Originally established in 1844 as the Normal School, the University at Albany State University of New York (SUNY) or UAlbany, as it is commonly known, has a long history of providing training and research. Aside from being a premiere public research institution, UAlbany gives its students many opportunities for learning, thanks to its numerous study abroad programs and diverse faculty and student body. With the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering as number one worldwide, and other nationally ranked programs in criminal justice, information technology, social welfare, and sociology, UAlbany provides quality education and rich learning experience at the heart of the state capital of New York.