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
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,060
2. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $22,058
3. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,499
4. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1465
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $39,775
5. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
6. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
7. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,127
8. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $43,651
9. CUNY City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,822
- Enrollment
- 14,489
10. Rockefeller University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 273
- Male:Female
- 54:46
- Founded
- 1901
11. SUNY at Albany
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
12. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,253
- Male:Female
- 40:60
- Founded
- 1963
13. Binghamton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
14. Clarkson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $32,450
15. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Enrollment
- 8,733
- Male:Female
- 32:68
- Founded
- 1961
16. Rochester Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,600
17. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $9,497
- Enrollment
- 2,842
18. United States Military Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 30
- Enrollment
- 4,393
19. CUNY Hunter College
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,325
- Enrollment
- 22,970
20. New York Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,454
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1860
21. Yeshiva University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $35,912
22. CUNY Brooklyn College
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,411
- Enrollment
- 14,195
23. Fordham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $43,943
24. CUNY Queens College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $7,927
- Enrollment
- 17,001
25. King's College
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $34,192
26. Ithaca College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1292
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $35,858
27. Upstate Medical University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,431
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1834
28. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 2,185
- Male:Female
- 31:69
- Founded
- 1860
29. Albany Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 837
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1839
30. Vassar College
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1483
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $30,603
31. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $34,758
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $6,444
32. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $8,713
- Enrollment
- 1,976
33. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,423
- Enrollment
- 19,854
34. Alfred University
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1188
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $26,183
35. College of Staten Island CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $8,061
- Enrollment
- 10,248
36. Lehman College, CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $10,412
- Enrollment
- 13,015
37. Hofstra University
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,036
38. St John's University - New York
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $26,052
39. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 329
- Male:Female
- 13:87
40. New School
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Net Price
- $55,480
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $21,504
41. Long Island University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $25,802
42. SUNY College of Optometry
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 409
- Male:Female
- 24:76
- Founded
- 1971
43. Barnard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $26,009
44. Colgate University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,074
45. SUNY Buffalo State
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1059
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $10,756
46. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,043
- Enrollment
- 13,921
47. Pace University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $33,363
48. Union College
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $41,136
49. SUNY at Purchase College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
50. Adelphi University
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $26,953
51. Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,535
52. Hamilton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,503
53. Pratt Institute - Main
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $47,326
54. State University of New York at New Paltz
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
55. Iona College
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,827
56. SUNY College at Brockport
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
57. CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $8,797
- Enrollment
- 13,087
58. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
59. SUNY College at Geneseo
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
60. New York College of Health Professions
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $37,109
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $3,347
61. Skidmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $33,389
62. Saint John Fisher College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,312
63. SUNY at Fredonia
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
64. SUNY Cortland
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $9,369
- Enrollment
- 6,690
65. Canisius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $19,635
66. SUNY College at Oswego
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
67. Bard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Net Price
- $25,214
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $53,584
68. SUNY College at Potsdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $11,632
- Enrollment
- 2,427
69. New York Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 1,050
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1891
70. St Lawrence University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1325
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $33,283
71. Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $34,259
72. Wagner College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,710
73. Siena College
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1158
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $30,842
74. St Bonaventure University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $26,004
75. SUNY College at Oneonta
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
76. New York Chiropractic College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 551
- Male:Female
- 48:52
77. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $26,194
78. CUNY York College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $9,036
- Enrollment
- 6,446
79. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $29,175
80. Niagara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $18,165
81. New York College of Podiatric Medicine
- Enrollment
- 334
- Male:Female
- 46:54
- Founded
- 1911
82. Le Moyne College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $23,309
83. Marist College
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1289
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $39,364
84. Farmingdale State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1089
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
85. Houghton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Net Price
- $21,550
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
86. Touro College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1324
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $23,960
87. SUNY College at Old Westbury
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1108
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $10,768
88. SUNY Empire State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $9,343
- Enrollment
- 9,407
89. Sarah Lawrence College
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $42,781
90. Mercy College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $15,879
91. CUNY Medgar Evers College
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $8,467
- Enrollment
- 3,640
92. Utica College
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1167
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,372
93. School of Visual Arts
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $59,053
94. Webb Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1455
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $19,744
95. Hartwick College
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 19
- Net Price
- $22,396
96. Fashion Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,260
- Enrollment
- 8,125
97. D'Youville College
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $21,755
98. CUNY School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 699
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1983
99. SUNY College of Technology at Canton
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $10,081
- Enrollment
- 2,836
100. Manhattanville College
- 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 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 |