# List of colleges and universities in New York's Capital District

The colleges and universities of New York's Capital District consists of two year and four year institutions, community colleges and universities, as well as both private and public institutions.

## Colleges and universities

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| Name | Type | City or town | Date est. | Additional information |
| SUNY Adirondack | Community college | Queensbury | 1961 | Part of the State University of New York System |
| Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Pharmacy school | Albany | 1881 | Part of Union University Shares joint campus of University Heights |
| Albany Law School | Law school | Albany | 1851 | Part of Union University Shares joint campus of University Heights Oldest independent law school in the United States |
| Albany Medical College | Medical school | Albany | 1839 | Part of Union University Shares joint campus of University Heights |
| Bryant & Stratton College | Proprietary college | Colonie | 1854 | |
| Columbia-Greene Community College | Community college | Hudson | 1966 | Part of the State University of New York System |
| Empire State College | Public college | Saratoga Springs, Latham, Queensbury, Schenectady, Johnstown | 1971 | Part of the State University of New York System Administrative offices in Saratoga Springs, five Capital District locations |
| Excelsior College | Private college | Albany | 1971 | Until 1998 a public college under State University of New York System; named Regents College from 1971 to 2001 |
| Fulton-Montgomery Community College | Community college | Johnstown | 1963 | Part of the State University of New York System |
| Hudson Valley Community College | Community college | Troy, North Greenbush | 1953 | Part of the State University of New York System |
| Maria College | Private college | Albany | 1958 | Four-year Catholic college |
| Mildred Elley | Private college | Albany | 1917 | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) | Private university | Troy | 1824 | Oldest technological university in the English-speaking world |
| Russell Sage College | Private college | Troy, Albany | 1916 | Formerly The Sage Colleges |
| Schenectady County Community College | Community college | Schenectady | 1967 | Part of the State University of New York System |
| Siena College | Private college | Colonie | 1937 | Catholic college |
| Skidmore College | Private college | Saratoga Springs | 1903 | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill | Public university | Cobleskill | 1916 | Part of the State University of New York System |
| SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury | Public University | Queensbury | 2005 | Part of the State University of New York System. Located on the campus of SUNY Adirondack in Queensbury, New York, SUNY Plattsburgh serves approximately 350 full and part-time students in undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as graduate students in a certificate of advanced studies program. |
| SUNY Poly CNSE | Public university | Guilderland | 2014 | Part of the State University of New York System |
| Union College | Private university | Schenectady | 1795 | Part of Union University |
| University at Albany, State University of New York | Public university | Albany, Guilderland | 1844 | Part of the State University of New York System |

## Reference List

* ↑ "Albany Law School". Albany Law. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
* ↑ "About Albany Med". Albany Medical College. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
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