State University of New York

Mission

Created in 1948, the State University of New York (SUNY) is the largest public university system in the nation with 64 campuses offering a complete range of academic, professional and vocational programs. The State University system is uniquely positioned to provide New Yorkers with access to quality postsecondary educational programs in all regions of the State.

Budget Highlights

The 2012-13 Executive Budget recommends $10.2 billion All Funds for SUNY ($1.8 billion General Fund, $7.25 billion State support, self-generated and federal funds, and $1.1 billion in capital funds), and projects a workforce of 42,206, consistent with 2011-12 levels.

The University’s State Operations appropriations reflect a structural change by which State General Fund support will be directly transferred to the University’s operating account and spent as revenue. This change appears as a year-to-year decrease in General Fund appropriation levels and an increase in Special Revenue Funds appropriations, but does not impact the level of General Fund resources available for SUNY. The Executive Budget is consistent with the provisions of the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program legislation, which requires General Fund operating support for SUNY to be maintained at prior-year levels.

The Executive Budget also accommodates the tuition increases authorized under the NYSUNY 2020 legislation’s rational tuition plan. The plan allows SUNY to raise tuition by $300 per year for five years, while maintaining affordability by utilizing a portion of the additional tuition revenue to augment student TAP awards. The predictable tuition increases, in concert with the maintenance of effort provision, will help SUNY campuses add more faculty, decrease class sizes, increase course offerings and improve graduation rates.

The Executive Budget maintains State base operating aid funding for the SUNY Community Colleges at 2011-12 levels of $2,122 per full-time equivalent student. The Executive Budget also includes funding for its share of costs associated with increased rental expenses.

For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:

Briefing Book – Higher Education (PDF)

ALL FUNDS APPROPRIATIONS
All amounts are in dollars
Category	Available 2011-12	Appropriations Recommended 2012-13	Change From 2011-12	Reappropriations Recommended 2012-13
State Operations	8,178,106,600	8,612,840,400	434,733,800	1,049,981,000
Aid To Localities	445,271,345	438,130,400	(7,140,945)	0
Capital Projects	1,003,371,000	1,106,067,000	102,696,000	6,200,384,000
Total	9,626,748,945	10,157,037,800	530,288,855	7,250,365,000

PROJECTED LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time Equivalent Positions (FTE)
Program	2011-12 Estimated FTEs 03/31/12	2012-13 Estimated FTEs 03/31/13	FTE Change
All State University Colleges and Schools
General Fund	23,362	23,362	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	18,837	18,837	0
Capital Projects Funds - Other	7	7	0
Total	42,206	42,206	0

Note: Most recent estimates as of 1/17/2012

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