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Universities in New York

Public primary, middle-level and secondary education is monitored by the University of the State of New York. New York's university system is known as State University of New York(SUNY). It consists of 64 community colleges, technical colleges, undergraduate colleges and universities. It is the largest public university system in the country.

It was established in 1948 and has a total enrollment of 465,000 students along with 1.1 million adult education students. The oldest Catholic institutions in Northeast along with Fordham University are among the notable private universities in the state. New York is the only state to have more than one Ivy League school as it is home to Columbia University(New York City) and Cornell University (Ithaca).

Other notable universities in New York are

Clarkson University University of Rochester Pace University New York University Hofstra University

Dominica College Colgate University Bard College Hamilton College Ithaca College

Columbia University
Founded in 1754, Columbia University is in Manhattan, New York City. It is a private and the oldest Ivy League university. It is also the oldest institution of higher learning in the New York State and is the fifth oldest in United States. The university operates four Columbia Global Centers located in Amman, Jordan: Beijing, China; Paris, France; Mumbai, India. It has twenty schools and is afflicted with numerous institutions such as Teachers College, Barnard College and the Union Theological Seminary. A total of 27,606 students enroll in various programs offered by the university.

State University of New York at Geneseo
SUNY Geneseo or the State University of New York at Geneseo, is a University College of the State University of New York. It is located in Geneseo, Livingston County, New York. It was founded in 1871 and became a state liberal arts college in 1948. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. The university provides 48 undergraduate majors, six graduate programs (Master's only) and 25 interdisciplinary minors. There are approximately 5,000 students with a student/faculty ratio of 19:1. New Yorkers refer to it as the "Ivy of the SUNYs" or "Harvard on the Hill" because of its rigorous academic curriculum.

Stony Brook University
Founded in 1957, Stony Brook University is a public research university. It is one of the four university centers, and is considered a flagship institution of the State University of New York. The student population is approximately 24,500. It is one of the 63 leading research universities in the United States, and is a member of Association of American Universities.

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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

List of Other Colleges and Universities in New York

Adelphi University Albany College of Pharmacy Alfred University Bank Street College of Education Bard College Barnard College Boricua College Bryant and Stratton Canisius College Cazenovia College City University of New York System Baruch College Brooklyn College City College College of Staten Island CUNY Graduate Center CUNY Law School Hunter College John Jay College of Criminal Justice Lehman College Medgar Evers College New York City College of Technology Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education Queens College York College CUNY Community Colleges Borough of Manhattan Community College Bronx Community College Hostos Community College Kingsborough Community College LaGuardia Community College Queensborough Community College Clarkson University Colgate University College of Aeronautics College of Mount St. Vincent College of New Rochelle College of Saint Rose Columbia University Concordia College The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Cornell University Culinary Institute of America Daemen College Davis College Dominican College Dowling College D'Youville College Elmira College Excelsior College Five Towns College Fordham University General Theological Seminary Hamilton College Hartwick College Hilbert College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Houghton College Iona College Ithaca College Jamestown Business College The Jewish Theological Seminary of America The Juilliard School Keuka College Kirkland College Le Moyne College Laboratory Institute of Merchandising Long Island University Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Long Island University Brentwood Campus Long Island University Brooklyn Campus Long Island University C.W. Post Campus Long Island University Rockland Graduate Campus. Southampton College Long Island University Westchester Campus Manhattan College Manhattan School of Music Manhattanville College Maria College of Albany Marist College Marymount Manhattan College Medaille College Mercy College Metropolitan College of New York Molloy College Monroe College Mount Saint Mary College Nazareth College New School University New York College of Podiatric Medicine New York Institute of Technology New York Medical College New York University Niagara University Olean Business Institute Pace University Parsons School of Design Paul Smith's College

Polytechnic University of New York Pratt Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester Institute of Technology Rockefeller University The Sage Colleges Sage College Russell Sage College Sage Graduate School St. Bonaventure University Saint Francis College St. John Fisher College St. John's University St. Joseph's College St. Lawrence University St. Thomas Aquinas College Sarah Lawrence College School of Visual Arts Siena College Skidmore College State University of New York System (SUNY) Alfred State College State University of New York at Albany State University of New York at Binghamton University of Buffalo State University of New York at Stony Brook State University of New York at Brockport Buffalo State College State University of New York at Cortland State University of New York at Delhi State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. State University of New York at Fredonia State University of New York at Geneseo State University of New York at New Paltz State University of New York at Old Westbury State University of New York at Oneonta State University of New York at Oswego State University of New York at Plattsburgh State University of New York at Potsdam State University of New York at Purchase State University of New York at Cobleskill State University of New York at Morrisville State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. State University of New York at Farmingdale Empire State College Health Science Center Syracuse State University of New York Institute of Technology State University of New York Maritime College. SUNY Community Colleges 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 Genesee Community College Herkimer County Community College Hudson Valley Community College Jamestown Community College Jefferson Community College Mohawk Valley Community College Monroe Community College Nassau Community College Niagara County Community College North Country Community College Onondaga Community College Orange County Community College Rockland Community College Schenectady County Community College Suffolk County Community College Sullivan County Community College Tompkins Cortland Community College Ulster County Community College Westchester Community College Syracuse University Teachers College, Columbia University Touro College Touro University International Trocaire College Unification Theological Seminary Union College Union Theological Seminary United States Merchant Marine Academy United States Military Academy (West Point) University of Rochester Utica College of Syracuse University Utica School of Commerce Vassar College Villa Maria College Wagner College Webb Institute Wells College Yeshiva University

Last Updated Date: August 12th, 2017