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
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,455
2. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,869
3. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,730
4. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 36%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,900
5. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
6. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
7. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $35,940
8. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $51,520
9. CUNY City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,236
10. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,234
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1963
11. SUNY at Albany
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $9,747
- Enrollment
- 16,880
12. Rockefeller University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 286
- Male:Female
- 51:49
- Founded
- 1901
13. Binghamton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
14. Clarkson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1294
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,192
15. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Enrollment
- 9,116
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1961
16. Rochester Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,753
17. United States Military Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 31
- Enrollment
- 4,508
18. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
19. CUNY Hunter College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,624
20. Yeshiva University
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $38,118
21. New York Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,470
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1860
22. Fordham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $45,368
23. CUNY Brooklyn College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,290
24. Ithaca College
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $34,297
25. Upstate Medical University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,286
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1834
26. CUNY Queens College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $8,904
27. King's College
- Net Price
- $34,192
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,640
- Enrollment
- 442
28. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 2,204
- Male:Female
- 29:71
- Founded
- 1860
29. Albany Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 834
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1839
30. Vassar College
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Average SAT
- 1493
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,733
31. St John's University - New York
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,206
32. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $9,867
33. Alfred University
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $26,127
34. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $8,675
- Enrollment
- 2,737
35. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $37,171
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $7,718
36. Hofstra University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,687
37. College of Staten Island CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $8,174
- Enrollment
- 10,736
38. Lehman College, CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1040
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $9,389
39. New School
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $62,226
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $20,504
40. SUNY Buffalo State
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $8,921
41. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 273
- Male:Female
- 12:88
42. Colgate University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,954
43. Long Island University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,620
44. Union College
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $42,884
45. Barnard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1502
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,738
46. SUNY College of Optometry
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 394
- Male:Female
- 23:77
- Founded
- 1971
47. Pace University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1229
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $34,299
48. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $9,284
49. Adelphi University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,671
50. SUNY at Purchase College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1271
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
51. Hamilton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,021
52. Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,349
53. Iona College
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $28,557
54. Pratt Institute - Main
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $51,702
55. State University of New York at New Paltz
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
56. SUNY College at Brockport
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
57. Canisius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $19,321
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,779
58. CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1040
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $7,904
59. SUNY College at Geneseo
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
60. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $11,162
61. Skidmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $32,368
62. Bard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $25,218
63. New York College of Health Professions
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $42,908
- Receiving Aid
- 50%
- Average Aid
- $3,648
64. SUNY at Fredonia
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
65. SUNY College at Oswego
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
66. SUNY Cortland
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $8,034
- Enrollment
- 6,780
67. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,199
68. New York Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 1,056
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1891
69. Saint John Fisher College
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,969
70. SUNY College at Potsdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $9,778
- Enrollment
- 2,751
71. Siena College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1227
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $32,602
72. Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,172
73. St Lawrence University
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1333
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $36,175
74. SUNY College at Oneonta
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
75. New York Chiropractic College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 528
- Male:Female
- 47:53
76. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $26,804
77. St Bonaventure University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $27,659
78. Wagner College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $28,109
79. Niagara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $17,495
80. New York College of Podiatric Medicine
- Enrollment
- 349
- Male:Female
- 42:58
- Founded
- 1911
81. CUNY York College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $7,896
82. Farmingdale State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
83. Marist College
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $40,106
84. Houghton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $22,358
85. Le Moyne College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,139
86. Touro College
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1358
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $25,934
87. SUNY College at Old Westbury
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $9,516
- Enrollment
- 4,449
88. SUNY Empire State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $7,071
- Enrollment
- 9,545
89. Mercy College
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $16,776
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $15,611
90. Utica College
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Net Price
- $22,510
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
91. Sarah Lawrence College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $43,571
92. Brooklyn Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,174
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1901
93. CUNY Medgar Evers College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 890
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $7,896
94. Webb Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Average SAT
- 1458
- Net Price
- $21,488
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
95. CUNY School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 681
- Male:Female
- 34:66
- Founded
- 1983
96. School of Visual Arts
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1308
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $59,211
97. Hartwick College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Net Price
- $26,818
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
98. D'Youville College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1038
- Net Price
- $20,268
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
99. Fashion Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $7,940
- Enrollment
- 8,108
100. SUNY College of Technology at Canton
- 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 |
---|---|---|
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 |