Downstate Medical Center located in the heart of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate Medical Center comprises 5 colleges and schools that focus on health education -- Medicine, Nursing, Health Related Professions, Public Health, and Graduate Studies. Our campus also includes a major research center, 2 biotechnology hubs, and University Hospital of Brooklyn – an advanced teaching and research hospital. More physicians practicing in New York City have trained at Downstate than at any other medical school.

Maritime College As one of only six state maritime colleges in the United States, Maritime College is a vital educational force in training and preparing thousands of young people for leadership careers in the maritime industry. Maritime College is recognized by US News & World Report and the Princeton Review as one of the leading and one of the best engineering colleges in the Northeast.

Empire State College is a leader in providing alternative higher educational experiences for adult learners. Students work one-to-one with mentors, study online, engage in residencies and study groups, or blend these ways of learning. With 36 locations across the state of New York, the college offers a flexible, affordable opportunity to earn a highly respected degree from the State University of New York.

College of Optometry is a doctoral degree granting, research institution. Founded in 1971, the SUNY College of Optometry is dedicated to the education of optometrists; to the advancement of eye and vision care through research and graduate education; and, to the care of communities through the provision of comprehensive visual health services.

Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), a leader in professional career-oriented education, is a college of art and design, business and technology of the State University of New York (SUNY), with 46 majors leading to the AAS, BFA, BS, MA, MFA, and MPS degrees. The college serves more than 10,000 students and offers courses in a wide range of fields.

SUNY EOCs The State University of New York Educational Opportunity Centers (EOCs) are adult education and career training institutions that were founded 45-years ago to serve academically challenged New York State residents in urban areas.

SUNY Global Headquartered at the SUNYGlobal Center in Manhattan and oversees all system-wide global initiatives and provides the infrastructure necessary for each campus to fulfill its internationalization goals. SUNY Global is comprised of the Office of International Programs, the Office of International Recruitment, the Levin Institute and the Center for Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL).

SUNY's Impact Across the New York City Region

Number of Students: 17,800

Number of Employees: 4,700

Number of Alumni: 150,000

Total degrees per year from the NYC region SUNY's: 4,800

Economic impact of the New York City region SUNY's on the NYS economy: $1.9 billion

LEVIN Institute SUNY Levin Institute is an incubator for New York's economic revitalization in the global world. Leveraging New York City's resources to benefit SUNY, Levin programs focus on entrepreneurship, business growth, career transition, innovation, globalization, global skills, and Chinese language and culture. Levin reaches undergraduate and graduate students through our collaborations with SUNY campuses, and focuses on enabling adult talent with skills for the 21st century.