List of State University of New York units

There are a large variety of campus types and programs in the SUNY system; each site overlaps somewhat in specialties. SUNY divides its campuses into four categories: university centers / doctoral-granting institutions, comprehensive colleges, technology colleges, and community colleges. SUNY also has a unique relationship with its statutory colleges, which embed state-owned, state-funded colleges within other institutions such as Cornell University and Alfred University. Students at the statutory colleges pay tuition at a state-subsidized rate and are considered students of the private institutions in which the state-funded colleges are embedded.

The Main Tower of the SUNY System Administration Building

SUNY and the City University of New York are different university systems, even though both are public institutions that receive funding from New York State. SUNY should not be confused with the University of the State of New York (USNY), which is the governmental umbrella organization for most education-related institutions and many education-related personnel (both public and private) in New York State, and which includes, as a component, the New York State Education Department.

The State University of New York at Potsdam, founded in 1816, is the oldest institution in the system. Empire State College, founded in 1971, is the most recent addition to the SUNY system. In terms of enrollment, the largest institution is the University at Buffalo, with over 31,508 students and the smallest member is the College of Optometry, with 408 students.[1] In terms of area, Stony Brook University is the largest public university in the state of New York.[2]

All of the SUNY schools are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools,[3] in addition to other program-specific accreditations held by individual campuses such as the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs. The system's central administration is in Albany, New York, in the Old Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company Building.

University centers / doctoral degree granting institutions

NameLocationCountyFounded[a]Enrollment[4][1][5]Male (%) /
Female (%)
Full-time (%) /
Part-time (%)
Undergraduate (%) /
Postgraduate (%)
AthleticsReferencesNotes
Binghamton UniversityVestalBroome194618,1298,959 (50%)/8,809(50%)16,165 (89%)/1,964 (11%)14,162 (78%)/3,960 (22%)NCAA Division I[6][7][8][9]University Center
New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell UniversityIthacaTompkins18748,2323,213 (39%)/4,970 (61%)8,232 (100%)/—5,878 (71%)/2,354 (29%)NCAA Division I (Cornell University)[10]Statutory colleges at Cornell University
New York State College of Human Ecology at Cornell University1925[11]
New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University1945[12]
New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University1894[13]
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred UniversityAlfredAllegany1900579248 (40%)/368 (60%)589 (96%)/27 (4%)536 (87%)/80 (13%)NCAA Division III (Alfred University)[14]Statutory college at Alfred University
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuseOnondaga19112,2091,161 (52%)/1,059 (48%)1,968 (89%)/241 (11%)1,812 (82%)/397 (18%)USCAA[15][16][17][18]Students share campus facilities with Syracuse University
College of OptometryNew York CityNew York1970409119 (29%)/289 (71%)409 (100%)/——/409 (100%)N/A[19][20][21]
Downstate Medical CenterNew York CityKings18581,899680 (37%)/1,166 (63%)1,583 (83%)/316 (17%)182 (10%)/1,714 (90%)N/A[22][23][24]
Stony Brook UniversityStony BrookSuffolk195726,73312,727 (49%)/13,509 (51%)22,142 (83%)/4,601 (17%)17,810 (67%)/8,911 (33%)NCAA Division I[25][26][27][28]University Center
SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUticaOneida19663,0061,814 (60%)/1,209 (40%)2,165 (72%)/841 (28%)2,204 (73%)/790 (26%)NCAA Division III[29][30][31][32]Originally a graduate and upper-division institution
University at AlbanyAlbanyAlbany184417,5448,349 (47%)/9,595 (53%)14,676 (84%)/2,868 (16%)13,283 (76%)/4,258 (24%)NCAA Division I[33][34][35][36]University Center
University at BuffaloBuffaloErie184631,92717,056 (54%)/14,452 (46%)26,762 (84%)/5,165 (16%)21,868 (69%)/10,002 (31%)NCAA Division I[37][38][39][40]University Center
Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuseOnondaga18341,588601 (39%)/946 (61%)1,372 (86%)/216 (14%)249 (16%)/1,298 (84%)N/A[41][42][43]Originally Geneva Medical College; later part of Syracuse University

Comprehensive Colleges

NameLocationCountyFounded[a]Enrollment[4][1]Male (%) /
Female (%)
Full-time (%) /
Part-time (%)
Undergraduate (%) /
Postgraduate (%)
AthleticsReferencesNotes
Buffalo State UniversityBuffaloErie18719,1183,810 (42%)/5,308 (58%)7,694 (84%)/1,424 (16%)8,082 (89%)/1,036 (11%)NCAA Division III[44][45][46][47]
Empire State CollegeSaratoga SpringsSaratoga197110,4243,862 (37%)/6,562 (63%)3,688 (35%)/6,736 (65%)9,327 (89%)/1,097 (11%)N/A[48][49][50][51]35 branch campuses
Purchase CollegePurchaseWestchester19674,2341,770 (42%)/2,464 (58%)3,858 (91%)/376 (9%)4,134 (98%)/100 (2%)NCAA Division III[52][53][54][55]
State University of New York at GeneseoGeneseoLivingston18715,5882,154 (39%)/3,434 (61%)5,399 (97%)/189 (3%)5,494 (98%)/94 (2%)NCAA Division III[56][57][58][59]
State University of New York at New PaltzNew PaltzUlster18287,6082,826 (37%)/4,782 (63%)6,639 (87%)/969 (13%)6,692 (88%)/916 (12%)NCAA Division III[60][61][62][63]
State University of New York at OswegoOswegoOswego18617,9863,909 (49%)/4,077 (51%)7,104 (89%)/882 (11%)7,081 (89%)/905 (11%)NCAA Division III[64][65][66][67]
State University of New York at PotsdamPotsdamSt. Lawrence18163,5211,390 (39%)/2,131 (61%)3,390 (96%)/131 (4%)3,298 (94%)/223 (6%)NCAA Division III[68][69][70][71]One of the 100 oldest colleges in the United States.
SUNY OneontaOneontaOtsego18896,5432,418 (37%)/4,125 (63%)6,069 (93%)/474 (7%)6,046 (92%)/497 (8%)NCAA Division III[72][73][74][75]
SUNY CortlandCortlandCortland18686,8582,941 (43%)/3,917 (57%)6,391 (93%)/467 (7%)6,343 (92%)/515 (8%)NCAA Division III[76][77][78][79]Outdoor education center at Camp Pine Knot is a National Historic Landmark.
SUNY FredoniaFredoniaChautauqua18264,6551,939 (42%)2,716 (58%)4,465 (96%)/190 (4%)4,431 (95%)/224 (5%)NCAA Division III[80][81][82][83]
SUNY PlattsburghPlattsburghClinton18895,7042,389 (42%)/3,315 (58%)5,123 (90%)/581 (10%)5,297 (93%)/407 (7%)NCAA Division III[84][85][86][87]
State University of New York BrockportBrockportMonroe18678,2873,433 (41%)/4,854 (59%)6,696 (81%)/1,591 (19%)7,057 (85%)/1,230 (15%)NCAA Division III[88][89][90][91]
SUNY at Old WestburyOld WestburyNassau19655,0872,046 (40%)/3,041 (60%)4,311 (85%)/776 (15%)4,784 (94%)/303 (6%)NCAA Division III[92][93][94][95]

Technology colleges

NameLocationCountyFounded[a]Enrollment[4][1]Male (%) /
Female (%)
Full-time (%) /
Part-time (%)
Undergraduate (%) /
Postgraduate
AthleticsReferencesNotes
Alfred State CollegeAlfredAllegany19083,7372,332 (62%)/1,405 (38%)3,456 (92%)/281 (8%)3,737 (100%)/—NCAA Division III[96][97][98][99]
SUNY FarmingdaleEast FarmingdaleSuffolk19129,9705,659 (57%)/4,311 (43%)7,716 (77%)/2,254 (23%)9,916 (99%)/54 (1%)NCAA Division III[100][101][102][103]
Maritime CollegeNew York CityBronx18741,7341,500 (87%)/234 (13%)1,619 (93%)/115 (7%)1,586 (91%)/148 (9%)NCAA Division III[104][105][106][107]First and largest commercial maritime institution in the United States.
Morrisville State CollegeMorrisvilleMadison19082,9861,535 (51%)/1,451 (49%)2,508 (84%)/478 (16%)2,986 (100%)/—NCAA Division III[108][109][110][111]
SUNY CantonCantonSt. Lawrence19063,2161,384 (43%)/1,832 (57%)2,743 (85%)/473 (15%)3,216 (100%)/—NCAA Division III[112][113][114][115]
SUNY CobleskillCobleskillSchoharie19162,3321,096 (47%)/1,236 (53%)2,155 (92%)/177 (8%)2,332 (100%)/—NCAA Division III[116][117][118][119]
SUNY DelhiDelhiDelaware19133,2911,507 (46%)/1,785 (54%)2,472 (75%)/819 (25%)3,238 (98%)/53 (2%)NCAA Division III[120][121][122][123]

Community colleges

NameLocationCountyFounded[a]Enrollment[4][1]Male (%) /
Female (%)
Full-time (%) /
Part-time (%)
Undergraduate (%)/
Postgraduate (%)
ReferencesNotes
Adirondack Community CollegeQueensburyWarren19603,7271,633 (44%)/2,094 (56%)2,090 (56%)/1,637 (44%)3,727 (100%)/—[124][125][126][127][128]
Broome Community CollegeBinghamtonBroome19466,5072,791 (43%)/3,716 (57%)3,771 (58%)/2,736 (42%)6,507 (100%)/—[124][129][130][131][132]
Cayuga Community CollegeAuburnCayuga19533,7751,474 (39%)/2,301 (61%)1,420 (38%)/2,355 (62%)3,775 (100%)/—[124][133][134][135][136]Originally named Auburn Community College.
Clinton Community CollegePlattsburghClinton19671,376600 (44%)/776 (56%)605 (44%)/771 (56%)1,376 (100%)/—[124][137][138][139][140]Campus located on the site of the defunct Bellarmine College.
Columbia-Greene Community CollegeHudsonColumbia19661,578589 (37%)/989 (63%)623 (39%)/955 (61%)1,578 (100%)/—[124][141][142][143][144]
Corning Community CollegeCorningSteuben19583,4241,472 (43%)/1,952 (57%)1,663 (49%)/1,761 (51%)3,424 (100%)/—[124][145][146][147][148]
Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsieDutchess19578,5823,893 (45%)/4,689 (55%)3,666 (43%)/4,916 (57%)8,852 (100%)/—[124][149][150][151][152]
Erie Community CollegeBuffaloErie194610,5295,108 (49%)/5,421 (51%)6,706 (64%)/3,823 (36%)10,529 (100%)/—[124][153][154][155][156]
Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York CityNew York19448,7671,455 (17%)/7,312 (83%)7,406 (84%)/1,361 (16%)8,555 (98%)/212 (2%)[157][158]
Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaiguaOntario19675,9442,579 (43%)/3,365 (57%)2,377 (40%)/3,567 (60%)5,944 (100%)/—[124][159][160][161][162]
Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeJohnstownFulton19632,4511,040 (42%)/1,411 (58%)1,139 (46%)/1,312 (54%)2,451 (100%)/—[124][163][164][165][166]
Genesee Community CollegeBataviaGenesee19655,5302,049 (37%)/3,481 (63%)2,047 (37%)/3,483 (63%)5,530 (100%)/—[124][167][168][169][170]
Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimerHerkimer19672,398984 (41%)/1,414 (59%)1,396 (58%)/1,002 (42%)2,398 (100%)/—[124][171][172][173][174]
Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroyRensselaer195310,8965,530 (51%)/5,366 (49%)5,636 (52%)/5,260 (48%)10,896 (100%)/—[124][175][176][177][178]Originally named Troy Technical Institute[179]
Jamestown Community CollegeJamestownChautauqua19504,4761,853 (41%)/2,623 (59%)1,935 (43%)/2,541 (57%)4,476 (100%)/—[124][180][181][182][183]Campuses in New York and Pennsylvania.[184]
Jefferson Community CollegeWatertownJefferson19623,2771,314 (40%)/1,963 (60%)1,802 (55%)/1,475 (45%)3,277 (100%)/—[124][185][186][187][188]
Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUticaOneida19466,3172,941 (47%)/3,376 (53%)3,161 (50%)/3,156 (50%)6,317 (100%)/—[124][189][190][191][192]
Monroe Community CollegeBrightonMonroe196112,2735,747 (47%)/6,526 (53%)7,483 (61%)/4,790 (39%)12,273 (100%)/—[124][193][194][195][196]
Nassau Community CollegeEast Garden CityNassau196017,4068,501 (49%)/8,905 (51%)10,100 (58%)/7,306 (42%)17,406 (100%)/—[124][197][198][199][200]
Niagara County Community CollegeSanbornNiagara19625,0472,163 (43%)/2,884 (57%)2,962 (59%)/2,085 (41%)5,047 (100%)/—[124][201][202][203][204]
North Country Community CollegeSaranac LakeEssex19671,978770 (39%)/1,208 (61%)790 (40%)/1,188 (60%)1,978 (100%)/—[124][205][206][207][208]Official College of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.
Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuseOnondaga19629,8344,732 (48%)/5,102 (52%)4,725 (48%)/5,109 (52%)9,834 (100%)/—[124][209][210][211][212]
Orange County Community CollegeMiddletownOrange19506,6172,732 (41%)/3,885 (59%)2,964 (45%)/3,653 (55%)6,617 (100%)/—[124][213][214][215][216]
Rockland Community CollegeSuffernRockland19596,8593,196 (47%)/3,663 (53%)3,542 (52%)/3,317 (48%)6,859 (100%)/—[124][217][218][219][220]
Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectadySchenectady19695,2312,296 (44%)/2,935 (56%)1,729 (33%)/3,502 (67%)5,231 (100%)/—[124][221][222][223][224]
Suffolk County Community CollegeSeldenSuffolk195926,07812,152 (47%)/13,926 (53%)13,187 (51%)/12,891 (49%)26,078 (100%)/—[124][225][226][227][228]
Sullivan County Community CollegeLoch SheldrakeSullivan19631,534694 (45%)/840 (55%)784 (51%)/750 (49%)1,534 (100%)/—[124][229][230][231][232]
Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDrydenTompkins19662,3731,032 (43%)/1,341 (57%)1,605 (68%)/768 (32%)2,373 (100%)/—[124][233][234][235][236]
Ulster County Community CollegeStone RidgeUlster19613,5541,690 (48%)/1,864 (52%)1,420 (40%)/2,134 (60%)3,554 (100%)/—[124][237][238][239][240]
Westchester Community CollegeValhallaWestchester194611,5355,453 (47%)/6,082 (53%)6,156 (53%)/5,379 (47%)11,535 (100%)/—[124][241][242][243][244]

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Notes

  • a Each college's founding year is linked to the category of all schools founded in that year.

See also

References

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