University at Albany

12 miles (19 km) east of the Uptown Campus in Rensselaer County.
In 2004, the university launched the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), the first college in the nation to focus exclusively on nanotechonology, semiconductor development and chip manufacturing. In 2014, the college merged with SUNY IT to become SUNY Polytechnic Institute. In 2023, CNSE was reunified with UAlbany to form the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering.
In 2005, the university created a College of Computing and Information, with faculty on both the Uptown and Downtown campuses. In the fall of 2015, the college was replaced and its programs incorporated into the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. At the same time, the university opened another new college, the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity.
In 2016, the university launched its first undergraduate degree in computer engineering as part of the newly formed College of Engineering & Applied Sciences. The college …