List of 100 best universities in New York State

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EduRank

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 68.9M citations received by 2.11M academic publications made by 221 universities from New York State, the popularity of 17,478 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Cornell University

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

2. Columbia University

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

3. New York University

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

4. University of Rochester

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

5. University at Buffalo

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

6. Stony Brook University

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

7. Syracuse University

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

8. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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

9. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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

10. SUNY at Albany

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

11. Rockefeller University

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

12. Fordham University

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

13. Rochester Institute of Technology

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

14. Binghamton University

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

15. United States Military Academy

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

16. Yeshiva University

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

17. Hofstra University

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

18. New School

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

19. CUNY Hunter College

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

20. Upstate Medical University

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

21. Vassar College

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

22. Clarkson University

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

23. Ithaca College

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

24. St John's University - New York

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

25. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

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

26. Pace University

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

27. New York Medical College

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

28. Albany Medical College

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

29. Barnard College

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

30. Long Island University

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

31. Colgate University

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

32. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

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

33. SUNY Buffalo State

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

34. Pratt Institute - Main

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

35. Bard College

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

36. Union College

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

37. Adelphi University

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

38. Hamilton College

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

39. SUNY College at Oswego

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

40. Skidmore College

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

42. Lehman College, CUNY

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

43. State University of New York at New Paltz

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

44. SUNY College at Brockport

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

45. New York Law School

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

46. SUNY at Purchase College

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

47. Marist College

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

48. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

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

49. SUNY College at Geneseo

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

50. SUNY Cortland

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

51. CUNY City College

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

52. Alfred University

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

53. Hobart William Smith Colleges

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

54. Manhattan College

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

55. Canisius College

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

56. Touro College

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

57. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

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

58. CUNY Queens College

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

59. Siena College

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

60. SUNY at Fredonia

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

61. St Lawrence University

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

62. School of Visual Arts

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$59,053

63. St Bonaventure University

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

64. SUNY College at Oneonta

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

65. SUNY College at Plattsburgh

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

66. CUNY Brooklyn College

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

67. Brooklyn Law School

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

68. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,194

69. Saint John Fisher College

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

70. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

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

71. Iona College

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

72. King's College

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

73. SUNY College at Potsdam

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

74. Le Moyne College

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

75. Fashion Institute of Technology

Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,260
Enrollment
8,125

76. Sarah Lawrence College

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

77. Wagner College

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

78. SUNY Empire State College

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

79. Niagara University

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

80. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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

81. Mercy College

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

82. Utica College

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

83. Excelsior College

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
15,833
Male:Female
51:49

84. Weill Cornell Medical College

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,327
Male:Female
41:59

85. Farmingdale State College

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1089
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
75%

86. College of Staten Island CUNY

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

87. Houghton College

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1215
Net Price
$21,550
Receiving Aid
99%

88. Bank Street College of Education

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

89. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

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

91. Jewish Theological Seminary of America

#1027 in North America
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1502
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$61,379

92. Hartwick College

#1030 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$22,396

94. SUNY College at Old Westbury

#1037 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1108
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$10,768

95. College of Saint Rose

#1062 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1115
Net Price
$23,294
Receiving Aid
99%

96. Nazareth College

#1069 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$31,620

97. United States Merchant Marine Academy

#1075 in North America
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
28%

98. D'Youville College

#1076 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$21,755

99. Roberts Wesleyan College

#1081 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$23,341

100. Marymount Manhattan College

#1083 in North America
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$39,442

Closest to New York states

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Vermont 17 109
Connecticut 28 11
Massachusetts 88 1
New Hampshire 16 77
Pennsylvania 155 12
Rhode Island 12 49
New Jersey 47 23
Delaware 5 90
Maryland 34 9
District of Columbia 15 56
Maine 19 152
West Virginia 26 112
Ohio 90 18
Virginia 63 41
Michigan 62 3
North Carolina 65 24
Indiana 55 39
Kentucky 38 60
South Carolina 37 87
Wisconsin 47 13
Illinois 100 15
Tennessee 56 50
Georgia 63 44
Iowa 39 47
Alabama 33 84
Minnesota 48 14
Missouri 67 38
Mississippi 18 133
Arkansas 24 127
Florida 109 22
Kansas 32 75
South Dakota 15 233
Louisiana 27 79
North Dakota 14 182
Nebraska 23 68
Oklahoma 31 100
Texas 119 26
Colorado 38 46
Wyoming 1 141
Montana 12 153
New Mexico 12 81
Puerto Rico 52 373
US Virgin Islands 1 811
Utah 20 40
Idaho 10 148
Arizona 25 34
Nevada 10 130
Washington 57 8
Oregon 31 63
California 249 2
Alaska 6 181
Hawaii 10 160
American Samoa 1 1702
Northern Mariana Islands 1 1594
Guam 2 614