New York (NY) is ranked #2 among all American states in terms of the number of foreign students studying in its universities & colleges. As of 2015, there were 1,06,758 international students studying in New York out of which 14.1% were Indian students.
There are 200+ universities, colleges & institutes of higher education in this bustling city. Leading these is a system of public institutes in NY, known as the State University of New York (SUNY) which consists of universities, colleges, technology colleges and community colleges:
Another public university system that is based in New York city is the City University of New York (CUNY) which consists of senior colleges (grant bachelors, masters, associate degrees), community colleges (associate degrees) and graduate/ professional schools. These are spread through the 5 boroughs of NY (Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Queens):