IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · New York

Social Sciences colleges in New York, ranked by graduates

49 colleges in New York awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in social sciences in 2023: 8,146 degrees, 10.5% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (6.8% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). New York University graduated the most (1,069, 13.5% of its class). 18 of the 49 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 66%; the most selective is Columbia University at 4%.

Colleges

in New York, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

8,146

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

10.5%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

66%

18 public, 31 private

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Social Sciences colleges in New York

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

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	New York University	Private	1,069	13.5%	9%	1530
2	University at Buffalo	Public	599	12.5%	74%	1330
3	Columbia University	Private	584	24%	4%	1560
4	Binghamton University	Public	477	12.9%	39%	1430
5	Syracuse University	Private	454	13.5%	46%	1400
6	Queens College (NY)	Public	413	15.9%	64%	1120
7	University at Albany	Public	409	14.4%	69%	1260
8	Stony Brook University	Public	373	8.3%	49%	1400
9	Fordham University	Private	350	16.5%	59%	1370
10	Cornell University	Private	297	7.7%	9%	1550
11	Colgate University	Private	263	36.1%	14%	1460
12	U.S. Military Academy	Public	240	22.4%	12%	1370
13	Baruch College	Public	158	4.6%	48%	1180
14	University of Rochester	Private	158	9.1%	40%	1460
15	SUNY New Paltz	Public	148	10.2%	62%	1180
16	Hamilton College	Private	141	28.9%	14%	1500
17	SUNY Geneseo	Public	135	14.6%	66%	1180
18	St. Lawrence University	Private	135	27.5%	54%	1230
19	Vassar College	Private	126	21.7%	19%	1490
20	Bard College	Private	121	28.7%	52%	1230
21	CUNY Staten Island	Public	120	9.1%	92%	1100
22	Union College	Private	105	23.2%	44%	1400
23	Pace University	Private	104	6.2%	76%	1220
24	Skidmore College	Private	98	15.3%	21%	1390
25	Brooklyn College	Public	90	3.7%	58%	1180
26	Hobart College	Private	88	24.7%	64%	1230
27	Hofstra University	Private	87	7.2%	68%	1310
28	St. John's University	Private	81	4.5%	83%	1280
29	Mercy University	Private	74	6%	86%	1150
30	Buffalo State University	Public	70	6.4%	73%	1180
31	Adelphi University	Private	65	5.9%	66%	1230
32	SUNY Oneonta	Public	59	4.9%	70%	1180
33	SUNY Oswego	Public	43	3%	81%	1180
34	SUNY Brockport	Public	42	3.3%	71%	1180
35	Marist University	Private	41	3.8%	57%	1300
36	St. John Fisher University	Private	37	5.6%	66%	1230
37	Ithaca College	Private	36	3.9%	69%	1280
38	Dominican University (NY)	Private	31	12.8%	68%	1150
39	SUNY Potsdam	Public	26	5.9%	78%	1180
40	SUNY Plattsburgh	Public	25	2.8%	78%	1180
41	St. Bonaventure University	Private	24	6.1%	82%	1200
42	Iona University	Private	22	3.9%	87%	1150
43	Wagner College	Private	21	5.9%	88%	1140
44	St. Thomas Aquinas College	Private	21	8.8%	93%	1150
45	Canisius University	Private	20	5.3%	72%	1160
46	Rochester Institute of Technology	Private	20	0.8%	67%	1380
47	Long Island University	Private	19	1.4%	86%	1120
48	SUNY Fredonia	Public	15	2.3%	78%	1180
49	Alfred University	Private	12	4.6%	74%	1230

Questions about social sciences colleges in New York

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

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest social sciences programs in New York are New York University (1,069), University at Buffalo (599), Columbia University (584). "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 social sciences?

49 four-year colleges in New York awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in social sciences in 2023, 18 public and 31 private, for 8,146 graduates in total.

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

At the 18 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.

Social Sciences elsewhere

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

All social sciences colleges, nationally →TX · 41 AL · 14 NC · 25 AZ · 5 AR · 7 TN · 18 IN · 22 KY · 12 ID · 4 MA · 26 OH · 29 IL · 29 UT · 7 RI · 7 PA · 54 CA · 49 MI · 20 SC · 19 CO · 14 MD · 15 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.