The following is a list of public and private institutions of higher education currently operating in the state of New York. See defunct colleges and universities in New York state that once existed but have since closed.
Public
Federal
State University of New York (SUNY)
- SUNY University Centers
- SUNY Specialized Doctoral Granting Units
- State University of New York Upstate Medical University
- State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- State University of New York State College of Optometry
- State University of New York Polytechnic Institute, Marcy
- SUNY Technology Colleges
- SUNY Comprehensive Colleges
- Buffalo State University
- 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
- SUNY Statutory Colleges
- New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
- New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University
- New York State College of Human Ecology at Cornell University
- New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University
- New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University
- New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University
- 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, Chelsea, Manhattan
- 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
- SUNY State-wide Colleges
City University of New York (CUNY)
- CUNY Senior Colleges and Graduate Schools
- Baruch College, Gramercy Park
- Brooklyn College
- City College, Harlem
- College of Staten Island
- CUNY Graduate Center, Fifth Avenue at 34th Street
- CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, Midtown Manhattan
- CUNY Law School, Long Island City
- CUNY School of Medicine
- CUNY School of Professional Studies
- CUNY School of Public Health
- CUNY William E. Macaulay Honors College
- Hunter College, Upper East Side
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Midtown Manhattan
- Lehman College, The Bronx
- Medgar Evers College, Crown Heights, Brooklyn
- New York City College of Technology at MetroTech, Downtown Brooklyn
- Queens College, Flushing
- York College, Jamaica, Queens
- CUNY Community Colleges
- Borough of Manhattan Community College, Tribeca
- Bronx Community College, University Heights, Bronx
- Guttman Community College, Midtown Manhattan
- Hostos Community College, South Bronx
- Kingsborough Community College, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn
- LaGuardia Community College, Hunters Point, Long Island City
- Queensborough Community College, Bayside, Queens
Private, not-for-profit, non-sectarian
- Adelphi University, Garden City
- The Ailey School, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Albany campus
- Albany Law School
- Albany Medical College
- Alfred University, Alfred
- American Academy McAllister Institute - mortuary science
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts
- American Museum of Natural History
- American Musical and Dramatic Academy
- Bank Street College of Education, Morningside Heights, Manhattan
- Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
- Barnard College, Morningside Heights, Manhattan, across the street from Columbia University
- Boricua College
- Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn Heights
- Bryant & Stratton College, Albany/Syracuse/Rochester
- Clarkson University, Potsdam
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory School of Biological Sciences, North Shore, Long Island
- Colgate University, Hamilton
- Columbia University, Morningside Heights
- Columbia College
- Columbia Business School
- Columbia Law School
- Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
- Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
- Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- School of the Arts
- Columbia Climate School
- Graduate School of Journalism
- School of General Studies
- School of Social Work
- Teachers College
- School of International and Public Affairs
- School of Professional Studies
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
- School of Nursing
- College of Dental Medicine
- Mailman School of Public Health
- Cooper Union, East Village, Manhattan
- Cornell University, Ithaca
- Culinary Institute of America
- Daemen University, Amherst
- Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine
- Elmira College, Elmira
- Excelsior University, Albany
- Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Science
- Hamilton College, Clinton
- Hartwick College, Oneonta
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva
- Hofstra University, Hempstead
- Ithaca College
- Juilliard School, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Manhattan
- Keuka College, Keuka Park
- Long Island University
- LIU Post (formerly C.W. Post), Brookville
- LIU Brooklyn
- Manhattan School of Music, Morningside Heights
- Manhattanville University, Purchase
- Marist University, Poughkeepsie
- Marymount Manhattan College, Upper East Side, Manhattan
- Mercy University
- Dobbs Ferry (main campus)
- Manhattan at 47 West 34th Street (extension campus)
- The Bronx (extension campus)
- Metropolitan College of New York
- Lower Manhattan at 60 West Street (main campus)
- The Bronx (extension campus)
- Mount Sinai Health System
- Nazareth University, Pittsford, near Rochester
- The New School, Lower Manhattan
- New York Academy of Art
- New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
- New York Graduate School of Psychoanalysis
- New York Institute of Technology
- Old Westbury campus
- Columbus Circle, Manhattan campus
- New York Law School
- New York School of Interior Design
- New York University, West Village, Manhattan
- College of Arts & Science
- Graduate School of Arts and Science
- Liberal Studies
- College of Dentistry
- Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- Gallatin School of Individualized Study
- Grossman School of Medicine
- New York University Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
- Institute of Fine Arts
- Stern School of Business
- Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
- Rory Meyers College of Nursing
- School of Professional Studies
- School of Law
- Silver School of School of Social Work
- Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
- Tandon School of Engineering
- Tisch School of the Arts
- Northeast College of Health Sciences, Seneca Falls
- Pace University
- Manhattan campus
- Pleasantville campus
- White Plains campus
- Paul Smith's College, Paul Smiths
- Pratt Institute, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
- Relay Graduate School of Education, Manhattan
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Henrietta
- Rockefeller University
- Russell Sage College, Albany and Troy
- St. Elizabeth College of Nursing, Utica
- St. John Fisher University, Pittsford
- St. Lawrence University, Canton
- Sarah Lawrence College, Yonkers
- Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs
- Syracuse University
- College of Arts & Sciences
- College of Engineering and Computer Science
- College of Law
- College of Professional Studies
- College of Visual and Performing Arts
- Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
- Graduate School
- Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
- Newhouse School of Public Communications
- School of Architecture
- School of Education
- School of Information Studies (iSchool)
- Whitman School of Management
- University of Rochester
- Union College, Schenectady
- Utica University
- Vassar College, Poughkeepsie
- Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, East Elmhurst, Queens
- Webb Institute, Glen Cove
Private, for-profit
- Berkeley College, Midtown Manhattan/Brooklyn
- College of Westchester, White Plains
- DeVry University
- Five Towns College, Dix Hills
- Island Drafting and Technical Institute
- LIM College, Midtown Manhattan
- Mandl College of Allied Health
- Monroe University, Bronx/New Rochelle
- New York Film Academy, Manhattan
- New York School for Medical & Dental Assistants
- Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
- Plaza College
- School of Visual Arts
- Sotheby's Institute of Art
- Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences
Nursing colleges and schools
- Ellis School of Nursing, Schenectady
- Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing
- Helene Fuld College of Nursing, Harlem
- Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital, Syracuse
- St. Joseph's College of Nursing, Syracuse
- St. Peter’s Hospital College of Nursing, Albany
- Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, Albany
Private, religious
Armenian Apostolic Church
Eastern Orthodox
- Fei Tan College
Jewish
- Mirrer Yeshiva Central Institute, Brooklyn
- Yeshiva of Rochester, Rochester
- Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, Brooklyn
- Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim, Flushing
- Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah, Brooklyn
- United Talmudical Seminary, Brooklyn
- Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid, Far Rockaway
- Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute, Brooklyn
- Beth Hatalmud Rabbinical College, Brooklyn
- Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim-Lubavitch, Brooklyn
- Darkei Noam Rabbinical College, Brooklyn
- Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary, Brooklyn
- Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College, Brooklyn
- Mesivta Torah Vodaath Seminary, Brooklyn
- Ohr Somayach Tanenbaum Education Center, Monsey
- Rabbinical College Beth Shraga, Monsey
- Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva B'nei Zion, Brooklyn
- Rabbinical College Ch'san Sofer of New York, Brooklyn
- Rabbinical College of Long Island, Long Beach
- Rabbinical Seminary Adas Yereim, Brooklyn
- Shor Yoshuv Rabbinical College, Lawrence
- Torah Teminah Talmudical Seminary, Brooklyn
- Touro University, Manhattan
- U.T.A. Mesivta-Kiryas Joel, Monroe
- Yeshiva and Kolel Bais Medrash Elyon, Monsey
- Yeshiva and Kollel Harbotzas Torah, Brooklyn
- Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Moshe, South Fallsburg
- Yeshiva Karlin Stolin, Brooklyn
- Yeshiva of Nitra, Brooklyn
- Yeshiva of the Telshe, Riverdale
- Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah, Kew Gardens
- Yeshiva University
- Yeshivas Novominsk, Brooklyn
- Yeshivath Viznitz, Monsey
- Academy for Jewish Religion, Yonkers
- Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Greenwich Village
Protestant
Baptist
- Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School - American Baptist Churches USA
- Davis College, Pottersville - Southern Baptist Convention
Roman Catholic
- St. Joseph's Seminary and College, Dunwoodie, Yonkers
- St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry, Rochester
Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt
- Dominican University New York, Orangeburg
- Molloy University, Rockville Centre
- Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh
Dominican Sisters of Sparkill
- Hilbert College, Hamburg
- Siena College, Loudonville
- St. Bonaventure University, Allegany
- St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights
Announced closures
- Jamestown Business College, Jamestown - closing in February 2025
Temporarily closed
- The King's College, Financial District, Manhattan - no students since July 2023
See also
- Education in New York (state)
- List of colleges and universities in New York City
- City University of New York
- List of City University of New York institutions
- State University of New York
- List of State University of New York units
- List of honors colleges and programs in New York
- List of college athletic programs in New York
- Higher education in the United States
- List of American institutions of higher education
- List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
- List of colleges and universities
References
- ^ "Island Drafting and Technical Institute – The College for Careers". Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "Jamestown Business College". Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "Closures of Degree-Granting Institutions". New York State Education Department. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
