The
State University of New York (
SUNY ) is a system of public institutions of higher education in
New York,
United States. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of
universities,
colleges, and
community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus 1.1 million
adult education students, spanning 64 campuses across the state. Led by Chancellor
Nancy L. Zimpher, the SUNY system has 88,000 faculty members and some 7,660 degree and certificate programs overall and a $10.7 billion budget. SUNY includes many institutions and four University Centers:
Albany (1844),
Buffalo (1846),
Binghamton (1946), and
Stony Brook (1957).
SUNY's administrative offices are in
Albany, the state's capital. SUNY's largest campus is the
University at Buffalo, which also has the greatest endowment and research funding.