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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