the state university of new york, abbreviated suny (), is a system of public institutions of higher education in new york, united states. it is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the world. it has a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus 1.1 million adult education students. suny has 64 campuses in different places in new york state. the suny system has 88,000 faculty members. it awards 7,660 different degree and certificates. the annual budget of suny is $10.7 billion. suny includes many institutions and four university centers: albany (1844), binghamton (1946), buffalo (1846), and stony brook (1957). suny's administrative offices are in albany.