100 Best colleges for Psychology 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 Psychology. A graph of 22.3M citations received by 606K academic papers made by 130 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. Columbia University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

2. Cornell University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

3. New York University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

4. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,253
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1963

5. University of Rochester

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

6. University at Buffalo

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

7. Stony Brook University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

8. Rockefeller University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
273
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1901

9. SUNY at Albany

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

10. Syracuse University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,651

11. New York Medical College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,454
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1860

12. Binghamton University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
80%

13. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
8,733
Male:Female
32:68
Founded
1961

14. Upstate Medical University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,431
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1834

15. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,185
Male:Female
31:69
Founded
1860

16. Albany Medical College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
837
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1839

17. Fordham University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$43,943

18. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$39,127

19. CUNY Hunter College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,325
Enrollment
22,970

21. Hofstra University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$35,036

22. Yeshiva University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$35,912

23. CUNY City College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
67%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,822
Enrollment
14,489

24. United States Military Academy

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Enrollment
4,393

25. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$39,600

26. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
51%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,043
Enrollment
13,921

27. St John's University - New York

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$26,052

28. CUNY Queens College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$7,927
Enrollment
17,001

29. King's College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$34,192

30. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,411
Enrollment
14,195

31. SUNY Buffalo State

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1059
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$10,756

32. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
50%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,423
Enrollment
19,854

33. New School

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
57%
Net Price
$55,480
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$21,504

34. Adelphi University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$26,953

35. Long Island University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$25,802

36. Pace University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$33,363

37. Clarkson University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$32,450

38. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$8,061
Enrollment
10,248

39. Colgate University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,074

40. Ithaca College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1292
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$35,858

41. Barnard College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,009

42. SUNY College of Optometry

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
409
Male:Female
24:76
Founded
1971

43. New York College of Health Professions

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$37,109
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$3,347

44. Lehman College, CUNY

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$10,412
Enrollment
13,015

45. Vassar College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1483
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$30,603

46. SUNY College at Brockport

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
91%

47. State University of New York at New Paltz

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

48. Skidmore College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
26%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,389

49. SUNY Cortland

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
60%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$9,369
Enrollment
6,690

50. Union College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$41,136

51. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
82%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$9,497
Enrollment
2,842

52. New York Law School

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
1,050
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1891

53. SUNY College at Plattsburgh

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

54. SUNY College at Geneseo

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
93%

55. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$29,175

56. Hamilton College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,503

57. SUNY College at Oswego

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
99%

58. Canisius College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$19,635

59. Touro College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1324
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$23,960

60. Iona College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,827

61. Saint John Fisher College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$28,312

62. SUNY at Purchase College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

63. SUNY at Fredonia

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
98%

64. Wagner College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,710

65. Hobart William Smith Colleges

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$34,259

66. New York Chiropractic College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
551
Male:Female
48:52

67. Niagara University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$18,165

68. Mercy College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$15,879

69. Manhattan College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,535

70. SUNY College at Oneonta

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
89%

71. SUNY Empire State College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$9,343
Enrollment
9,407

72. St Bonaventure University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$26,004

73. Bard College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
46%
Net Price
$25,214
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$53,584

74. Alfred University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1188
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$26,183

75. CUNY York College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$9,036
Enrollment
6,446

76. SUNY College at Old Westbury

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1108
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$10,768

77. Marist College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$39,364

78. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
70%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$8,713
Enrollment
1,976

79. St Lawrence University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$33,283

80. College of Saint Rose

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1115
Net Price
$23,294
Receiving Aid
99%

81. Le Moyne College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$23,309

82. CUNY School of Law

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
699
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1983

83. Siena College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1158
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,842

84. D'Youville College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$21,755

85. Pratt Institute - Main

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$47,326

86. Brooklyn Law School

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,210
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1901

87. SUNY College at Potsdam

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$11,632
Enrollment
2,427

88. Bank Street College of Education

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
683
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1916

89. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
82%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$8,797
Enrollment
13,087

90. Nazareth College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$31,620

91. New York College of Podiatric Medicine

For Psychology

Enrollment
334
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1911

92. Manhattanville College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$24,702
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,843

93. Utica College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1167
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$22,372

94. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$34,758
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$6,444

95. Sarah Lawrence College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$42,781

96. Daemen College

For Psychology

#1056 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$20,273
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,618

97. Hartwick College

For Psychology

#1059 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$22,396

98. College of Westchester

For Psychology

#1079 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Net Price
$10,891
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$18,559

99. Excelsior College

For Psychology

#1091 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
15,833
Male:Female
51:49

100. Molloy College

For Psychology

#1095 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$27,243

Closest to New York states to learn Psychology

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Vermont 11 96
Connecticut 21 6
Massachusetts 67 1
New Hampshire 13 102
Pennsylvania 99 7
Rhode Island 9 52
New Jersey 27 33
Maryland 27 2
District of Columbia 10 69
Maine 13 247
West Virginia 17 108
Ohio 60 22
Virginia 41 42
Michigan 37 3
North Carolina 42 16
Indiana 34 58
Kentucky 26 55
South Carolina 24 72
Wisconsin 31 17
Illinois 70 23
Tennessee 35 40
Georgia 44 20
Iowa 32 31
Alabama 24 50
Minnesota 28 14
Missouri 35 18
Mississippi 14 155
Arkansas 17 125
Florida 55 27
Kansas 14 79
South Dakota 8 258
Louisiana 25 91
North Dakota 6 204
Nebraska 13 114
Oklahoma 18 132
Texas 76 34
Colorado 20 56
Montana 7 230
New Mexico 7 89
Puerto Rico 15 427
Utah 11 41
Idaho 7 277
Arizona 10 39
Nevada 7 151
Washington 29 5
Oregon 18 53
California 128 4
Alaska 4 395
Hawaii 6 136