Institution Counts 2009-10  
Operating Degree-Granting Colleges and Universities
New York State and New York City

New York State

          

SUNY

CUNY

Independent

Proprietary

Total State

Two-Year 29 6 20 25 80
Four-Year or More 35* 13 126 15 189
Total 64 19 146 40 269

New York City

*Includes four statutory colleges at Cornell

SUNY

CUNY

Independent

Proprietary

Total NYC

Two-Year 0 6 9 9 24
Four-Year or More 4 13 45 10 72
Total 4 19 54 19 96

Institution counts displayed here are based on the degree-granting units as listed in the Inventory of Registered Programs (IRP).

   All units in the IRP that are linked together as main and branch campuses are counted as one unit for the purposes of this table.

Additions

St. Paul's School of Nursing - Queens, a 2-year proprietary nursing school

 

 

 

Closings

St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers of NY - Queens, a 2-year independent nursing school

St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers of NY - Staten Island, a 2-year independent nursing school

Level Change

The proprietary College of Westchester in Westchester County changed from 2-year to 4-year in 2008.

 

SOURCE: New York State Education Department
Office of Research & Information Systems, as of Oct. 2009