Located in the heart of Central New York, Utica University is a comprehensive, independent, private institution founded in 1946 as Utica College. Utica University offers many of the advantages of a large university, such as undergraduate and graduate degree options, excellent academic programs, and outstanding faculty, but with an intimacy and a high degree of personal attention more closely associated with smaller private colleges.

Utica University's mission rests upon a foundation of values that guide the University community's decisions and actions. Utica University empowers learners to achieve their career and life goals through personally enriching experiences and outstanding educational pathways. Utica University focuses their innovative energy on inspiring learners to create a future beyond one's imagining.