List of State University of New York units

The Main Tower of the SUNY System Administration Building

Main article: State University of New York

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.

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. The largest institution is the University at Buffalo, with over 28,000 students and the smallest member is the College of Optometry, with 301 students.

All of the SUNY schools are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 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 institutions

Abbot Hall on the South Campus of the University at Buffalo

The Stony Brook University Medical Center

The Science Library at Binghamton University

Name	Location	County	Founded[a]	Enrollment	Male % / Female %	Athletics	References	Notes
Binghamton University	Vestal	Broome	1946	14,435	53%/47%	NCAA Division I		—
NYS College of Agriculture and Life Sciences	Ithaca	Tompkins	1874	4,089	46%/54%	N/A		Statutory college at Cornell University
NYS College of Ceramics	Alfred	Allegany	1900	788	47%/53%	N/A		Statutory college at Alfred University
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	Syracuse	Onondaga	1911	2,299	59%/41%	USCAA		Students share campus facilities with Syracuse University
NYS College of Human Ecology	Ithaca	Tompkins	1925	1,392		N/A		Statutory college at Cornell University
College of Optometry	New York City	New York	1970	301	23%/77%	N/A		—
NYS College of Veterinary Medicine	Ithaca	Tompkins	1894	335		N/A		Statutory college at Cornell University
Downstate Medical Center	New York City	Kings	1858	1,598	17%/83%	N/A		—
School of Industrial and Labor Relations	Ithaca	Tompkins	1945	980		N/A		Statutory college at Cornell University
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook	Suffolk	1957	23,347	55%/45%	NCAA Division I		—
SUNY Polytechnic Institute	Utica	Oneida	1966	2,828	78%/22%	NCAA Division III		Originally a graduate and upper-division institution
University at Albany	Albany	Albany	1844	17,684	51%/49%	NCAA Division I		—
University at Buffalo	Buffalo	Erie	1846	29,850	53%/47%	NCAA Division I		Flagship
Upstate Medical University	Syracuse	Onondaga	1834	1,273	27%/73%	N/A		Originally Geneva Medical College; later part of Syracuse University

Comprehensive colleges

Sheldon Hall at SUNY Oswego

The Reed Library at SUNY Fredonia

The Integrated Science Center at SUNY Geneseo

Amitié Plaza at SUNY Plattsburgh

Name	Location	County	Founded[a]	Enrollment	Male % / Female %	Athletics	References	Notes
Buffalo State College	Buffalo	Erie	1871	10,993	38%/62%	NCAA Division III		—
Empire State College	Saratoga Springs	Saratoga	1971	12,914	42%/58%	N/A		35 branch campuses
Purchase College	Purchase	Westchester	1967	4,251	38%/62%	NCAA Division III		—
State University of New York at Geneseo	Geneseo	Livingston	1871	5,548	46%/54%	NCAA Division III		—
State University of New York at New Paltz	New Paltz	Ulster	1828	7,690	38%/62%	NCAA Division III		—
State University of New York at Oswego	Oswego	Oswego	1861	8,660	45%/55%	NCAA Division III		—
State University of New York at Potsdam	Potsdam	St. Lawrence	1816	4,338	40%/60%	NCAA Division III		One of the 100 oldest colleges in the United States.
SUNY College at Oneonta	Oneonta	Otsego	1889	5,893	38%/62%	NCAA Division III		—
SUNY Cortland	Cortland	Cortland	1868	7,056	41%/59%	NCAA Division III		Outdoor education center at Camp Pine Knot is a National Historic Landmark.
SUNY Fredonia	Fredonia	Chautauqua	1826	5,424	43%/57%	NCAA Division III		—
SUNY Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh	Clinton	1889	6,259	45%/55%	NCAA Division III		—
The College at Brockport	Brockport	Monroe	1867	8,303	43%/57%	NCAA Division III		—
The College at Old Westbury	Old Westbury	Nassau	1965	3,565	45%/55%	NCAA Division III		—

Community colleges

Mawhinney Hall at Onondaga Community College

Taconic Hall at Dutchess Community College

Hodson Hall at North Country Community College

Niagara Community College library

Daniel T. Brucker Hall at Rockland Community College

Onondaga Community College entrance sign

Name	Location	County	Founded[a]	Enrollment	Male % / Female %	References	Notes
Adirondack Community College	Queensbury	Warren	1960	3,408	42%/58%		—
Broome Community College	Binghamton	Broome	1946	6,558	50%/50%		—
Cayuga Community College	Auburn	Cayuga	1953	4,050	45%/55%		Originally named Auburn Community College.
Clinton Community College	Plattsburgh	Clinton	1967	2,120	38%/62%		Campus located on the site of the defunct Bellarmine College.
Columbia-Greene Community College	Hudson	Columbia	1966	1,823	43%/57%		—
Corning Community College	Corning	Steuben	1958	5,072	44%/56%		—
Dutchess Community College	Poughkeepsie	Dutchess	1957	8,248	49%/51%		—
Erie Community College	Buffalo	Erie	1946	13,053	39%/61%		—
Finger Lakes Community College	Canandaigua	Ontario	1967	5,351	51%/49%		—
Fulton-Montgomery Community College	Johnstown	Fulton	1963	2,235	44%/56%		—
Genesee Community College	Batavia	Genesee	1965	6,472	41%/59%		—
Herkimer County Community College	Herkimer	Herkimer	1967	3,328	40%/60%		—
Hudson Valley Community College	Troy	Rensselaer	1953	12,296	52%/48%		Originally named Troy Technical Institute
Jamestown Community College	Jamestown	Chautauqua	1950	3,361	44%/56%		Campuses in New York and Pennsylvania.
Jefferson Community College	Watertown	Jefferson	1962	3,191	38%/62%		—
Mohawk Valley Community College	Utica	Oneida	1946	6,044	50%/50%		—
Monroe Community College	Brighton	Monroe	1961	17,482	51%/49%		—
Nassau Community College	East Garden City	Nassau	1960	21,483	48%/52%		—
Niagara County Community College	Sanborn	Niagara	1962	6,331	47%/53%		—
North Country Community College	Saranac Lake	Essex	1967	1,739	38%/62%		Official College of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.
Onondaga Community College	Syracuse	Onondaga	1962	10,637	53%/47%		—
Orange County Community College	Middletown	Orange	1950	6,602	39%/61%		—
Rockland Community College	Suffern	Rockland	1959	6,653	44%/56%		—
Schenectady County Community College	Schenectady	Schenectady	1969	4,367	46%/54%		—
Suffolk County Community College	Selden	Suffolk	1959	22,092	40%/60%		—
Sullivan County Community College	Loch Sheldrake	Sullivan	1963	1,611	37%/63%		—
Tompkins Cortland Community College	Dryden	Tompkins County, New York	1966	3,213	51%/49%		—
Ulster County Community College	Stone Ridge	Ulster	1961	3,298	51%/49%		—
Westchester Community College	Valhalla	Westchester	1946	12,073	52%/48%		—

Notes

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

See also

• Open SUNY
• State University of New York Press

External links

• Official website
• Media related to State University of New York at Wikimedia Commons