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 57.5M citations received by 1.73M academic papers made by 126 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
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,262
2. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $12,411
3. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $50,991
4. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
5. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,125
6. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,070
7. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
8. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $43,545
9. CUNY City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $9,267
- Enrollment
- 15,031
10. Rockefeller University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 268
- Male:Female
- 54:46
- Founded
- 1901
11. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,249
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1963
12. Binghamton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
13. Clarkson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $31,413
14. SUNY at Albany
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
15. Rochester Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $35,012
16. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
17. CUNY Hunter College
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $8,519
- Enrollment
- 24,099
18. United States Military Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 31
- Enrollment
- 4,594
19. Yeshiva University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $36,807
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $29,093
20. New York Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,561
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1860
21. CUNY Brooklyn College
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $8,711
- Enrollment
- 15,938
22. King's College
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $33,968
23. Fordham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $37,583
24. CUNY Queens College
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $7,627
- Enrollment
- 18,772
25. Upstate Medical University
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Enrollment
- 1,545
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1834
26. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Enrollment
- 2,117
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1860
27. Albany Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 839
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1839
28. Ithaca College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $35,327
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $29,954
29. Vassar College
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,249
30. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $37,811
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $8,094
31. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $7,331
- Enrollment
- 2,012
32. Alfred University
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $25,377
33. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $8,717
- Enrollment
- 19,969
34. College of Staten Island CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $6,933
- Enrollment
- 11,793
35. Lehman College, CUNY
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $9,322
- Enrollment
- 14,392
36. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 9,017
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1961
37. SUNY Buffalo State
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1045
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $9,663
38. Hofstra University
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,234
39. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 290
- Male:Female
- 11:89
40. St John's University - New York
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $26,655
41. New School
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Net Price
- $43,547
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $20,330
42. Long Island University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,620
43. Colgate University
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $24,500
44. Barnard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1488
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $28,366
45. SUNY College of Optometry
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 407
- Male:Female
- 27:73
- Founded
- 1971
46. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $8,365
- Enrollment
- 15,210
47. Union College
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $39,101
48. Pace University
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $30,632
49. Hamilton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,803
50. SUNY at Purchase College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
51. Manhattan College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Net Price
- $27,651
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,475
52. State University of New York at New Paltz
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1234
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
53. Pratt Institute - Main
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $46,486
54. Adelphi University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,261
55. Iona College
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,596
56. CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $8,417
- Enrollment
- 14,277
57. SUNY College at Brockport
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
58. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
59. SUNY College at Geneseo
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
60. New York College of Health Professions
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $41,708
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $2,339
61. Saint John Fisher College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $27,325
62. SUNY at Fredonia
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
63. Skidmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $31,553
64. SUNY Cortland
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
65. Bard College
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Net Price
- $24,318
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
- Average Aid
- $50,598
66. SUNY College at Oswego
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
67. SUNY College at Potsdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $10,014
- Enrollment
- 2,607
68. St Lawrence University
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $31,744
69. Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $34,239
70. Canisius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $18,486
71. Wagner College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $28,365
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,222
72. St Bonaventure University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $25,533
73. SUNY College at Oneonta
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $9,134
- Enrollment
- 5,918
74. Siena College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Net Price
- $32,810
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $27,019
75. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Net Price
- $20,757
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $38,212
76. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $26,961
77. New York Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Enrollment
- 1,130
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1891
78. CUNY York College
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $8,517
- Enrollment
- 7,027
79. New York Chiropractic College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 569
- Male:Female
- 49:51
80. Farmingdale State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
81. Niagara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1147
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $18,118
82. Le Moyne College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $24,618
83. New York College of Podiatric Medicine
- Enrollment
- 338
- Male:Female
- 50:50
- Founded
- 1911
84. Marist College
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1278
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $37,868
85. SUNY College at Old Westbury
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
- Average Aid
- $9,760
86. Touro College
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Net Price
- $23,038
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,787
87. Houghton College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $24,502
88. Brooklyn Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Enrollment
- 1,184
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1901
89. SUNY Empire State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
- Average Aid
- $7,031
- Enrollment
- 9,462
90. Mercy College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1050
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $15,027
91. Sarah Lawrence College
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $34,091
92. CUNY Medgar Evers College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
- Average Aid
- $7,850
- Enrollment
- 4,134
93. Utica College
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $22,335
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $12,719
94. Webb Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $19,231
95. Fashion Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,521
- Enrollment
- 8,150
96. Hartwick College
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $22,523
97. D'Youville College
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1128
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $22,541
98. School of Visual Arts
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1252
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $51,634
99. SUNY College of Technology at Canton
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1080
- Average ACT
- 20
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
100. United States Merchant Marine Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 30%
Closest to New York states to learn Physics
State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
---|---|---|
Vermont | 10 | 132 |
Connecticut | 20 | 23 |
Massachusetts | 65 | 1 |
New Hampshire | 11 | 100 |
Pennsylvania | 98 | 13 |
Rhode Island | 9 | 59 |
New Jersey | 24 | 11 |
Delaware | 3 | 58 |
Maryland | 26 | 20 |
District of Columbia | 9 | 108 |
Maine | 12 | 189 |
West Virginia | 16 | 113 |
Ohio | 54 | 22 |
Virginia | 40 | 44 |
Michigan | 33 | 5 |
North Carolina | 37 | 36 |
Indiana | 29 | 26 |
Kentucky | 25 | 68 |
South Carolina | 25 | 80 |
Wisconsin | 30 | 14 |
Illinois | 63 | 6 |
Tennessee | 31 | 56 |
Georgia | 37 | 15 |
Iowa | 24 | 38 |
Alabama | 24 | 98 |
Minnesota | 26 | 17 |
Missouri | 32 | 52 |
Mississippi | 14 | 139 |
Arkansas | 17 | 114 |
Florida | 48 | 28 |
Kansas | 13 | 93 |
South Dakota | 8 | 246 |
Louisiana | 23 | 76 |
North Dakota | 7 | 176 |
Nebraska | 11 | 82 |
Oklahoma | 18 | 94 |
Texas | 72 | 12 |
Colorado | 19 | 35 |
Montana | 7 | 145 |
New Mexico | 9 | 78 |
Puerto Rico | 14 | 287 |
Utah | 10 | 41 |
Idaho | 7 | 153 |
Arizona | 7 | 29 |
Nevada | 6 | 127 |
Washington | 27 | 7 |
Oregon | 17 | 75 |
California | 119 | 2 |
Alaska | 4 | 182 |
Hawaii | 7 | 115 |