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Public universities in New York

45 public universities in New York, more than any other state. Public four-year colleges and universities in the NCES IPEDS directory (community colleges are listed separately).

Public universityCityCountyInstructional staff (FTE)Website
Stony Brook UniversityStony BrookSuffolk County2,525.33Official site
University at BuffaloBuffaloErie County2,114Official site
CUNY Hunter CollegeNew YorkNew York County1,130.33Official site
Binghamton UniversityVestalBroome County986Official site
CUNY City CollegeNew YorkNew York County869.33Official site
University at AlbanyAlbanyAlbany County861.67Official site
CUNY Queens CollegeQueensQueens County830Official site
CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew YorkNew York County794Official site
Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuseOnondaga County765.67Official site
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklynKings County734.67Official site
CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklynKings County722Official site
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew YorkNew York County661.67Official site
CUNY Lehman CollegeBronxBronx County603.33Official site
College of Staten Island CUNYStaten IslandRichmond County544.33Official site
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityBrooklynKings County495Official site
Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdaleSuffolk County470.67Official site
Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew YorkNew York County446Official site
State University of New York at New PaltzNew PaltzUlster County444.67Official site
State University of New York at CortlandCortlandCortland County404.67Official site
State University of New York at OswegoOswegoOswego County399.67Official site
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew YorkNew York County392.33Official site
SUNY BrockportBrockportMonroe County385.33Official site
SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffaloErie County380.67Official site
Empire State UniversitySaratoga SpringsSaratoga County359Official site
SUNY OneontaOneontaOtsego County335.33Official site
CUNY York CollegeJamaicaQueens County325.33Official site
State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburghClinton County274.67Official site
SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchaseWestchester County264.67Official site
SUNY at FredoniaFredoniaChautauqua County264.33Official site
SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseoLivingston County247.67Official site
United States Military AcademyWest PointOrange County246Official site
SUNY Old WestburyOld WestburyNassau County237.67Official site
SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdamSt. Lawrence County215.67Official site
CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklynKings County215Official site
SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfredAllegany County206.67Official site
SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUticaOneida County165Official site
SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhiDelaware County163.67Official site
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuseOnondaga County151.33Official site
SUNY College of Technology at CantonCantonSt. Lawrence County138Official site
SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisvilleMadison County135.67Official site
United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings PointNassau County120Official site
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskillSchoharie County114Official site
SUNY College of OptometryNew YorkNew York County91.33Official site
SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs NeckBronx County91.33Official site
CUNY School of LawLong Island CityQueens County68.33Official site

Largest first by instructional staff (FTE), as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 2025–26 institutional characteristics and fall 2024 human resources. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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