Information is provided about the four-year undergraduate colleges of the State University of New York for 1979. The profile concerns the location and a brief description of the campuses; the general availability, type, and requirements of housing; campus activities; enrollment figures for fall l977, tuition costs, admission criteria, academic programs of study; figures on the faculty for fall 1977; tuition refund policies; alumni survey results; definitions of commonly used terms and acronyms; financial aid opportunities; and information about Educational Opportunity Centers and the Educational Opportunity Program. Curriculum charts are provided, listing major programs alphabetically, as well as options (fields fo concentration within a major). The charts also indicate when, and for which type of student, a certain curriculum is available. (SW)