennessee 32 55
Georgia 45 17
Iowa 29 42
Alabama 24 97
Minnesota 26 16
Missouri 35 51
Mississippi 14 141
Arkansas 18 121
Florida 56 29
Kansas 15 92
South Dakota 8 247
Louisiana 24 75
North Dakota 8 172
Nebraska 11 83
Oklahoma 19 93
Texas 76 13
Colorado 20 35
Montana 7 149
New Mexico 9 84
Puerto Rico 15 284
Utah 11 44
Idaho 7 157
Arizona 10 30
Nevada 6 127
Washington 31 10
Oregon 17 77
California 134 2
Alaska 4 180
Hawaii 7 114