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 34.8M citations received by 855K 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
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

2. Columbia University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

3. New York University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

4. University of Rochester

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

5. Stony Brook University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

6. University at Buffalo

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

7. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$35,940

8. Syracuse University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$51,520

9. CUNY City College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1340
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,236

10. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,234
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1963

11. SUNY at Albany

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
70%
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,747
Enrollment
16,880

12. Rockefeller University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
286
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1901

13. Binghamton University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
78%

14. Clarkson University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1294
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$33,192

15. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
9,116
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1961

16. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$39,753

17. United States Military Academy

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Enrollment
4,508

18. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

19. CUNY Hunter College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1340
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,624

20. Yeshiva University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$38,118

21. New York Medical College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,470
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1860

22. Fordham University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,368

23. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1280
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,290

24. Ithaca College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$34,297

25. Upstate Medical University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,286
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1834

26. CUNY Queens College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1210
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$8,904

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
2,204
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1860

29. Albany Medical College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
834
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1839

30. Vassar College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1493
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,733

31. St John's University - New York

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,206

32. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1310
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$9,867

33. Alfred University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$26,127

34. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$8,675
Enrollment
2,737

35. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$37,171
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$7,718

36. Hofstra University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$35,687

37. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$8,174
Enrollment
10,736

38. Lehman College, CUNY

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1040
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$9,389

39. New School

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$62,226
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$20,504

40. SUNY Buffalo State

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1075
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$8,921

42. Colgate University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,954

43. Long Island University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$22,620

44. Union College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$42,884

45. Barnard College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1502
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,738

46. SUNY College of Optometry

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
394
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1971

47. Pace University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1229
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$34,299

48. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1125
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$9,284

49. Adelphi University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,671

50. SUNY at Purchase College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1271
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
84%

51. Hamilton College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

52. Manhattan College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,349

53. Iona College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$28,557

54. Pratt Institute - Main

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$51,702

55. State University of New York at New Paltz

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

56. SUNY College at Brockport

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
94%

57. Canisius College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$19,321
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,779

58. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1040
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$7,904

59. SUNY College at Geneseo

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

60. SUNY College at Plattsburgh

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1185
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$11,162

61. Skidmore College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$32,368

62. Bard College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$25,218

63. New York College of Health Professions

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$42,908
Receiving Aid
50%
Average Aid
$3,648

64. SUNY at Fredonia

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

65. SUNY College at Oswego

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
94%

66. SUNY Cortland

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
51%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$8,034
Enrollment
6,780

67. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,199

68. New York Law School

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
1,056
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1891

69. Saint John Fisher College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,969

70. SUNY College at Potsdam

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,778
Enrollment
2,751

71. Siena College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1227
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$32,602

72. Hobart William Smith Colleges

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$33,172

73. St Lawrence University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1333
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$36,175

74. SUNY College at Oneonta

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

75. New York Chiropractic College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
528
Male:Female
47:53

76. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$26,804

77. St Bonaventure University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$27,659

78. Wagner College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$28,109

79. Niagara University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$17,495

80. New York College of Podiatric Medicine

For Physics

Enrollment
349
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1911

81. CUNY York College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1100
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$7,896

82. Farmingdale State College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
75%

83. Marist College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$40,106

84. Houghton College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$22,358

85. Le Moyne College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$22,139

86. Touro College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1358
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$25,934

87. SUNY College at Old Westbury

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$9,516
Enrollment
4,449

88. SUNY Empire State College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$7,071
Enrollment
9,545

89. Mercy College

For Physics

#1034 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$16,776
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$15,611

90. Utica College

For Physics

#1040 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1120
Net Price
$22,510
Receiving Aid
98%

91. Sarah Lawrence College

For Physics

#1041 in North America
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$43,571

92. Brooklyn Law School

For Physics

#1079 in North America
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,174
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1901

93. CUNY Medgar Evers College

For Physics

#1081 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
890
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$7,896

94. Webb Institute

For Physics

#1091 in North America
Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1458
Net Price
$21,488
Receiving Aid
100%

95. CUNY School of Law

For Physics

#1099 in North America
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
681
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1983

96. School of Visual Arts

For Physics

#1105 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1308
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$59,211

97. Hartwick College

For Physics

#1106 in North America
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1185
Net Price
$26,818
Receiving Aid
100%

98. D'Youville College

For Physics

#1109 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1038
Net Price
$20,268
Receiving Aid
70%

99. Fashion Institute of Technology

For Physics

#1153 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$7,940
Enrollment
8,108

100. SUNY College of Technology at Canton

For Physics

#1159 in North America
Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$8,491
Enrollment
2,919

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 27 11
Delaware 3 58
Maryland 27 18
District of Columbia 9 111
Maine 14 185
West Virginia 17 113
Ohio 59 24
Virginia 41 45
Michigan 37 5
North Carolina 39 36
Indiana 31 25
Kentucky 25 72
South Carolina 27 82
Wisconsin 32 14
Illinois 68 6
Tennessee 32 56
Georgia 45 17
Iowa 29 41
Alabama 24 97
Minnesota 26 16
Missouri 35 51
Mississippi 14 142
Arkansas 18 121
Florida 55 29
Kansas 15 91
South Dakota 8 250
Louisiana 24 75
North Dakota 8 174
Nebraska 11 83
Oklahoma 19 93
Texas 76 13
Colorado 20 35
Montana 7 150
New Mexico 9 84
Puerto Rico 15 284
Utah 11 44
Idaho 7 157
Arizona 10 30
Nevada 6 129
Washington 31 10
Oregon 17 77
California 132 2
Alaska 4 180
Hawaii 7 114