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Colleges and Universities in New York

The State University of New York (SUNY) oversees the colleges and universities in New York. It is the biggest public university system in the United States. The four university centers are University at Albany, Binghamton University, Stony Brook University, and University at Buffalo.







The University of the State of New York monitors all public primary, middle-level, and secondary academic institutions in the state. At the same time, the public school system in New York City is handled by the New York City Department of Education.
About Colleges and Universities in NY

There are many colleges and universities in New York. At the college level, the State University of New York (SUNY) is the statewide public university system. It is the biggest public university system in the U.S. The public university system of New York City is the City University of New York (CUNY). The State University of New York system is made up of 64 technical colleges, community colleges, universities and undergraduate colleges. The four university centers are Binghamton University, University at Albany, Stony Brook University and University at Buffalo.

Besides these, there are a number of distinguished private universities, which include Fordham University, the oldest Catholic institute in the Northeast. The state is home to both Cornell University in Ithaca and Columbia University in New York City, making it the only state to have more than one Ivy League school. The service academy of the U.S. Army, West Point, is situated on the banks of the Hudson River, just to the south of Newburgh.

Other famous colleges and universities in the state include the following:
  • Clarkson University
  • Bard College
  • Colgate University
  • Canisius College
  • Dominican College
  • Cooper Union
  • Hamilton College
  • Fordham University
  • Hofstra University
  • Hobart and William Smith Colleges
  • Ithaca College
  • Hudson Valley Community College
  • Marist College
  • Manhattanville College
  • Pace University
  • New York University
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Polytechnic Institute of NYU
  • Rockland Community College
  • Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
  • Skidmore College
  • Sarah Lawrence College
  • St. Lawrence University
  • St. John's University
  • Union College
  • Syracuse University
  • Vassar College
  • University of Rochester
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