List of colleges and universities in New York City

The following is a list of public and private institutions of higher education in New York City, New York, United States.

State University of New York (SUNY)

 * Fashion Institute of Technology
 * SUNY College of Optometry
 * SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn
 * Empire State University, The Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Center for Labor Studies
 * SUNY Maritime College, Throggs Neck, Bronx

Community colleges

 * Borough of Manhattan Community College
 * Bronx Community College
 * Guttman Community College, Midtown Manhattan
 * Hostos Community College, Bronx
 * Kingsborough Community College, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn
 * LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, Queens
 * Queensborough Community College, Bayside, Queens

Undergraduate colleges

 * Baruch College, Manhattan
 * Brooklyn College, Midwood
 * City College of New York, Hamilton Heights, Manhattan
 * College of Staten Island
 * Hunter College, Upper East Side
 * John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
 * Lehman College, Bronx
 * Medgar Evers College, Crown Heights, Brooklyn
 * New York City College of Technology, Downtown Brooklyn
 * Queens College, Flushing
 * York College, Jamaica, Queens

Undergraduate honors college

 * CUNY William E. Macaulay Honors College, Upper West Side

Graduate schools

 * CUNY Graduate Center, B. Altman and Company Building, Midtown, Manhattan
 * CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
 * CUNY School of Law, Long Island City
 * CUNY School of Medicine, Hamilton Heights, Manhattan
 * CUNY School of Professional Studies
 * CUNY School of Public Health, East Harlem

Allied health sciences and biology

 * Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Morris Park, Bronx
 * Louis V. Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Science
 * Helene Fuld College of Nursing, East Harlem
 * Mandl School: The College of Allied Health, Midtown Manhattan
 * Mount Sinai Health System
 * Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
 * Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing, East Harlem
 * New York Graduate School of Psychoanalysis
 * Pacific College of Health and Science
 * Richard Gilder Graduate School at the American Museum of Natural History
 * Rockefeller University, Upper East Side
 * Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences

Architecture, design and engineering

 * Bard Graduate Center, Upper West Side
 * Cooper Union, Cooper Square
 * Laboratory Institute of Merchandising
 * Pratt Institute, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
 * New York Institute of Technology
 * New York School of Interior Design
 * Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology, East Elmhurst, Queens

Comprehensive colleges and universities

 * Berkeley College, Midtown Manhattan
 * Boricua College, Washington Heights and Williamsburg
 * Columbia University, Morningside Heights
 * Barnard College
 * Columbia Business School, Manhattanville
 * Columbia Climate School
 * Columbia College
 * Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
 * Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
 * Columbia Law School
 * Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
 * Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Washington Heights
 * Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
 * Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
 * Columbia University School of the Arts
 * Columbia University School of General Studies
 * Columbia University School of Nursing
 * Columbia University School of Professional Studies
 * Columbia University School of Social Work
 * Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
 * Teachers College, Columbia University
 * School of International and Public Affairs
 * Cornell University - main campus in Ithaca, New York, but three schools in New York City
 * Cornell Tech, Roosevelt Island, Manhattan
 * Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
 * Weill Cornell Medical College
 * Fordham University
 * Lincoln Center campus, Manhattan
 * Fordham University School of Law
 * Gabelli School of Business
 * Rose Hill campus, The Bronx
 * Long Island University, Brooklyn
 * Manhattan College, Riverdale, Bronx
 * Marymount Manhattan College
 * Mercy University
 * Metropolitan College of New York
 * Monroe College, Bronx
 * New York Institute of Technology
 * New York Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Design
 * New York Institute of Technology College of Art and Sciences
 * New York Institute of Technology College of Engineering and Computing Sciences
 * New York Institute of Technology School of Health Professions
 * New York Institute of Technology School of Management
 * The New School
 * 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 University
 * 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
 * Pace University, Financial District
 * Plaza College, Forest Hills, Queens
 * St. Francis College, Downtown Brooklyn
 * St. John's University, Queens
 * St. John's University School of Law
 * St. Joseph's University
 * Touro University
 * 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
 * University of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, Bronx
 * Wagner College
 * 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, Washington Heights, Manhattan
 * Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Union Square

Education

 * Bank Street College of Education, Morningside Heights
 * Relay Graduate School of Education, Financial District

Fine and performing arts

 * American Academy of Dramatic Arts
 * American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Lincoln Square, Manhattan
 * Juilliard School, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
 * Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, Midtown, Manhattan
 * Manhattan School of Music, Morningside Heights
 * New York Academy of Art, Tribeca
 * New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, Flatiron District
 * New York Film Academy, Financial District
 * Pratt Institute, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
 * School of Visual Arts, Chelsea
 * Sotheby's Institute of Art, General Electric Building

Law schools

 * Brooklyn Law School, Downtown Brooklyn
 * New York Law School, Tribeca

Mortuary science

 * American Academy McAllister Institute, Midtown Manhattan

Theological colleges and seminaries

 * Beth Hatalmud Rabbinical College, Bensonhurst
 * Mirrer Yeshiva Central Institute, Brooklyn


 * General Theological Seminary, Chelsea
 * Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Greenwich Village
 * HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership (formerly Unification Theological Seminary)
 * Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Morningside Heights
 * Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin, Brooklyn
 * Rabbinical Seminary of America, Flushing
 * Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah, Brooklyn
 * United Talmudical Seminary, Brooklyn and Queens
 * Union Theological Seminary, Morningside Heights
 * Yeshiva of Nitra, Brooklyn
 * Yeshiva of the Telshe, Riverdale
 * Yeshiva Shaar HaTorah, Kew Gardens

Temporarily closed institutions

 * The King's College, Financial District - has not held classes since May 2023 and is not accepting applications, but plans to reopen.

Private, non-profit, non-sectarian

 * Glasgow Caledonian New York College (2013–2023)
 * Institute of Design and Construction, Brooklyn (1947–2015)
 * Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing (1899-2011)

Private, for-profit

 * ASA College, Midtown Manhattan/Downtown Brooklyn (1985–2023)
 * Briarcliffe College, Long Island City/Bethpage/Patchogue (1966–2018)
 * Christie's Education (1993–2020)
 * Gibbs College, New York City/Melville (1911–2009)
 * Globe Institute of Technology, Manhattan (1985–2016)
 * Long Island Business Institute, Flushing (2001–2024)
 * New York Career Institute (1941–2017)
 * Packard Business College (1858–1954)
 * Technical Career Institute College of Technology (1909–2017)
 * Wood Tobe-Coburn School (1937–2017)

Christian and Missionary Alliance
Jewish
 * Alliance University (formerly Nyack College), located in New York City (1882–1897; 1997–2023)


 * Bramson ORT College, Forest Hills (1979–2017)

Non-denominational Christian

 * New York Theological Seminary, Morningside Heights (1900-2024)