Utica University

Utica University is a private university in Utica, New York. The university has a main campus in Utica, as well as the Robert Brvenik Center for Business Education in Downtown Utica, and satellite locations in Syracuse, New York, Latham, New York, and St. Petersburg, Florida. Utica University offers 59 majors leading to bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees. The university consists of the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business and Justice Studies, and the School of Health Professions and Education. There are currently over 32,000 Utica University alumni. History The history of the university dates back to the 1930s when Syracuse University began offering extension courses in the Utica area. Syracuse University established the university as a four-year institution in 1946. At the time, it was known as Utica College of Syracuse University. In 1995, it became a financially and legally independent institution, operating as Utica College without the Syracuse University affiliation. The university began offering its own graduate degrees in 1999 and its own undergraduate degrees in 2011. By approval of the New York State Board of Regents, Utica College officially changed its name to Utica University on February 17, 2022. The change followed an amendment to the Board's definition of "university" passed the previous month, in which schools are no longer required to offer doctorates in at least three subjects to qualify for university status.