Top Universities in New York

New York shares borders with Canadian provinces Ontario and Quebec. New York City is the most populous city in the whole of the US, holding 8.3 million people and making up 40% of the state’s population. 

Universities in New York include Columbia and Cornell, making it the only state to hold more than one Ivy League school. 

• Columbia University (14th in the world; 9th in the US) 

• Cornell University (15th in the world; 10th in the US) 

• New York University (NYU, 44th in the world; 18th in the US) 

• University of Rochester (151= in the world; 43rd in the US) 

• Yeshiva University (269= in the world; 61st in the US) 

• University at Buffalo SUNY (302nd in the world; 64th in the US) 

• Stony Brook University (338= in the world; 75th in the US) 

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (353= in the world; 76th in the US) 

• City University of New York (501-550 in the world; 99th in the US) 

• New School University (551-600 in the world; 108th in the US) 

• Syracuse University (601-650 in the world; 122nd in the US)

• University at Albany SUNY (601-650 in the world; 123rd in the US) 

• Clarkson University (651-700 in the world; 126th in the US)

• Binghamton University SUNY (701+ in the world; 131st in the US) 

• Fordham University (701+ in the world; 134th in the US)