Currently, only 39 school districts in the state have accepted invitations to participate, and just one of them is on Long Island. Nine colleges and universities are participating.

Nine SUNY campuses and dozens of public school districts and charter schools are participating in the newly launched program.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the launch of the SUNY Top 10% Promise Program, allowing the highest-achieving New York high school seniors to gain automatic admission to select SUNY colleges and universities.

The program will automatically grant acceptance to graduating high school students who meet specific academic preparation requirements are in the top 10% of their class.

Three regional SUNY campuses are among the nine initial schools participating in the state’s launch of a program to help the

The direct-admissions program will begin with students from New York City public schools and dozens of other districts and will eventually be expanded statewide.

A new NYS program allows kids in the top 10% of their class, who meet other applicable criteria, to be automatically accepted to select SUNY schools.