State University of New York
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The State University of New York (acronym SUNY; usually pronounced "SOO-nee") is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 413,000 students, plus 1.1 million continuing education students spanning 64 campuses across the state. This also makes SUNY the largest university system in the United States in terms of population. The SUNY system has 28,000 faculty members and some 6,650 degree and certificate programs overall.
Though SUNY is comprised of many top ranked institutions, it is highlighted by Binghamton University (one of the top universities in the country, ranked top 30 among all public schools) and SUNY-Geneseo (one of the top undergraduate colleges in the country).
The State University of New York was established in 1948 by then-Governor of New York, Thomas E. Dewey, through legislative implementation of recommendations made by the Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University (1946-1948). The Commission was chaired by Owen D. Young, then-Chairman of the General Electric Company.
SUNY comprises all institutions of higher education statewide that are state-supported, with the exception of the institutions that are units of the City University of New York (CUNY).
Organization
SUNY is governed by a Board of Trustees, which consists of sixteen members, fifteen of whom are appointed by the Governor, with consent of the New York State Senate.
The state of New York assists in financing the SUNY system, which, along with CUNY, provides lower-cost college-level education to residents of the state. SUNY students also come from out-of-state and 171 foreign countries, though tuition is higher for these students.
There are a large variety of colleges in the SUNY system with some overlap in specialties from site to site. SUNY divides its campuses into four distinct categories: university centers/doctoral-granting institutions, university colleges, technology colleges, and community colleges.
SUNY and the City University of New York are entirely different university systems, despite the fact that both are public institutions which receive funding from New York State. Also, SUNY is not to 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.
Campuses
University Centers/Doctoral-Granting Institutions
University Centers
Rankings in US News as of 2006 edition follows ranked schools:
- Binghamton University - 72 Nationally private and public, 30 public only
- State University of New York at Stony Brook - 97 Nationally private and public, 45 public only
- University at Albany, The State University of New York - 3rd Tier
- University at Buffalo, The State University of New York - 115 Nationally private and public, 57 public only
Other Doctoral-Granting Institutions
- State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
- State University of New York Upstate Medical University
- New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (Cornell University) - 13 Nationally private and public
- New York State College of Ceramics (Alfred University)
- New York State College of Human Ecology (Cornell University) - 13 Nationally private and public
- New York State College of Veterinary Medicine (Cornell University) - 13 Nationally private and public
- New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations (Cornell University) - Nationally private and public
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry - 93 Nationally private and public, 43 public only
- State University of New York State College of Optometry
University Colleges
- Buffalo State College - n/a
- State University of New York at Brockport
- State University of New York at Cortland
- 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
Technology Colleges
- Alfred State College
- State University of New York at Canton
- State University of New York at Cobleskill
- State University of New York at Delhi
- State University of New York at Farmingdale
- State University of New York at Morrisville
- State University of New York Institute of Technology
- State University of New York Maritime College
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
State-wide colleges
External links
- [State University of New York]
- [State University of New York Press]
- SUNY's unique program in Vietnam: http://www.brockportabroad.com/vietnam/vietnam.html
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