Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in New York State for Genetics

We ranked the top 100 universities for Genetics in New York State based on strict academic metrics. To determine these leaders, we isolated 2.38M specialized research publications which collectively generated 95.1M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

Active Filters: Genetics New York State Clear All

Ranking Methodology Notice

Filter

Field of Study

Sub-Branch

1

Ithaca

Cornell University

For Genetics

#9 in United States #9 in North America

9% Acceptance

16,128 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

2

New York City

Columbia University

For Genetics

#15 in United States #16 in North America

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1754 Founded

3

New York City

New York University

For Genetics

#28 in United States #30 in North America

9% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1831 Founded

4

New York City

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Genetics

#35 in United States #38 in North America

12% Acceptance

2,220 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1963 Founded

5

New York City

Rockefeller University

For Genetics

#40 in United States #43 in North America

12% Acceptance

1,489 Enrollment

1070 Avg SAT

1901 Founded

6

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester

For Genetics

#61 in United States #65 in North America

40% Acceptance

6,580 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1850 Founded

7

Stony Brook

Stony Brook University

For Genetics

#67 in United States #74 in North America

49% Acceptance

18,263 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1957 Founded

8

Buffalo

University at Buffalo

For Genetics

#82 in United States #92 in North America

74% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1295 Avg SAT

1846 Founded

9

West Point

United States Military Academy

For Genetics

#135 in United States #152 in North America

12% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1802 Founded

10

Albany, NY

For Genetics

#145 in United States #163 in North America

69% Acceptance

9,536 Enrollment

1355 Avg SAT

1844 Founded

11

Troy, NY

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Genetics

#165 in United States #186 in North America

63% Acceptance

5,741 Enrollment

1443 Avg SAT

1824 Founded

12

Syracuse

Syracuse University

For Genetics

#169 in United States #190 in North America

46% Acceptance

14,074 Enrollment

1355 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

13

New York City

Fordham University

For Genetics

#286 in United States #319 in North America

59% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1841 Founded

14

New York City

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Genetics

#396 in United States #437 in North America

57% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1075 Avg SAT

1964 Founded

15

New York City

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Genetics

#444 in United States #490 in North America

48% Acceptance

16,496 Enrollment

1250 Avg SAT

1919 Founded

16

Saratoga Springs

Skidmore College

For Genetics

#482 in United States #531 in North America

21% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1410 Avg SAT

1911 Founded

17

New York City

New York Law School

For Genetics

#756 in United States #815 in North America

47% Acceptance

1,125 Enrollment

1485 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

18

Bronxville

Sarah Lawrence College

For Genetics

#689 in United States #743 in North America

62% Acceptance

1,582 Enrollment

1335 Avg SAT

1926 Founded

19

Schenectady

For Genetics

#446 in United States #492 in North America

44% Acceptance

2,065 Enrollment

1395 Avg SAT

1795 Founded

20

New York City

For Genetics

#1211 in United States #1281 in North America

68% Acceptance

5,514 Enrollment

1235 Avg SAT

1933 Founded

21

Oneonta

SUNY College at Oneonta

For Genetics

#777 in United States #837 in North America

70% Acceptance

4,681 Enrollment

1215 Avg SAT

1889 Founded

22

New York City

Manhattan College

For Genetics

#605 in United States #657 in North America

79% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1269 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

23

Ithaca

For Genetics

#214 in United States #238 in North America

69% Acceptance

1,784 Enrollment

1310 Avg SAT

1892 Founded

24

Houghton, NY

Houghton College

For Genetics

#527 in United States #577 in North America

89% Acceptance

4,473 Enrollment

1273 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

25

Brockport

SUNY College at Brockport

For Genetics

#638 in United States #690 in North America

71% Acceptance

6,938 Enrollment

1190 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

26

Glen Cove

For Genetics

#812 in United States #872 in North America

14% Acceptance

442 Enrollment

1480 Avg SAT

1889 Founded

27

New Rochelle

For Genetics

#372 in United States #410 in North America

87% Acceptance

6,353 Enrollment

1205 Avg SAT

1940 Founded

28

Syracuse

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

For Genetics

#352 in United States #389 in North America

63% Acceptance

12,029 Enrollment

1335 Avg SAT

1911 Founded

29

New York City

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Genetics

#734 in United States #791 in North America

100% Acceptance

1,070 Enrollment

1310 Avg SAT

1932 Founded

30

Albany, NY

Albany Law School

For Genetics

#1248 in United States #1321 in North America

70% Acceptance

1,062 Enrollment

1265 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

31

Fredonia

SUNY at Fredonia

For Genetics

#779 in United States #839 in North America

78% Acceptance

2,771 Enrollment

1265 Avg SAT

1826 Founded

32

Poughkeepsie

For Genetics

#317 in United States #353 in North America

19% Acceptance

2,462 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

33

Saratoga Springs

SUNY Empire State College

For Genetics

#1163 in United States #1232 in North America

100% Acceptance

5,429 Enrollment

1215 Avg SAT

1971 Founded

34

Purchase

SUNY at Purchase College

For Genetics

#387 in United States #427 in North America

74% Acceptance

12,029 Enrollment

1283 Avg SAT

1967 Founded

35

New York City

CUNY Medgar Evers College

For Genetics

#906 in United States #969 in North America

86% Acceptance

17,560 Enrollment

935 Avg SAT

1970 Founded

36

Syracuse

Le Moyne College

For Genetics

#1012 in United States #1079 in North America

83% Acceptance

2,529 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1946 Founded

37

Annandale-On-Hudson

For Genetics

#624 in United States #676 in North America

52% Acceptance

2,438 Enrollment

1360 Avg SAT

1860 Founded

38

New York City

CUNY City College

For Genetics

#221 in United States #245 in North America

60% Acceptance

12,982 Enrollment

1250 Avg SAT

1847 Founded

39

Amherst, NY

For Genetics

#1094 in United States #1162 in North America

68% Acceptance

1,653 Enrollment

1165 Avg SAT

1947 Founded

40

New York City

School of Visual Arts

For Genetics

#1217 in United States #1287 in North America

93% Acceptance

1,989 Enrollment

1339 Avg SAT

1947 Founded

41

Syracuse

Upstate Medical University

For Genetics

#151 in United States #169 in North America

12% Acceptance

2,220 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1834 Founded

42

Utica

For Genetics

#1096 in United States #1164 in North America

92% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1120 Avg SAT

1946 Founded

43

Geneva, NY

Hobart William Smith Colleges

For Genetics

#811 in United States #871 in North America

64% Acceptance

1,794 Enrollment

1288 Avg SAT

1822 Founded

44

New York City

CUNY School of Law

For Genetics

#804 in United States #864 in North America

35% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1305 Avg SAT

1983 Founded

45

Potsdam, NY

SUNY College at Potsdam

For Genetics

#823 in United States #884 in North America

78% Acceptance

2,111 Enrollment

1170 Avg SAT

1816 Founded

46

Albany, NY

Albany Medical College

For Genetics

#133 in United States #150 in North America

11% Acceptance

1,471 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1839 Founded

47

New York City

SUNY College of Optometry

For Genetics

#414 in United States #456 in North America

33% Acceptance

515 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1971 Founded

48

New York City

CUNY Brooklyn College

For Genetics

#328 in United States #365 in North America

58% Acceptance

9,536 Enrollment

1145 Avg SAT

1930 Founded

49

Loudonville

For Genetics

#641 in United States #694 in North America

69% Acceptance

8,791 Enrollment

1235 Avg SAT

1937 Founded

50

New York City

St John’s University – New York

For Genetics

#205 in United States #229 in North America

83% Acceptance

4,709 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

51

Buffalo

SUNY Buffalo State

For Genetics

#321 in United States #357 in North America

73% Acceptance

4,319 Enrollment

1110 Avg SAT

52

New Paltz

State University of New York at New Paltz

For Genetics

#674 in United States #727 in North America

62% Acceptance

9,377 Enrollment

1255 Avg SAT

1828 Founded

53

New York City

CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Genetics

#761 in United States #821 in North America

80% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1020 Avg SAT

1946 Founded

54

New York City

Fashion Institute of Technology

For Genetics

#1277 in United States #1352 in North America

60% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1463 Avg SAT

1944 Founded

55

Brookville

Long Island University

For Genetics

#325 in United States #362 in North America

86% Acceptance

4,709 Enrollment

1230 Avg SAT

1926 Founded

56

New York City

St Francis College

For Genetics

#1048 in United States #1115 in North America

100% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1060 Avg SAT

1859 Founded

57

Buffalo

D’Youville College

For Genetics

#884 in United States #947 in North America

81% Acceptance

1,258 Enrollment

1108 Avg SAT

1908 Founded

58

Geneseo

SUNY College at Geneseo

For Genetics

#510 in United States #560 in North America

66% Acceptance

3,881 Enrollment

1265 Avg SAT

1871 Founded

59

Hempstead

Hofstra University

For Genetics

#231 in United States #257 in North America

68% Acceptance

669 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1935 Founded

60

Dobbs Ferry

For Genetics

#876 in United States #939 in North America

86% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1178 Avg SAT

1952 Founded

61

Oswego, NY

SUNY College at Oswego

For Genetics

#555 in United States #606 in North America

81% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1170 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

62

New York City

College of Staten Island CUNY

For Genetics

#337 in United States #374 in North America

92% Acceptance

9,536 Enrollment

1070 Avg SAT

1956 Founded

63

Plattsburgh

SUNY College at Plattsburgh

For Genetics

#609 in United States #661 in North America

78% Acceptance

3,825 Enrollment

1165 Avg SAT

1889 Founded

64

Hamilton, NY

Colgate University

For Genetics

#404 in United States #445 in North America

14% Acceptance

3,193 Enrollment

1485 Avg SAT

1819 Founded

65

Seneca Falls

New York Chiropractic College

For Genetics

#1118 in United States #1186 in North America

94% Acceptance

511 Enrollment

66

Rochester, NY

Nazareth College

For Genetics

#1051 in United States #1118 in North America

75% Acceptance

6,938 Enrollment

1195 Avg SAT

1924 Founded

67

New York City

For Genetics

#524 in United States #574 in North America

61% Acceptance

4,872 Enrollment

1336 Avg SAT

1971 Founded

68

New York City

For Genetics

#539 in United States #589 in North America

63% Acceptance

6,591 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1919 Founded

69

New York City

For Genetics

#781 in United States #841 in North America

88% Acceptance

669 Enrollment

1240 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

70

New York City

Lehman College, CUNY

For Genetics

#390 in United States #430 in North America

57% Acceptance

9,536 Enrollment

1000 Avg SAT

1968 Founded

71

New York City

New York College of Podiatric Medicine

For Genetics

#665 in United States #718 in North America

94% Acceptance

564 Enrollment

1140 Avg SAT

1911 Founded

72

Canton, NY

St Lawrence University

For Genetics

#821 in United States #882 in North America

54% Acceptance

1,949 Enrollment

1338 Avg SAT

1856 Founded

73

New York City

Barnard College

For Genetics

#376 in United States #414 in North America

9% Acceptance

3,487 Enrollment

1515 Avg SAT

1889 Founded

74

Jamaica, NY

CUNY York College

For Genetics

#672 in United States #725 in North America

64% Acceptance

9,536 Enrollment

875 Avg SAT

1966 Founded

75

New York City

Marymount Manhattan College

For Genetics

#1097 in United States #1165 in North America

83% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1214 Avg SAT

1936 Founded

76

Buffalo

Canisius College

For Genetics

#635 in United States #687 in North America

72% Acceptance

1,724 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

77

New York City

Yeshiva University

For Genetics

#153 in United States #171 in North America

56% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1425 Avg SAT

1886 Founded

78

Old Westbury

New York Institute of Technology

For Genetics

#1076 in United States #1144 in North America

81% Acceptance

6,353 Enrollment

1305 Avg SAT

1955 Founded

79

New York City

Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Genetics

#194 in United States #218 in North America

56% Acceptance

2,220 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

80

New York City

CUNY Queens College

For Genetics

#273 in United States #304 in North America

64% Acceptance

9,536 Enrollment

1150 Avg SAT

1937 Founded

81

New York City

Brooklyn Law School

For Genetics

#964 in United States #1029 in North America

35% Acceptance

1,062 Enrollment

1485 Avg SAT

1901 Founded

82

Valhalla

New York Medical College

For Genetics

#119 in United States #134 in North America

9% Acceptance

814 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1860 Founded

83

Rockville Centre

For Genetics

#1177 in United States #1246 in North America

82% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1189 Avg SAT

1955 Founded

84

Old Westbury

SUNY College at Old Westbury

For Genetics

#501 in United States #551 in North America

84% Acceptance

9,536 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1965 Founded

85

Utica

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

For Genetics

#418 in United States #460 in North America

81% Acceptance

1,070 Enrollment

1198 Avg SAT

1966 Founded

86

Vestal

Binghamton University

For Genetics

#199 in United States #223 in North America

39% Acceptance

9,536 Enrollment

1420 Avg SAT

1946 Founded

87

Rochester, NY

Saint John Fisher College

For Genetics

#758 in United States #817 in North America

66% Acceptance

5,429 Enrollment

1210 Avg SAT

1948 Founded

88

Clinton, NY

Hamilton College

For Genetics

#587 in United States #639 in North America

14% Acceptance

2,031 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1812 Founded

89

New York City

For Genetics

#1264 in United States #1337 in North America

96% Acceptance

8,206 Enrollment

1049 Avg SAT

1939 Founded

90

New York City

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

For Genetics

#1052 in United States #1119 in North America

21% Acceptance

854 Enrollment

1398 Avg SAT

1859 Founded

91

Potsdam, NY

Clarkson University

For Genetics

#285 in United States #318 in North America

77% Acceptance

2,296 Enrollment

1295 Avg SAT

1896 Founded

92

Syosset

New York College of Health Professions

For Genetics

#607 in United States #659 in North America

100% Acceptance

544 Enrollment

1108 Avg SAT

$42,908 Net Price

93

Albany, NY

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

For Genetics

#306 in United States #342 in North America

53% Acceptance

1,489 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1881 Founded

94

Cortland

For Genetics

#633 in United States #685 in North America

60% Acceptance

4,588 Enrollment

1190 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

95

Rochester, NY

Rochester Institute of Technology

For Genetics

#314 in United States #350 in North America

67% Acceptance

14,267 Enrollment

1380 Avg SAT

1829 Founded

96

Lewiston, NY

Niagara University

For Genetics

#797 in United States #857 in North America

87% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1148 Avg SAT

1856 Founded

97

New York City

Pratt Institute – Main

For Genetics

#375 in United States #413 in North America

73% Acceptance

1,784 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1887 Founded

98

New York City

College of Mount Saint Vincent

For Genetics

#1114 in United States #1182 in North America

85% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1095 Avg SAT

1847 Founded

99

Albany, NY

College of Saint Rose

For Genetics

#1106 in United States #1174 in North America

86% Acceptance

9,377 Enrollment

1178 Avg SAT

1920 Founded

100

New York City

CUNY Hunter College

For Genetics

#216 in United States #240 in North America

54% Acceptance

9,536 Enrollment

1260 Avg SAT

1870 Founded