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 821K citations received by 15.1K 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
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

2. New York University

For Theoretical Physics

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

3. CUNY City College

For Theoretical Physics

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1250
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$9,763

4. Rockefeller University

For Theoretical Physics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
281
Male:Female
47:53
Founded
1901

5. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Theoretical Physics

Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
9,536
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1961

6. Yeshiva University

For Theoretical Physics

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$39,681

7. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Theoretical Physics

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1145
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,482

8. CUNY Hunter College

For Theoretical Physics

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1260
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,755

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
57%
Average SAT
1000
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$10,151

11. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Theoretical Physics

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1070
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$8,526

12. CUNY Queens College

For Theoretical Physics

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1150
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$9,057

13. Barnard College

For Theoretical Physics

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,407

14. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Theoretical Physics

Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1250
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$10,114

15. Fordham University

For Theoretical Physics

Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$48,190

16. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Theoretical Physics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$40,301
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$7,604

17. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1020
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$8,206

18. St John's University - New York

For Theoretical Physics

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,656

19. New School

For Theoretical Physics

Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$67,224
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$22,174

20. Manhattan College

For Theoretical Physics

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1269
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,717

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 159
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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 170
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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 214
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Easton, Pennsylvania
107 University of New Haven 219
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West Haven, Connecticut
111 Yale University 23
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New Haven, Connecticut
113 Vassar College 194
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Poughkeepsie, New York