20 Best colleges for Theoretical Physics in New York City, US

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Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Theoretical Physics. A graph of 788K citations received by 14.9K academic papers made by 20 universities in New York City 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. Columbia University

For Theoretical Physics

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

2. New York University

For Theoretical Physics

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

3. CUNY City College

For Theoretical Physics

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

4. Rockefeller University

For Theoretical Physics

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

5. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Theoretical Physics

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

6. Yeshiva University

For Theoretical Physics

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

7. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Theoretical Physics

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

8. CUNY Hunter College

For Theoretical Physics

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

9. King's College

For Theoretical Physics

Net Price
$34,192
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$24,640
Enrollment
442

10. Lehman College, CUNY

For Theoretical Physics

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

11. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Theoretical Physics

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

12. CUNY Queens College

For Theoretical Physics

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

13. Barnard College

For Theoretical Physics

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

14. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Theoretical Physics

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

15. Fordham University

For Theoretical Physics

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

16. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Theoretical Physics

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

17. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

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

18. St John's University - New York

For Theoretical Physics

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

19. New School

For Theoretical Physics

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

20. Manhattan College

For Theoretical Physics

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

Universities for Theoretical Physics near New York City

Distance, km
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University
Country rank
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City
11 Stevens Institute of Technology 156
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Hoboken, New Jersey
22 New Jersey Institute of Technology 174
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Newark, New Jersey
33 Berkeley College - Woodland Park 171
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Woodland Park, New Jersey
47 Rutgers University - New Brunswick 10
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New Brunswick, New Jersey
71 Princeton University 1
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Princeton, New Jersey
74 Stony Brook University 14
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Stony Brook, New York
107 Lafayette College 215
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Easton, Pennsylvania
107 University of New Haven 225
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West Haven, Connecticut
111 Yale University 23
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New Haven, Connecticut
113 Vassar College 192
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Poughkeepsie, New York