Motto | To learn, to search, to serve |
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Type | Public University System |
Established | 1948 |
Chairman | H. Carl McCall |
Chancellor | Kristina M. Johnson |
Vice-Chancellor | Eileen McLoughlin |
Academic staff | 91,137[1] |
Students | 606,232[1] |
Location | , U.S. |
Campus | 64 campuses[1] |
Colors | Blue and Gray |
Website | www |
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY (/ˈsuːniː/), 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 world.[2] It has a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus 1.1 million adult education students. SUNY has 64 campuses in different places in New York State. The SUNY system has 88,000 faculty members. It awards 7,660 different degree and certificates. The annual budget of SUNY is $10.7 billion.[3] SUNY includes many institutions and four University Centers: Albany (1844), Binghamton (1946), Buffalo (1846), and Stony Brook (1957). SUNY's administrative offices are in Albany.
SUNY comprises all institutions of higher education (above 12th grade) in New York State that are state-supported, but the City University of New York (CUNY) are not a part of SUNY. CUNY receives money from both SUNY and from New York City.