Colleges in New York

New York, the Empire State, is home to 307 degree granting institutions making it the second in number behind California. At the college level, the statewide public university system is the State University of New York (SUNY) and the City University of New York (CUNY) is the public university system of New York City. The SUNY system consists of 64 community colleges, technical colleges, undergraduate colleges and universities. In addition there are many notable private universities, including the oldest Catholic institution in the northeast, Fordham University and Sarah Lawrence College, a private, liberal-arts college known for its small-class sizes and extremely high tuition. New York is home to both Columbia University and Cornell University, making it the only Read More