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Top Ranked Universities in New York - Highest ACT 75th Percentile Scores

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Top Ranked Universities in New York - Highest ACT 75th Percentile Scores

Rank in New York Highest ACT 75th Percentile Scores
2020 2015 School Name 2020 2015
1 2 Columbia University in the City of New York 35 34 (2.9%)
2 1 Cornell University 34 No Change
3 97 Webb Institute 34 Not Available
4 7 Colgate University 34 32 (6.3%)
5 4 Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art 34 33 (3.0%)
6 8 Jewish Theological Seminary of America 34 32 (6.3%)
7 9 University of Rochester 34 32 (6.3%)
8 10 New York University 34 32 (6.3%)
9 5 Hamilton College 34 33 (3.0%)
10 6 Barnard College 33 32 (3.1%)
11 3 Vassar College 33 No Change
12 17 United States Military Academy 33 30 (10.0%)
13 13 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 33 31 (6.5%)
14 15 Binghamton University 32 30 (6.7%)
15 151 Sarah Lawrence College 32 Not Available
16 18 Fordham University 32 30 (6.7%)
17 14 Rochester Institute of Technology 32 31 (3.2%)
18 11 Polytechnic Institute of New York University 32 No Change
19 16 Skidmore College 31 30 (3.3%)
20 19 Stony Brook University 31 30 (3.3%)

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