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 26.2M citations received by 754K academic papers made by 131 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
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

2. Columbia University

For Physics

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

3. New York University

For Physics

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

4. University of Rochester

For Physics

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

5. Stony Brook University

For Physics

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

6. University at Buffalo

For Physics

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

7. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Physics

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

8. Syracuse University

For Physics

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

9. CUNY City College

For Physics

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

10. Rockefeller University

For Physics

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

11. SUNY at Albany

For Physics

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

12. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Physics

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

13. Binghamton University

For Physics

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

14. Clarkson University

For Physics

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

15. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Physics

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

16. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Physics

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

17. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

For Physics

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

18. United States Military Academy

For Physics

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

19. CUNY Hunter College

For Physics

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

20. New York Medical College

For Physics

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

21. Yeshiva University

For Physics

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

22. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Physics

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

23. Fordham University

For Physics

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

24. CUNY Queens College

For Physics

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

25. King's College

For Physics

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

26. Ithaca College

For Physics

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

27. Upstate Medical University

For Physics

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

28. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Physics

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

29. Albany Medical College

For Physics

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

30. Vassar College

For Physics

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

31. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$34,758
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$6,444

32. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

For Physics

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

33. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Physics

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

34. Alfred University

For Physics

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

35. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Physics

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

36. Lehman College, CUNY

For Physics

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

37. Hofstra University

For Physics

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

38. St John's University - New York

For Physics

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

40. New School

For Physics

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

41. Long Island University

For Physics

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

42. SUNY College of Optometry

For Physics

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

43. Barnard College

For Physics

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

44. Colgate University

For Physics

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

45. SUNY Buffalo State

For Physics

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

46. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Physics

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

47. Pace University

For Physics

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

48. Union College

For Physics

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

49. SUNY at Purchase College

For Physics

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

50. Adelphi University

For Physics

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

51. Manhattan College

For Physics

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

52. Hamilton College

For Physics

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

53. Pratt Institute - Main

For Physics

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

54. State University of New York at New Paltz

For Physics

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

55. Iona College

For Physics

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

56. SUNY College at Brockport

For Physics

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

57. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Physics

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

58. SUNY College at Plattsburgh

For Physics

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

59. SUNY College at Geneseo

For Physics

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

60. New York College of Health Professions

For Physics

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

61. Skidmore College

For Physics

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

62. Saint John Fisher College

For Physics

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

63. SUNY at Fredonia

For Physics

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

64. SUNY Cortland

For Physics

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

65. Canisius College

For Physics

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

66. SUNY College at Oswego

For Physics

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

67. Bard College

For Physics

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

68. SUNY College at Potsdam

For Physics

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

69. New York Law School

For Physics

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

70. St Lawrence University

For Physics

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

71. Hobart William Smith Colleges

For Physics

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

72. Wagner College

For Physics

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

73. Siena College

For Physics

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

74. St Bonaventure University

For Physics

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

75. SUNY College at Oneonta

For Physics

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

76. New York Chiropractic College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
551
Male:Female
48:52

77. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,194

78. CUNY York College

For Physics

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

79. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

For Physics

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

80. Niagara University

For Physics

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

81. New York College of Podiatric Medicine

For Physics

Enrollment
334
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1911

82. Le Moyne College

For Physics

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

83. Marist College

For Physics

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

84. Farmingdale State College

For Physics

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

85. Houghton College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1215
Net Price
$21,550
Receiving Aid
99%

86. Touro College

For Physics

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

87. SUNY College at Old Westbury

For Physics

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

88. SUNY Empire State College

For Physics

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

89. Sarah Lawrence College

For Physics

#1021 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$42,781

90. Mercy College

For Physics

#1039 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$15,879

91. CUNY Medgar Evers College

For Physics

#1069 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$8,467
Enrollment
3,640

92. Utica College

For Physics

#1071 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1167
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$22,372

93. School of Visual Arts

For Physics

#1081 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$59,053

94. Webb Institute

For Physics

#1085 in North America
Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,744

95. Hartwick College

For Physics

#1092 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$22,396

96. Fashion Institute of Technology

For Physics

#1122 in North America
Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,260
Enrollment
8,125

97. D'Youville College

For Physics

#1124 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$21,755

98. CUNY School of Law

For Physics

#1141 in North America
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
699
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1983

99. SUNY College of Technology at Canton

For Physics

#1143 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$10,081
Enrollment
2,836

100. Manhattanville College

For Physics

#1165 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$24,702
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,843

Closest to New York states to learn Physics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Vermont 11 135
Connecticut 20 25
Massachusetts 68 1
New Hampshire 11 101
Pennsylvania 102 12
Rhode Island 9 58
New Jersey 26 9
Delaware 3 57
Maryland 26 18
District of Columbia 9 111
Maine 13 186
West Virginia 16 115
Ohio 57 23
Virginia 40 43
Michigan 36 5
North Carolina 39 39
Indiana 30 27
Kentucky 25 72
South Carolina 26 82
Wisconsin 30 14
Illinois 65 6
Tennessee 32 56
Georgia 43 17
Iowa 26 36
Alabama 24 98
Minnesota 26 15
Missouri 34 52
Mississippi 14 143
Arkansas 18 118
Florida 51 29
Kansas 14 94
South Dakota 8 252
Louisiana 24 76
North Dakota 7 169
Nebraska 11 84
Oklahoma 19 93
Texas 74 13
Colorado 19 35
Montana 7 147
New Mexico 9 80
Puerto Rico 14 283
Utah 10 42
Idaho 7 156
Arizona 9 30
Nevada 6 129
Washington 30 10
Oregon 17 79
California 125 2
Alaska 4 184
Hawaii 7 114