List of colleges and universities in New York (state)

The following is a list of public and private institutions of higher education in the state of New York.

Federal

 * United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point
 * United States Military Academy, West Point

State University of New York (SUNY)

 * SUNY University Centers
 * Binghamton University
 * Stony Brook University
 * University at Albany
 * University at Buffalo


 * 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
 * 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 Maritime College


 * SUNY Comprehensive Colleges
 * Buffalo State University
 * Empire State University, Saratoga Springs
 * 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
 * Empire State University
 * SUNY Online

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
 * Richard Gilder Graduate School, Upper West Side
 * American Musical and Dramatic Academy
 * Bank Street College of Education, Morningside Heights, Manhattan
 * Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
 * Bard Graduate Center, New York City
 * Barnard College, Morningside Heights, Manhattan, across the street from Columbia University
 * Boricua College
 * Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn Heights
 * Bryant & Stratton College, AlbanySyracuse/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
 * Cornell Tech, Manhattan
 * Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Manhattan
 * Weill Cornell Medicine, Upper East Side
 * Culinary Institute of America
 * Hyde Park campus, Hyde Park
 * 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
 * Frank G. Zarb School of Business
 * Ithaca College
 * School of Music
 * Roy H. Park School of Communications
 * 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 College, 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
 * Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Upper East Side, Manhattan
 * Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing (PSON)
 * Nazareth University, Pittsford, near Rochester
 * The New School, Lower Manhattan
 * School for Social Research
 * Eugene Lang College, School for Liberal Arts
 * College of Performing Arts
 * Mannes School of Music
 * School of Jazz
 * School of Drama
 * The Schools of Public Engagement
 * Parsons School of Design
 * 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
 * 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
 * Eastman School of Music
 * College of Arts Sciences and Engineering
 * Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development
 * Simon Business School
 * 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
 * Keller Graduate School of Management
 * Five Towns College, Dix Hills
 * Island Drafting and Technical Institute
 * LIM College, Midtown Manhattan
 * Mandl College of Allied Health
 * Monroe College, 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

 * The Belanger School of Nursing


 * 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

Orthodox Church in America

 * St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, Yonkers

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia

 * Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, Jordanville

Falun Gong

 * Fei Tan College

Jewish

 * Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Morris Park, Bronx

Conservative

 * Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Morningside Heights

Haredi

 * Mirrer Yeshiva Central Institute, Brooklyn
 * Yeshiva of Rochester, Rochester
 * Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, Brooklyn
 * Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim, Flushing

Hasidic

 * Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah, Brooklyn
 * United Talmudical Seminary, Brooklyn

Orthodox

 * 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
 * New York College of Podiatric Medicine
 * New York Medical College, Valhalla
 * Law Center, Central Islip
 * College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harlem
 * Lander College for Men, Kew Gardens Hills, Queens
 * Lander College for Women – The Anna Ruth and Mark Hasten School, Upper East Side
 * 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
 * Stern College for Women, Murray Hill, Manhattan
 * Yeshiva College, Washington Heights, Manhattan
 * Sy Syms School of Business, Washington Heights, Manhattan
 * Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
 * Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
 * Yeshivas Novominsk, Brooklyn
 * Yeshivath Viznitz, Monsey

Reform

 * Academy for Jewish Religion, Yonkers
 * Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Greenwich Village
 * The Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music

Armenian Apostolic Church

 * St. Nersess Armenian Seminary

Baptist

 * Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School - American Baptist Churches USA
 * Davis College, Pottersville - Southern Baptist Convention

Episcopal

 * General Theological Seminary, Chelsea, Manhattan

Evangelical

 * Elim Bible Institute and College, Lima

Lutheran

 * Wagner College, Staten Island

Methodist

 * Roberts Wesleyan University, Chili, near Rochester

Non-denominational progressive Christian

 * Union Theological Seminary, Morningside Heights

Pentecostal

 * Northeast Institute of Biblical and Theological Studies, Corinth

Wesleyan

 * Houghton University, Houghton

Christian Brothers

 * Iona University, New Rochelle

Congregation of the Mission

 * Niagara University, Lewiston
 * St. John's University

De La Salle Brothers

 * Manhattan College, The Bronx

Diocesan

 * 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

 * St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill

Felician Sisters

 * Villa Maria College, Buffalo

Franciscan

 * Hilbert College, Hamburg
 * Siena College, Loudonville
 * St. Bonaventure University, Allegany
 * St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights

Grey Nuns

 * D'Youville University, Buffalo

Jesuit

 * Canisius University, Buffalo
 * Le Moyne College, Syracuse
 * Fordham University
 * Rose Hill campus, The Bronx
 * Lincoln Center campus, Manhattan

Sisters of Charity of New York

 * University of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale

Sisters of Mercy

 * Maria College, Albany
 * Mercy University, Dobbs Ferry
 * Trocaire College, Buffalo

Sisters of St. Joseph

 * St. Joseph's University

Announced closures

 * Jamestown Business College, Jamestown - closing in February 2025

Nondenominational Christianity

 * The King's College, Financial District, Manhattan - no students since July 2023

Private, non-profit, non-sectarian

 * Art Institute of Buffalo, Buffalo, 1931-1956
 * Barleywood Female University, Rochester, 1852-1853
 * Bennett College, Millbrook, 1890-1977
 * Briarcliff College, Briarcliff Manor, 1904-1977
 * Bramson ORT College, Forest Hills, 1979–2017
 * Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, 1824–2023
 * College of Insurance, New York City, 1901-2001; Merged into St. John's University.
 * Dowling College, Oakdale, 1968–2016
 * Eisenhower College, Seneca Falls, 1968-1982
 * Glasgow Caledonian New York College, 2013-2023
 * Harlem Hospital School of Nursing, New York City, 1923-1977
 * Ingham University, Le Roy, 1835-1892
 * Lincoln School for Nurses, New York City, 1898-1961
 * Institute of Design and Construction, Brooklyn, 1947–2015
 * Kirkland College, Clinton, New York, 1965–1978; absorbed by Hamilton College
 * Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing, 1899-2011
 * Medaille University, Buffalo, 1937–2023
 * Oneida Institute, Whitesboro, 1827-1843
 * Rutgers Female College, New York City, 1839-1894
 * State and National Law School, Ballston Spa, 1849-1852; later Poughkeepsie, 1853-1865
 * Union Graduate College, Schenectady, 2004–2016; merged with Clarkson University
 * Wells College, Aurora, 1868-2024

Private, for-profit

 * ASA College, White Plains/Midtown Manhattan/Downtown Brooklyn, 1985–2023
 * Briarcliffe College, Long Island City/Bethpage/Patchogue, 1966–2018
 * Christie's Education, 1993-2020
 * Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, 1859-1931
 * Gibbs College, New York City/Melville, 1911–2009
 * Globe Institute of Technology, Manhattan, 1985–2016
 * Long Island Business Institute, Commack/Flushing, 1968–2024
 * New York Career Institute, 1941-2017
 * Technical Career Institute College of Technology, 1909-2017
 * Utica School of Commerce, 1896–2016


 * Wood Tobe-Coburn School, 1937-2017

Baptist

 * New York Central College, McGraw, 1849-1860

Christian and Missionary Alliance

 * Alliance Theological Seminary, 1974-2023
 * Alliance University (formerly Nyack College), New York City, 1882–2023

Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod

 * Concordia College, Bronxville, 1881–2021

Methodist Episcopal Church

 * Troy University, Troy, 1858-1861

Non-denominational progressive Christian

 * New York Theological Seminary, New York City, 1900-2024

Pentecostal

 * Pentecostal Collegiate Institute, Saratoga Springs, 1900-1903

Presbyterian

 * Falley Seminary, Fulton, Oswego County, 1836-1883
 * Auburn Theological Seminary, Auburn, 1818-1939; Stopped granting degrees at this point and relocated to the campus of Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Still exists as a 501c3 charity.

Roman Catholic

 * Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception, Brooklyn, 1914-1967, later Douglaston, 1967-1987
 * College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, 1904–2019
 * College of Saint Rose, Albany, 1920-2024
 * Ladycliffe College, Highland Falls, 1933-1980
 * Maria Regina College, Syracuse, 1934–1990
 * Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Lloyd Harbor, 1926-2012
 * St. Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary, Rensselaer, 1912–1988
 * St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary, initially Hempstead, then Uniondale, 1961–1968

Universalist

 * Theological School of St. Lawrence University (1856-1965)