List of 100 best universities in New York State
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Top 100 universities in New York State ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 93.6M citations received by 2.43M academic publications made by 221 universities from New York State, the popularity of 18,367 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.
1. Cornell University
#4 in the United States
#4 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,455
2. Columbia University
#7 in the United States
#7 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,869
3. New York University
#17 in the United States
#18 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,730
4. University of Rochester
#54 in the United States
#58 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 36%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,900
5. University at Buffalo
#77 in the United States
#87 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
6. Stony Brook University
#93 in the United States
#105 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
7. Syracuse University
#116 in the United States
#133 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $51,520
8. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
#119 in the United States
#138 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,234
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1963
9. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
#120 in the United States
#139 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $35,940
10. SUNY at Albany
#130 in the United States
#152 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $9,747
- Enrollment
- 16,880
11. Fordham University
#148 in the United States
#171 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $45,368
12. Rockefeller University
#152 in the United States
#175 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 286
- Male:Female
- 51:49
- Founded
- 1901
13. Rochester Institute of Technology
#162 in the United States
#186 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,753
14. Binghamton University
#168 in the United States
#193 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
15. Yeshiva University
#195 in the United States
#221 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $38,118
16. United States Military Academy
#212 in the United States
#239 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 31
- Enrollment
- 4,508
17. New School
#218 in the United States
#245 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $62,226
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $20,504
18. Hofstra University
#225 in the United States
#252 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,687
19. CUNY Hunter College
#243 in the United States
#274 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,624
20. St John's University - New York
#247 in the United States
#278 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,206
21. Upstate Medical University
#252 in the United States
#283 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,286
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1834
22. Vassar College
#268 in the United States
#299 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Average SAT
- 1493
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,733
23. Ithaca College
#270 in the United States
#301 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $34,297
24. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
#271 in the United States
#302 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 2,204
- Male:Female
- 29:71
- Founded
- 1860
25. Clarkson University
#278 in the United States
#309 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1294
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,192
26. New York Medical College
#281 in the United States
#312 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,470
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1860
27. Pace University
#282 in the United States
#313 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1229
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $34,299
28. Albany Medical College
#303 in the United States
#334 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 834
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1839
29. Barnard College
#306 in the United States
#337 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1502
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,738
30. Colgate University
#317 in the United States
#353 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,954
31. Long Island University
#324 in the United States
#360 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,620
32. SUNY Buffalo State
#331 in the United States
#368 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $8,921
33. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
#343 in the United States
#382 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $8,675
- Enrollment
- 2,737
34. Bard College
#349 in the United States
#388 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $25,218
35. Union College
#359 in the United States
#398 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $42,884
36. Pratt Institute - Main
#360 in the United States
#399 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $51,702
37. Adelphi University
#365 in the United States
#404 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,671
38. Hamilton College
#381 in the United States
#422 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,021
39. SUNY College at Oswego
#396 in the United States
#441 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
40. Skidmore College
#407 in the United States
#453 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $32,368
42. Lehman College, CUNY
#429 in the United States
#475 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1040
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $9,389
43. State University of New York at New Paltz
#430 in the United States
#476 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
44. New York Law School
#438 in the United States
#484 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 1,056
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1891
45. SUNY at Purchase College
#457 in the United States
#504 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1271
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
46. Hobart William Smith Colleges
#460 in the United States
#507 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,172
47. SUNY College at Brockport
#469 in the United States
#516 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
48. Marist College
#498 in the United States
#546 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $40,106
49. Canisius College
#501 in the United States
#550 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $19,321
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,779
50. SUNY College at Geneseo
#510 in the United States
#561 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
51. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
#517 in the United States
#568 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Enrollment
- 9,116
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1961
52. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
#519 in the United States
#570 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
53. SUNY Cortland
#520 in the United States
#571 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $8,034
- Enrollment
- 6,780
54. Alfred University
#533 in the United States
#585 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $26,127
55. Siena College
#538 in the United States
#590 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1227
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $32,602
56. CUNY City College
#539 in the United States
#591 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,236
57. Manhattan College
#548 in the United States
#601 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,349
58. Touro College
#559 in the United States
#613 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1358
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $25,934
59. School of Visual Arts
#570 in the United States
#625 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1308
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $59,211
60. SUNY at Fredonia
#578 in the United States
#634 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
61. CUNY Queens College
#599 in the United States
#656 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $8,904
62. St Bonaventure University
#611 in the United States
#668 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $27,659
63. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
#619 in the United States
#676 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,199
64. St Lawrence University
#623 in the United States
#681 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1333
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $36,175
65. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
#640 in the United States
#700 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $11,162
66. Brooklyn Law School
#642 in the United States
#702 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,174
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1901
67. SUNY College at Oneonta
#644 in the United States
#704 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
68. Iona College
#657 in the United States
#717 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $28,557
69. Saint John Fisher College
#667 in the United States
#728 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,969
70. CUNY Brooklyn College
#682 in the United States
#743 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,290
71. Fashion Institute of Technology
#683 in the United States
#744 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $7,940
- Enrollment
- 8,108
72. SUNY College at Potsdam
#694 in the United States
#757 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $9,778
- Enrollment
- 2,751
73. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
#706 in the United States
#770 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $9,867
74. King's College
#710 in the United States
#774 in North America
- Net Price
- $34,192
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,640
- Enrollment
- 442
75. Sarah Lawrence College
#717 in the United States
#783 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $43,571
76. Le Moyne College
#718 in the United States
#784 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $22,139
77. SUNY Empire State College
#758 in the United States
#826 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $7,071
- Enrollment
- 9,545
78. Niagara University
#763 in the United States
#831 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $17,495
79. Wagner College
#773 in the United States
#841 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $28,109
80. New York Institute of Technology
#789 in the United States
#857 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $23,074
81. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
#821 in the United States
#889 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $9,284
82. Mercy College
#826 in the United States
#894 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $16,776
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $15,611
83. Utica College
#845 in the United States
#913 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Net Price
- $22,510
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
84. Farmingdale State College
#890 in the United States
#958 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
85. Excelsior College
#901 in the United States
#969 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 14,477
- Male:Female
- 50:50
86. Weill Cornell Medical College
#903 in the United States
#971 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,390
- Male:Female
- 41:59
87. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
#905 in the United States
#973 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $26,804
88. Houghton College
#907 in the United States
#975 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $22,358
90. Bank Street College of Education
#919 in the United States
#987 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 597
- Male:Female
- 15:85
- Founded
- 1916
91. College of Staten Island CUNY
#925 in the United States
#993 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $8,174
- Enrollment
- 10,736
92. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
#955 in the United States
#1024 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $54,588
94. SUNY College at Old Westbury
#998 in the United States
#1069 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $9,516
- Enrollment
- 4,449
95. Hartwick College
#1004 in the United States
#1076 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Net Price
- $26,818
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
96. D'Youville College
#1010 in the United States
#1082 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1038
- Net Price
- $20,268
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
97. Marymount Manhattan College
#1015 in the United States
#1087 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $38,426
98. Nazareth College
#1016 in the United States
#1088 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $31,321
99. United States Merchant Marine Academy
#1019 in the United States
#1091 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 27%
100. Roberts Wesleyan College
#1029 in the United States
#1101 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1108
- Net Price
- $24,202
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
Closest to New York states
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 17 | 111 |
| Connecticut | 28 | 10 |
| Massachusetts | 88 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 16 | 76 |
| Pennsylvania | 155 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | 12 | 49 |
| New Jersey | 47 | 21 |
| Delaware | 5 | 82 |
| Maryland | 34 | 9 |
| District of Columbia | 15 | 55 |
| Maine | 19 | 154 |
| West Virginia | 26 | 105 |
| Ohio | 90 | 18 |
| Virginia | 63 | 40 |
| Michigan | 62 | 3 |
| North Carolina | 65 | 24 |
| Indiana | 55 | 33 |
| Kentucky | 38 | 63 |
| South Carolina | 37 | 89 |
| Wisconsin | 47 | 13 |
| Illinois | 100 | 15 |
| Tennessee | 56 | 50 |
| Georgia | 63 | 47 |
| Iowa | 39 | 48 |
| Alabama | 33 | 87 |
| Minnesota | 48 | 14 |
| Missouri | 67 | 39 |
| Mississippi | 18 | 132 |
| Arkansas | 24 | 128 |
| Florida | 109 | 23 |
| Kansas | 32 | 74 |
| South Dakota | 15 | 232 |
| Louisiana | 27 | 79 |
| North Dakota | 14 | 177 |
| Nebraska | 23 | 64 |
| Oklahoma | 31 | 99 |
| Texas | 119 | 26 |
| Colorado | 38 | 44 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 146 |
| Montana | 12 | 145 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 84 |
| Puerto Rico | 52 | 367 |
| US Virgin Islands | 1 | 790 |
| Utah | 20 | 41 |
| Idaho | 10 | 149 |
| Arizona | 25 | 35 |
| Nevada | 10 | 129 |
| Washington | 57 | 8 |
| Oregon | 31 | 60 |
| California | 249 | 2 |
| Alaska | 6 | 181 |
| Hawaii | 10 | 159 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1689 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1585 |
| Guam | 2 | 601 |