List of colleges and universities in New York City explained

The following is a list of public and private institutions of higher education in New York City, New York, United States.

Public

State University of New York (SUNY)

See main article: State University of New York.

• Fashion Institute of Technology
• SUNY College of Optometry
• SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn
• Empire State University, The Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Center for Labor Studies
• SUNY Maritime College, Throggs Neck, Bronx

City University of New York (CUNY)

See main article: City University of New York.

Community colleges

• Borough of Manhattan Community College
• Bronx Community College
• Guttman Community College, Midtown Manhattan
• Hostos Community College, Bronx
• Kingsborough Community College, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn
• LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, Queens
• Queensborough Community College, Bayside, Queens

Undergraduate colleges

• Baruch College, Manhattan
• Brooklyn College, Midwood
• City College of New York, Hamilton Heights, Manhattan
• College of Staten Island
• Hunter College, Upper East Side
• John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
• Lehman College, Bronx
• Medgar Evers College, Crown Heights, Brooklyn
• New York City College of Technology, Downtown Brooklyn
• Queens College, Flushing
• York College, Jamaica, Queens

Undergraduate honors college

• CUNY William E. Macaulay Honors College, Upper West Side

Graduate schools

• CUNY Graduate Center, B. Altman and Company Building, Midtown, Manhattan
• CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
• CUNY School of Law, Long Island City
• CUNY School of Medicine, Hamilton Heights, Manhattan
• CUNY School of Professional Studies
• CUNY School of Public Health, East Harlem

Private

Allied health sciences and biology

• Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Morris Park, Bronx
• Louis V. Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Science
• Helene Fuld College of Nursing, East Harlem
• Mandl School: The College of Allied Health, Midtown Manhattan^[1]
• Mount Sinai Health System
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing, East Harlem
• New York Graduate School of Psychoanalysis^[2]
• Pacific College of Health and Science
• Richard Gilder Graduate School at the American Museum of Natural History
• Rockefeller University, Upper East Side
• Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences

Architecture, design and engineering

• Bard Graduate Center, Upper West Side
• Cooper Union, Cooper Square
• Laboratory Institute of Merchandising
• Pratt Institute, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
• New York Institute of Technology
• New York School of Interior Design
• Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology, East Elmhurst, Queens

Comprehensive colleges and universities

• Berkeley College, Midtown Manhattan
• Boricua College, Washington Heights and Williamsburg
• Columbia University, Morningside Heights
  • Barnard College
  • Columbia Business School, Manhattanville
  • Columbia Climate School
  • Columbia College
  • Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
  • Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  • Columbia Law School
  • Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
  • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Washington Heights
  • Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
  • Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
  • Columbia University School of the Arts
  • Columbia University School of General Studies
  • Columbia University School of Nursing
  • Columbia University School of Professional Studies
  • Columbia University School of Social Work
  • Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Teachers College, Columbia University
  • School of International and Public Affairs
• Cornell University - main campus in Ithaca, New York, but three additional schools in New York City
  • Cornell Tech, Roosevelt Island, Manhattan
  • Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  • Weill Cornell Medical College
• Fordham University
  • Lincoln Center campus, Manhattan
    • Fordham University School of Law
    • Gabelli School of Business
  • Rose Hill campus, The Bronx
• Long Island University, Brooklyn
• Manhattan College, Riverdale, Bronx
• Marymount Manhattan College
• Mercy University - main campus in Westchester County, but two additional schools in New York City
• Metropolitan College of New York
• Monroe College, Bronx
• New York Institute of Technology
  • New York Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Design^[3]
  • New York Institute of Technology College of Art and Sciences^[4]
  • New York Institute of Technology College of Engineering and Computing Sciences^[5]
  • New York Institute of Technology School of Health Professions^[6]
  • New York Institute of Technology School of Management
• The New School
  • School for Social Research
  • Eugene Lang College, School for Liberal Arts
  • College of Performing Arts
    • Mannes School of Music
    • School of Jazz
    • School of Drama
  • The Schools of Public Engagement
  • Parsons School of Design
• New York University
  • College of Arts & Science
  • Graduate School of Arts and Science
  • Liberal Studies
  • College of Dentistry
  • Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
  • Gallatin School of Individualized Study
  • Grossman School of Medicine
  • Institute of Fine Arts
  • Stern School of Business
  • Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
  • Rory Meyers College of Nursing
  • School of Professional Studies
  • School of Law
  • Silver School of School of Social Work
  • Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
  • Tandon School of Engineering
  • Tisch School of the Arts
• Pace University, Financial District
• Plaza College, Forest Hills, Queens
• St. Francis College, Downtown Brooklyn
• St. John's University, Queens
  • St. John's University School of Law
• St. Joseph's University
• Touro University
  • College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harlem
  • Lander College for Men, Kew Gardens Hills, Queens
  • Lander College for Women – The Anna Ruth and Mark Hasten School, Upper East Side^[7]
• University of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, Bronx
• Wagner College
• Yeshiva University
  • Stern College for Women, Murray Hill, Manhattan
  • Yeshiva College, Washington Heights, Manhattan
  • Sy Syms School of Business, Washington Heights, Manhattan
  • Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, Washington Heights, Manhattan
  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Union Square

Education

• Bank Street College of Education, Morningside Heights
• Relay Graduate School of Education, Financial District

Fine and performing arts

• American Academy of Dramatic Arts
• American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Lincoln Square, Manhattan
• Juilliard School, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
• Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, Midtown, Manhattan
• Manhattan School of Music, Morningside Heights
• New York Academy of Art, Tribeca
• New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, Flatiron District
• New York Film Academy, Financial District
• Pratt Institute, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
• School of Visual Arts, Chelsea
• Sotheby's Institute of Art, General Electric Building

Law schools

• Brooklyn Law School, Downtown Brooklyn
• New York Law School, Tribeca

Mortuary science

• American Academy McAllister Institute, Midtown Manhattan^[8]

Theological colleges and seminaries

• Beth Hatalmud Rabbinical College, Bensonhurst
• Mirrer Yeshiva Central Institute, Brooklyn
• General Theological Seminary, Chelsea
• Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Greenwich Village
• HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership (formerly Unification Theological Seminary)
• Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Morningside Heights
• Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin, Brooklyn
• Rabbinical Seminary of America, Flushing
• Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah, Brooklyn
• United Talmudical Seminary, Brooklyn and Queens
• Union Theological Seminary, Morningside Heights
• Yeshiva of Nitra, Brooklyn
• Yeshiva of the Telshe, Riverdale
• Yeshiva Shaar HaTorah, Kew Gardens

Temporarily closed institutions

• The King's College, Financial District - has not held classes since May 2023 and is not accepting applications, but plans to reopen.

Permanently closed institutions

Private, non-profit, non-sectarian

• Glasgow Caledonian New York College (2013–2023)
• Institute of Design and Construction, Brooklyn (1947–2015)
• Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing (1899-2011)^[9]

Private, for-profit

• ASA College, Midtown Manhattan/Downtown Brooklyn (1985–2023)
• Briarcliffe College, Long Island City/Bethpage/Patchogue (1966–2018)
• Christie's Education (1993–2020)
• Gibbs College, New York City/Melville (1911–2009)
• Globe Institute of Technology, Manhattan (1985–2016)
• Long Island Business Institute, Flushing (2001–2024)^{[10] [11]}
• New York Career Institute (1941–2017)^[12]
• Packard Business College (1858–1954)^[13]
• Technical Career Institute College of Technology (1909–2017)
• Wood Tobe-Coburn School (1937–2017)

Private, religious

• Alliance University (formerly Nyack College), located in New York City (1882–1897; 1997–2023)

Jewish

• Bramson ORT College, Forest Hills (1979–2017)

• New York Theological Seminary, Morningside Heights (1900-2024)

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2. Web site: Home . 2024-05-27 . New York Graduate School of Psychoanalysis . en-US.
3. Web site: School of Architecture & Design . 2024-05-27 . New York Tech . en.
4. Web site: College of Arts & Sciences . 2024-05-27 . New York Tech . en.
5. Web site: College of Engineering & Computing Sciences . 2024-05-27 . New York Tech . en.
6. Web site: School of Health Professions . 2024-05-27 . New York Tech . en.
7. Web site: Women . Lander College for . About Us . 2024-05-27 . lcw.touro.edu . en.
8. Web site: Home - AAMI . 2024-05-27 . funeraleducation.org.
9. Web site: The Rise and Fall of LICH: America’s First Teaching Hospital – Cobble Hill Association . 2024-02-19 . en-US.
10. Web site: About Us . 2024-02-19 . Long Island Business Institute . en-US.
11. Web site: Closures of Degree-Granting Institutions . 2024-02-19 . New York State Education Department . en.
12. Web site: Public Notices of Accreditation Actions . 2024-02-19 . New York State Education Department . en.
13. Web site: Miller . Tom . 2012-10-30 . Daytonian in Manhattan: The Packard Commercial School Bldg -- 253 Lexington Avenue . 2024-02-10 . Daytonian in Manhattan.