Engineering colleges in New York, ranked by graduates
20 colleges in New York awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in engineering in 2023: 4,916 degrees, 10.1% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (6.8% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). University at Buffalo graduated the most (695, 14.5% of its class). 8 of the 20 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 62%; the most selective is Columbia University at 4%.
Engineering colleges in New York
Every New York college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in engineering, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its engineering page.
| # | College | Type | Degrees (2023) | Share of grads | Acceptance rate | SAT 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University at Buffalo | Public | 695 | 14.5% | 74% | 1330 |
| 2 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Private | 539 | 43.2% | 63% | 1460 |
| 3 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Private | 534 | 20.9% | 67% | 1380 |
| 4 | Cornell University | Private | 511 | 13.2% | 9% | 1550 |
| 5 | Stony Brook University | Public | 342 | 7.6% | 49% | 1400 |
| 6 | Binghamton University | Public | 328 | 8.9% | 39% | 1430 |
| 7 | Clarkson University | Private | 325 | 52.3% | 77% | 1330 |
| 8 | Columbia University | Private | 302 | 12.4% | 4% | 1560 |
| 9 | New York University | Private | 262 | 3.3% | 9% | 1530 |
| 10 | U.S. Military Academy | Public | 258 | 24.1% | 12% | 1370 |
| 11 | Syracuse University | Private | 223 | 6.6% | 46% | 1400 |
| 12 | University of Rochester | Private | 200 | 11.5% | 40% | 1460 |
| 13 | Union College | Private | 89 | 19.6% | 44% | 1400 |
| 14 | Hofstra University | Private | 79 | 6.5% | 68% | 1310 |
| 15 | Alfred University | Private | 55 | 21.2% | 74% | 1230 |
| 16 | CUNY Staten Island | Public | 51 | 3.9% | 92% | 1100 |
| 17 | SUNY New Paltz | Public | 47 | 3.2% | 62% | 1180 |
| 18 | University at Albany | Public | 41 | 1.4% | 69% | 1260 |
| 19 | SUNY Oswego | Public | 19 | 1.3% | 81% | 1180 |
| 20 | Fordham University | Private | 16 | 0.8% | 59% | 1370 |
Questions about engineering colleges in New York
What is the best college for engineering in New York?
By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest engineering programs in New York are University at Buffalo (695), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (539), Rochester Institute of Technology (534). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every New York college in the field by output and shows each one's acceptance rate and admitted SAT so you can match it to your own numbers.
How many colleges in New York offer engineering?
20 four-year colleges in New York awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in engineering in 2023, 8 public and 12 private, for 4,916 graduates in total.
Is in-state status an advantage for engineering in New York?
At the 8 public universities on this list, New York residents are usually admitted at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants and pay in-state tuition. CollegeCalcAI applies the residency effect when you set your home state, and the per-major adjustment when you set the major.
Engineering elsewhere
The same field in other states, and the national ranking.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.