# List of defunct colleges and universities in New York (state)

This page includes colleges and universities that have closed in New York state. Since 2016, at least 15 colleges have closed in the state of New York.

## Institutions

| School | Location(s) | Affiliation | Type | Founded | Closed | Notes |
| Alliance Theological Seminary | New York City and Nyack | Christian and Missionary Alliance | seminary | 1974 | 2023 | |
| Alliance University | New York City and Nyack | Christian and Missionary Alliance | master's university | 1882 | 2023 | formerly Nyack College |
| Art Institute of Buffalo | Buffalo | Private non-profit | art school | 1931 | 1956 | |
| ASA College | New York City (Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn) | Private for-profit | baccalaureate college | 1985 | 2023 | |
| Auburn Theological Seminary | Auburn | Presbyterian | seminary | 1818 | 1939 | Still exists as a non-degree granting 501(c)(3) located in the Interchurch Center in New York City. |
| Barleywood Female University | Rochester | Private non-profit | women's college | 1852 | 1853 | |
| Bennett College | Millbrook | Private non-profit | women's college | 1890 | 1977 | |
| Briarcliff College | Briarcliff Manor | Private non-profit | women's college | 1904 | 1977 | |
| Briarcliffe College | New York City (Long Island City)/Bethpage/Patchogue | Private for-profit | baccalaureate college | 1966 | 2018 | |
| Bramson ORT College | Forest Hills | Private non-profit | junior college | 1979 | 2017 | |
| Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception | New York City (Brooklyn) (1914–1967); Douglaston (1967–1987) | Roman Catholic | seminary | 1914 | 1987 | |
| Cazenovia College | Cazenovia | Private non-profit | baccalaureate college | 1824 | 2023 | Serving as police academy for New York State Police |
| Christie's Education | New York City | Private for-profit | graduate school | 1993 | 2020 | |
| College of Insurance | New York City | Private non-profit | master's university | 1901 | 2001 | Merged into St. John's University |
| College of New Rochelle | New Rochelle | Roman Catholic | master's university | 1904 | 2019 | |
| College of Saint Rose | Albany | Roman Catholic | master's university | 1920 | 2024 | |
| Concordia College | Bronxville | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | master's university | 1881 | 2021 | |
| Dowling College | Oakdale | Private non-profit | master's university | 1968 | 2016 | |
| Eastman Business College | Poughkeepsie | Private for-profit | business college | 1859 | 1931 | |
| Eisenhower College | Seneca Falls | Private non-profit | baccalaureate college | 1968 | 1982 | Merged into Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Falley Seminary | Fulton, Oswego County | Presbyterian | seminary | 1836 | 1883 | |
| Gibbs College | New York City/Melville | Private for-profit | baccalaureate college | 1911 | 2009 | |
| Glasgow Caledonian New York College | New York City | Private non-profit | graduate school | 2013 | 2023 | |
| Globe Institute of Technology | New York City (Manhattan) | Private for-profit | baccalaureate college | 1985 | 2016 | |
| Harlem Hospital School of Nursing | New York City | Public | nursing school | 1923 | 1977 | |
| Ingham University | Le Roy | Private non-profit | women's college | 1836 | 1892 | |
| Institute of Design and Construction | New York City (Brooklyn) | Private non-profit | technical college | 1947 | 2015 | |
| Ladycliffe College | Highland Falls | Roman Catholic | baccalaureate college | 1933 | 1980 | United States Military Academy at West Point acquired the property, and it is the location of the school's museum. |
| Lincoln SchoolLong Island Business Institute for Nurses | New York City | Private non-profit | nursing school | 1898 | 1961 | |
| Long Island Business Institute | New York City (Flushing)/Commack | Private for-profit | junior college | 1968 | 2024 | |
| Kirkland College | Clinton | Private non-profit | women's college | 1965 | 1978 | Merged into Hamilton College |
| Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing | New York City (Brooklyn) | Private non-profit | nursing school | 1899 | 2011 | |
| Maria Regina College | Syracuse | Roman Catholic | junior college | 1934 | 1990 | |
| Medaille University | Buffalo | Private non-profit | master's university | 1937 | 2023 | |
| New York Career Institute | New York City | Private for-profit | trade school | 1941 | 2017 | |
| New York Central College | McGraw | Baptist | baccalaureate college | 1849 | 1860 | |
| New York Theological Seminary | New York City | Non-denominational progressive Christian | seminary | 1900 | 2024 | |
| Oneida Institute | Whitesboro | Presybeterian | baccalaureate college | 1827 | 1843 | |
| Pentecostal Collegiate Institute | Saratoga Springs | Pentecostal | Bible college | 1900 | 1903 | |
| Rutgers Female College | New York City | Private non-profit | women's seminary | 1839 | 1894 | |
| St. Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary | Rensselaer | Roman Catholic | seminary | 1912 | 1988 | |
| St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary | Hempstead, then Uniondale | Roman Catholic | seminary | 1961 | 1968 | |
| Seminary of the Immaculate Conception | Lloyd Harbor | Roman Catholic | seminary | 1926 | 2012 | |
| State and National Law School | Ballston Spa (1849–1852); Poughkeepsie (1853–1865) | Private non-profit | law school | 1849 | 1865 | |
| Technical Career Institute College of Technology | New York City | Private for-profit | junior college | 1909 | 2017 | |
| Theological School of St. Lawrence University | Canton | Universalist | seminary | 1856 | 1965 | |
| Troy University | Troy | Methodist Episcopal Church | baccalaureate college | 1858 | 1861 | |
| Union Graduate College | Schenectady | Private non-profit | graduate school | 2003 | 2016 | Merged into Clarkson University |
| Utica School of Commerce | Utica | Private for-profit | business college | 1896 | 2016 | |
| Wells College | Aurora | Private non-profit | baccalaureate college | 1868 | 2024 | |
| Wood Tobe-Coburn School | New York City | Private for-profit | career college | 1937 | 2017 | |