IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · New York

Physical Sciences colleges in New York, ranked by graduates

34 colleges in New York awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in physical sciences in 2023: 1,339 degrees, 2.1% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (1.4% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). Stony Brook University graduated the most (162, 3.6% of its class). 15 of the 34 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 63%; the most selective is Columbia University at 4%.

Colleges

in New York, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

1,339

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

2.1%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

63%

15 public, 19 private

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Physical Sciences colleges in New York

Every New York college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in physical sciences, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its physical sciences page.

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Stony Brook University	Public	162	3.6%	49%	1400
2	New York University	Private	101	1.3%	9%	1530
3	Cornell University	Private	100	2.6%	9%	1550
4	Binghamton University	Public	84	2.3%	39%	1430
5	Columbia University	Private	84	3.5%	4%	1560
6	University at Buffalo	Public	78	1.6%	74%	1330
7	University of Rochester	Private	68	3.9%	40%	1460
8	University at Albany	Public	51	1.8%	69%	1260
9	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Private	48	3.8%	63%	1460
10	Rochester Institute of Technology	Private	46	1.8%	67%	1380
11	SUNY Oswego	Public	41	2.9%	81%	1180
12	SUNY Geneseo	Public	40	4.3%	66%	1180
13	Syracuse University	Private	36	1.1%	46%	1400
14	Colgate University	Private	35	4.8%	14%	1460
15	Brooklyn College	Public	34	1.4%	58%	1180
16	U.S. Military Academy	Public	33	3.1%	12%	1370
17	SUNY New Paltz	Public	28	1.9%	62%	1180
18	Vassar College	Private	27	4.6%	19%	1490
19	Skidmore College	Private	26	4.1%	21%	1390
20	St. Lawrence University	Private	22	4.5%	54%	1230
21	Hamilton College	Private	17	3.5%	14%	1500
22	Hofstra University	Private	16	1.3%	68%	1310
23	St. John's University	Private	16	0.9%	83%	1280
24	Queens College (NY)	Public	16	0.6%	64%	1120
25	SUNY Oneonta	Public	16	1.3%	70%	1180
26	SUNY Brockport	Public	15	1.2%	71%	1180
27	Hobart College	Private	14	3.9%	64%	1230
28	SUNY Potsdam	Public	14	3.2%	78%	1180
29	Fordham University	Private	13	0.6%	59%	1370
30	Clarkson University	Private	13	2.1%	77%	1330
31	Union College	Private	13	2.9%	44%	1400
32	Buffalo State University	Public	12	1.1%	73%	1180
33	Iona University	Private	10	1.8%	87%	1150
34	CUNY Staten Island	Public	10	0.8%	92%	1100

Questions about physical sciences colleges in New York

What is the best college for physical sciences in New York?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest physical sciences programs in New York are Stony Brook University (162), New York University (101), Cornell University (100). "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 physical sciences?

34 four-year colleges in New York awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in physical sciences in 2023, 15 public and 19 private, for 1,339 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for physical sciences in New York?

At the 15 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.

Physical Sciences elsewhere

The same field in other states, and the national ranking.

All physical sciences colleges, nationally →AL · 8 NC · 12 AZ · 4 TN · 12 IN · 11 TX · 27 ID · 3 MA · 20 OH · 19 IL · 16 UT · 6 PA · 39 CA · 37 MI · 16 SC · 6 CO · 10 NE · 5 NH · 4 IA · 7 KY · 8 All colleges in New York →

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.