List of State University of New York units

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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 and doctoral degree-granting institutions

More information Name, Location ...
Name Location County Founded[a] Enrollment[b] undergraduate / graduate Athletics References
Binghamton University Vestal Broome 1946 14,668 / 4,147 NCAA Division I [4][5][6][7][c]
New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University Ithaca Tompkins 1874 4,110 / 0 NCAA Division I (Cornell University) [8][9][d]
New York State College of Human Ecology at Cornell University 1925 1,311 / 0 [10][11][d]
New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University 1945 1,015 / 0 [12][13][d]
New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University 1894 0 / 773 [14][15][d]
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University Alfred Allegany 1900 449 / 0 NCAA Division III (Alfred University) [16][17][e]
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse[f] Onondaga 1911 1,843 / 376 USCAA [18][19][20][21]
State University of New York College of Optometry New York City New York 1970 400 / 20 N/A [22][23][24][25]
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University New York City Kings 1858 293 / 1,927 N/A [26][27][28]
Stony Brook University Stony Brook Suffolk 1957 18,233 / 8,425 NCAA Division I [29][30][31][32][c]
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica Oneida 1966 1,973 / 0 NCAA Division III [33][34][35][36][g]
University at Albany Albany Albany 1844 12,666 / 4,894 NCAA Division I [37][38][39][40][c]
University at Buffalo Buffalo Erie 1846 20,362 / 11,543 NCAA Division I [41][42][43][44][c]
State University of New York Upstate Medical University Syracuse Onondaga 1834 166 / 1,175 N/A [45][46][47][h]
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  1. [a]
    Each college's founding year is linked to the category of all schools founded in that year.
  2. [b]
    as of April 2026
  3. [c]
    University Center
  4. [d]
    Statutory college at Cornell University
  5. [e]
    Statutory college at Alfred University
  6. [f]
    Students share campus facilities with Syracuse University
  7. [g]
    Originally a graduate and upper-division institution
  8. [h]
    Originally Geneva Medical College; later part of Syracuse University


Comprehensive Colleges

  • Sheldon Hall at SUNY Oswego
    Sheldon Hall at SUNY Oswego
  • The Reed Library at SUNY Fredonia
    The Reed Library at SUNY Fredonia
  • Integrated Science Center at SUNY Geneseo
    Integrated Science Center at SUNY Geneseo
  • Amitié Plaza at SUNY Plattsburgh
    Amitié Plaza at SUNY Plattsburgh
More information Name, Location ...
Name Location County Founded[a] Enrollment[b] undergraduate / graduate Athletics References
Buffalo State University Buffalo Erie 1871 5,205 / 0 NCAA Division III [48][49][50][51]
Empire State University Saratoga Springs Saratoga 1971 8,395 / 2,074 N/A [52][53][54][55][c]
Purchase College Purchase Westchester 1967 3,257 / 0 NCAA Division III [56][57][58][59]
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland Cortland 1868 5,911 / 0 NCAA Division III [60][61][62][63][d]
State University of New York at Fredonia Fredonia Chautauqua 1826 2,771 / 0 NCAA Division III [64][65][66][67]
State University of New York at Geneseo Geneseo Livingston 1871 3,881 / 0 NCAA Division III [68][69][70][71]
State University of New York at Oneonta Oneonta Otsego 1889 4,681 / 0 NCAA Division III [72][73][74][75]
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego Oswego 1861 5,517 / 0 NCAA Division III [76][77][78][79]
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz Ulster 1828 6,197 / 0 NCAA Division III [80][81][82][83]
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh Clinton 1889 3,825 / 0 NCAA Division III [84][85][86][87]
State University of New York at Potsdam Potsdam St. Lawrence 1816 1,831 / 0 NCAA Division III [88][89][90][91][e]
State University of New York at Old Westbury Old Westbury Nassau 1965 4,260 / 0 NCAA Division III [92][93][94][95]
SUNY Brockport Brockport Monroe 1867 6,154 / 1,776 NCAA Division III [96][97][98][99]
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  1. [a]
    Each college's founding year is linked to the category of all schools founded in that year.
  2. [b]
    As of April 2026
  3. [c]
    Has 35 branch campuses
  4. [d]
    The outdoor education center at Camp Pine Knot is a National Historic Landmark.
  5. [e]
    One of the 100 oldest colleges in the United States.

Technology colleges

  • Main entrance of SUNY Maritime
    Main entrance of SUNY Maritime
More information Name, Location ...
Name Location County Founded[a] Enrollment[b] Athletics References
Alfred State College Alfred Allegany 1908 3,572 NCAA Division III [100][101][102][103]
Farmingdale State College East Farmingdale Suffolk 1912 10,007 NCAA Division III [104][105][106][107]
State University of New York at Canton Canton St. Lawrence 1906 2,861 NCAA Division III [108][109][110][111]
State University of New York at Cobleskill Cobleskill Schoharie 1916 1,889 NCAA Division III [112][113][114][115]
State University of New York at Delhi Delhi Delaware 1913 2,890 NCAA Division III [116][117][118][119]
State University of New York at Morrisville Morrisville Madison 1908 2,044 NCAA Division III [120][121][122][123]
State University of New York Maritime College New York City Bronx 1874 1,285 NCAA Division III [124][125][126][127][c]
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  1. [a]
    Each college's founding year is linked to the category of all schools founded in that year.
  2. [b]
    As of April 2026
  3. [c]
    First and largest commercial maritime institution in the United States.

Community colleges

More information Name, Location ...
Name Location County Founded[a] Enrollment[b] full time /part time References
Cayuga Community College Auburn Cayuga 1953 819 / 2,761 [128][129][130][131][132][c]
Clinton Community College Plattsburgh[d] Clinton 1967 317 / 750 [133][129][134][135][136]
Columbia–Greene Community College Hudson Columbia 1966 464 / 1,552 [137][129][138][139][140]
Corning Community College Corning Steuben 1958 1,240 / 2,481 [141][129][142][143][144]
Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie Dutchess 1957 2,645 / 3,961 [145][129][146][147][148]
Fashion Institute of Technology New York City New York 1944 6,817 / 1,026 [149][150]
Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua Ontario 1967 2,256 / 3,748 [151][129][152][153][154]
Fulton–Montgomery Community College Johnstown Fulton 1963 622 / 1,243 [155][129][156][157][158]
Genesee Community College Batavia Genesee 1965 1,494 / 2,746 [159][129][160][161][162]
Herkimer County Community College Herkimer Herkimer 1967 943 / 1,028 [163][129][164][165][166]
Hudson Valley Community College Troy Rensselaer 1953 4,801 / 4,426 [167][129][168][169][170][171][e]
Jamestown Community College Jamestown[f] Chautauqua 1950 1,535 / 2,519 [172][129][173][174][175][176]
Jefferson Community College Watertown Jefferson 1962 1,145 / 1,174 [177][129][178][179][180]
Mohawk Valley Community College Utica Oneida 1946 2,434 / 3,506 [181][129][182][183][184]
Monroe Community College Brighton Monroe 1961 4,559 / 4,082 [185][129][186][187][188]
Nassau Community College East Garden City Nassau 1960 6,764 / 5,537 [189][129][190][191][192]
North Country Community College Saranac Lake Essex 1967 738 / 920 [193][129][194][195][196][g]
Onondaga Community College Syracuse Onondaga 1962 3,624 / 5,273 [197][129][198][199][200]
Rockland Community College Suffern Rockland 1959 2,417 / 2,947 [201][129][202][203][204]
Schenectady County Community College Schenectady Schenectady 1969 1,089 / 2,440 [205][129][206][207][208]
Suffolk County Community College Selden Suffolk 1959 9,410 / 10,563 [209][129][210][211][212]
SUNY Adirondack Queensbury Warren 1960 1,274 / 1,302 [213][129][214][215][216]
SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton Broome 1946 2,211 / 3,116 [217][129][218][219][220]
SUNY Erie Buffalo Erie 1946 4,540 / 3,550 [221][129][222][223][224]
SUNY Niagara Sanborn Niagara 1962 2,326 / 2,221 [225][129][226][227][228]
SUNY Orange Middletown Orange 1950 2,284 / 3,429 [229][129][230][231][232]
SUNY Sullivan Loch Sheldrake Sullivan 1963 573 / 954 [233][129][234][235][236]
SUNY Ulster Stone Ridge Ulster 1961 1,096 / 1,995 [237][129][238][239][240]
Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden Tompkins 1966 1,104 / 3,855 [241][129][242][243][244]
Westchester Community College Valhalla Westchester 1946 4,614 / 4,745 [245][129][246][247][248]
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  1. [a]
    Each college's founding year is linked to the category of all schools founded in that year
  2. [b]
    As of April 2026
  3. [c]
    Originally named Auburn Community College.
  4. [d]
    Campus located on the site of the defunct Bellarmine College.
  5. [e]
    Originally named Troy Technical Institute
  6. [f]
    Has campuses in New York and Pennsylvania.
  7. [g]
    Official College of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.


Map

Location of SUNY campuses within New York state.
Red: University centers; Black: Other doctoral-granting institutions; Yellow: Comprehensive colleges; Green: Technology colleges; Blue: Community colleges.

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