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New York colleges and universities

There are 246 colleges, universities, and technical schools in New York. Combined, these New Yorker colleges and universities employ 403,760 people, earn more than $59 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $143 billion.
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Types of colleges and universities in New York

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Colleges, universities, and technical schools
 
246
 
$58,659,250,619
Undergraduate colleges
 
117
 
$10,516,475,362
Universities
 
64
 
$47,508,613,748
Community colleges
 
14
 
$495,486,671
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Colleges and universities by major New York cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
New York City
 
162
 
$31,263,104,462
Rochester, NY
 
15
 
$8,358,563,151
Buffalo
 
15
 
$1,041,555,195
Albany, NY
 
13
 
$3,663,048,822
Poughkeepsie
 
8
 
$2,018,794,202
Syracuse
 
5
 
$2,625,112,481
Utica
 
3
 
$446,974,090
Kingston
 
3
 
$1,709,804
Ithaca
 
3
 
$7,821,081,859
Elmira
 
2
 
$503,943,587
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Job trends for New York colleges and universities

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
29
1-10
 
16
11-25
 
6
26-100
 
14
101 to 1,000
 
40
1,000+
 
65
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Sizes of colleges and universities in New York

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
16
$250k to $1M
 
13
$1M to $5M
 
28
$5M to $25M
 
20
$25M to $100M
 
38
$100M+
 
60
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Directory of colleges and universities in New York

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Columbia University

Columbia University is a prestigious private university with campuses in New York City and around the world. It is one of the world's most important centers of research and provides instruction in a wide range of fields.
Revenue
$7.5b
Assets
$26.0b
Employees
41.3k
EIN
13-5598093
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Marymount Manhattan Colleg (MMC)

Founded in 1907, Marymount Manhattan College is an urban, independent undergraduate institution dedicated to providing a modern liberal arts education.
Revenue
$79.2m
Assets
$123.9m
Employees
1,023
EIN
13-1628206
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New York University (NYU)

Founded in 1831, New York University is the largest private university in the United States. The University, which is composed of 14 schools, colleges, and divisions, occupies five major centers in Manhattan.
Revenue
$11.6b
Assets
$21.1b
Employees
54.4k
EIN
13-5562308
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Rockefeller University

The Rockefeller University is a center for scientific research, primarily in the biological and medical sciences, that provides doctoral and postdoctoral education.
Revenue
$458.4m
Assets
$4.1b
Employees
1,657
EIN
13-1624158
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stony Brook Orthopedic Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

The providers of Stony Brook Orthopaedic Associates focus on excellence in clinical care and research for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of all musculoskeletal injuries and disorders in adults and children.
Revenue
$46.3m
Assets
$2.9m
Employees
40
EIN
11-2593061
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New York Law School (NYLS)

New York Law School (NYLS) is an ABA-accredited private law school that was founded in 1891 in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City.
Revenue
$86.5m
Assets
$312.8m
Employees
790
EIN
13-5645885
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Juilliard School

The mission of The Juilliard School is to provide the highest caliber of artistic education for gifted musicians, dancers, and actors from around the world, so that they may achieve their fullest potential as artists, leaders, and global citizens.
Revenue
$231.7m
Assets
$1.8b
Employees
2,969
EIN
13-1624067
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hunter College Foundation (HCF)

The mission of the Hunter College Foundation is to enhance Hunter College's position as a premiere public educational institution.
Revenue
$29.8m
Assets
$233.3m
Employees
144
EIN
13-3598671
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wagner College

Wagner College combines traditional liberal arts on a beautiful campus with practical learning experiences in New York City.
Revenue
$117.0m
Assets
$277.7m
Employees
1,167
EIN
13-5604699
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Adelphi University (AU)

New York's Adelphi University is a nationally ranked, doctoral research university where students succeed by gaining the skills, knowledge and exposure to thrive as professionals and active citizens in an interconnected and fast-paced global society.
Revenue
$368.7m
Assets
$572.2m
Employees
4,789
EIN
11-1630741
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Long Island University (LIU)

Long Island University (LIU) is a private, non-profit, nonsectarian institution of higher education with locations and programs spanning the New York metropolitan area, overseas, and online.
Revenue
$466.5m
Assets
$1.1b
Employees
3,534
EIN
11-1633516
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Central European University (CEU)

Central European University is a U.S.- and Hungarian-accredited graduate institution offering master's and doctoral programs in the social sciences, the humanities, law and management, located in Budapest.
Revenue
$83.8m
Assets
$432.0m
Employees
0
EIN
13-3956444
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bank Street College of Education

To improve the education of children and their teachers by applying to the education process all available knowledge about learning and growth, and by connecting teaching and learning meaningfully to the outside world.
Revenue
$90.8m
Assets
$100.9m
Employees
697
EIN
13-5562167
IRS type
501(c)(3)

University of Mount Saint Vincent (CMSV)

Founded in 1847 by the Sisters of Charity, the College of Mount Saint Vincent offers nationally recognized liberal arts education and a select array of professional fields of study on a landmark campus overlooking the Hudson River.
Revenue
$138.5m
Assets
$163.7m
Employees
1,436
EIN
13-1740445
IRS type
501(c)(3)

City University of New York School of Law Foundation

CUNY Law Foundation supports legal education for underrepresented groups with grants, investing in social justice and ranked 3rd clinical program.
Revenue
$11.8m
Assets
$21.2m
Employees
1
EIN
11-3235349
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Union Theological Seminary

Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York is a seminary and a graduate school of theology established in 1836 by founders deeply impressed by the claims of the world upon the church.
Revenue
$27.8m
Assets
$228.9m
Employees
239
EIN
13-1624238
IRS type
501(c)(3)

International College (IC)

International College, Beirut, Lebanon, is a private co-educational preparatory school to the American University of Beirut mainly, as well as American Ivy League universities.
Revenue
$54.7m
Assets
$201.3m
Employees
775
EIN
13-1935349
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Manhattan University

Manhattan College is an independent Catholic institution of higher learning that embraces qualified men and women of all faiths, cultures, and traditions.
Revenue
$210.1m
Assets
$428.4m
Employees
1,747
EIN
13-1740468
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Saint Johns University (SJU)

Founded in 1870, St. John's University is a Catholic and Vincentian university that prepares students for personal and professional success in today's global society. The University is committed to serving those in need as St. Vincent de Paul did.
Revenue
$843.7m
Assets
$1.7b
Employees
5,831
EIN
11-1630830
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pace University

Pace University is a private university in the New York metropolitan area with campuses in New York City and Westchester County, New York.
Revenue
$719.1m
Assets
$1.6b
Employees
5,074
EIN
13-5562314
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
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