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About Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU)

The Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU) is a statewide association representing the public policy interests of the chief executives of 100+ independent (private nonprofit) colleges and universities in New York State. New York State’s Independent Sector of higher education is the largest in the country. Private nonprofit colleges and universities in New York enroll 44 percent of the 1.1 million students in postsecondary education in the state and award 60 percent of the bachelor’s and graduate degrees earned by these students. Independent colleges and universities are major employers, purchasers of goods and services, and builders. Many of these institutions are also the primary employers in the communities in which they reside. In fiscal year 2022-23, New York’s Independent Sector contributed an estimated $97 billion to the state’s economy and supported more than 407,000 campus and spillover jobs throughout the state.