Value proposition

The largest comprehensive system of higher education in the United States.

The State University of New York (SUNY) is the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the United States, and more than 95 percent of all New Yorkers live within 30 miles of any one of SUNY’s 64 colleges and universities. In total, SUNY serves about 1.4 million students amongst its entire portfolio of credit- and non-credit-bearing courses and programs, continuing education, and community outreach programs. SUNY oversees nearly a quarter of academic research in New York. SUNY oversees nearly a quarter of academic research in New York. Research expenditures system-wide are nearly $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2023, including significant contributions from students and faculty. There are more than three million SUNY alumni worldwide, and one in three New Yorkers with a college degree is a SUNY alum.

Higher Education, Research, Diversity, Economic Revitalization and Quality of Life, Energy and Sustainability, Quality of Place, Globalization, Education Pipeline, Arts and Culture, and Health Affairs