2026 Best Research Universities in New York

Name: 2026 Best Research Universities in New York (Kollegio college rankings)
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28 New York schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Research Universities ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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$67,000

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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$150

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1200

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#1 Best Research Universities

Cornell University

Ithaca

Acceptance rate

8.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,286

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#2 Best Research Universities

Columbia University School of General Studies

New York

Acceptance rate

4.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,450

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#3 Best Research Universities

New York University

New York

Acceptance rate

9.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$53,770

Avg. Cost after Aid

$51,000

#4 Best Research Universities

University of Rochester

Rochester

Acceptance rate

35.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,276

Avg. Cost after Aid

$40,000

#5 Best Research Universities

Binghamton University - SUNY

Binghamton

Acceptance rate

38.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,236

#6 Best Research Universities

Syracuse University

Syracuse

Acceptance rate

41.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,920

Avg. Cost after Aid

$44,000

#7 Best Research Universities

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

Acceptance rate

58.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$40,000

#8 Best Research Universities

Fordham University

Bronx

Acceptance rate

56.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,730

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#9 Best Research Universities

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

Acceptance rate

49.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#10 Best Research Universities

Yeshiva University

New York

Acceptance rate

63.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$44,300

Avg. Cost after Aid

$47,560

#11 Best Research Universities

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

Acceptance rate

71.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$50,225

Avg. Cost after Aid

$35,000

#12 Best Research Universities

Clarkson University

Potsdam

Acceptance rate

77.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$53,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#13 Best Research Universities

University at Buffalo

Buffalo

Acceptance rate

74.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#14 Best Research Universities

St. John Fisher University

Rochester

Acceptance rate

67.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,352

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#15 Best Research Universities

Adelphi University

Garden City

Acceptance rate

77.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$40,860

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#16 Best Research Universities

Hofstra University

Hempstead

Acceptance rate

70.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$50,265

Avg. Cost after Aid

$33,000

#17 Best Research Universities

University at Albany, State University of New York

Albany

Acceptance rate

54.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,193

#18 Best Research Universities

St. John's College (IL)

Queens

Acceptance rate

83.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$43,962

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,656

#19 Best Research Universities

The City College of New York

New York

Acceptance rate

60.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,930

Avg. Cost after Aid

$5,059

#20 Best Research Universities

Touro University

New York

Acceptance rate

63.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$18,283

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#21 Best Research Universities

The New School for Public Engagement

New York

Acceptance rate

62.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$51,122

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#22 Best Research Universities

Pace University, Pleasantville Campus

Pleasantville

Acceptance rate

77.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$45,832

Avg. Cost after Aid

$50,120

#23 Best Research Universities

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse

Acceptance rate

63.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#24 Best Research Universities

Daemen University

Amherst

Acceptance rate

76.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$30,590

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#25 Best Research Universities

Russell Sage College

Troy

Acceptance rate

76.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$32,394

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

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