@Zinhead: “Cornell’s contract colleges give a discount to in-state students because they draw support from the state. Cornell’s Endowed colleges do not provide in-state discounts”
That makes Cornell’s contract colleges just like PSU.
@bclintonk: Some of Cornell’s faculty actually are in the SUNY pension plan. And some public officials and appointees of public officials are required to be on Cornell’s board.
I suppose that makes Cornell a public in your eyes.