The State University of New York, or SUNY, is the state-funded university system in New York State. The SUNY system is dispersed over 64 campuses, with a combined enrollment of about 400000, or 37% of New York State's higher education enrollment. It is the largest public university system in the United States.
The SUNY system is divided into four categories: University Centers/Doctoral Granting Institutions, University Colleges, Technical Colleges, and Community Colleges.
University Centers
University Centers anchor the SUNY system, with the largest number of degrees available. These are the largest schools in the system, with enrollment between 10000 - 16000.
SUNY Albany
SUNY Binghamton
SUNY Buffalo
SUNY Stony Brook
Doctoral Granting Institutions
These colleges are on the campuses of private universities in New York State, but are controlled by SUNY.
Agriculture & Life Sciences at Cornell University
Ceramics at Alfred University
College of Optometry
College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Health Science Center at Syracuse
Human Ecology at Cornell
Veterinary Medicine at Cornell
Industrial & Labor Relations at Cornell
University Colleges
These colleges offer 973 undergraduate and 350 masters programs over 12 campuses. Enrollment at these schools ranges between 3000 - 9000 students.
SUNY Brockport
Buffalo State
SUNY Cortland
Empire State College
SUNY Fredonia
SUNY Geneseo
SUNY New Paltz
Old Westbury
SUNY Oneonta
SUNY Oswego
SUNY Plattsburg
SUNY Potsdam
SUNY Purchase
Technical Colleges
The eight SUNY technical colleges offer more hands-on, practical instruction than the other schools. The schools offer certificate, associate, and bachelor degree programs. These schools are also smaller than their university college counterparts, ranging from 500 - 6000 students.
SUNY Alfred
SUNY Cobleskill
SUNY Delhi
SUNY Canton
SUNY Farmingdale
SUNY-IT Utica-Rome
Maritime College
SUNY Morrisville
Community Colleges
The community college system is the local representatives of higher education in New York. With thirty campuses spread around the state, these schools offer associate degrees in a variety of subjects. Credits from these schools are easily transferred to other schools in the system, making them a good starter school for the rest of the SUNY system.
Adirondack Community College
Broome Community College
Cayuga County Community College
Clinton Community College
Columbia-Greene Community College
Corning Community College
Dutchess Community College
Erie Community College
Fashion Institute of Technology
Finger Lakes Community College
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Herkimer Community College
Hudson Valley Community College
Gennessee Community College
Jamestown Community College
Jefferson Community College
Mohawk Valley Community College
Monroe Community College
Nassau Community College
North Country Community College
Niagara Country Community College
Onandaga Community College
Orange County Community College
Rockland Community College
Schnectady County Community College
Sullivan County Community College
Suffolk County Community College
Tompkins-Cortland Community College
Ulster County Community College
Westchester Community College
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