Cornell's Association with SUNY

This might be a bit of a dumb question, but I've heard mixed answers and I'm just trying to get clear info. Is Cornell University a part of the SUNY system?

Cornell University is a unique hybrid of public and private. It is a private Ivy League university, but it also has a relationship with the State University of New York (SUNY) system through its contract colleges. These colleges were established by New York legislation and receive some of their funding from the state. These contract colleges include the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Human Ecology, the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and the College of Veterinary Medicine.

These contract colleges operate within the private university but are also part of the SUNY system, which influences certain aspects such as in-state and out-of-state tuition. Students who are New York state residents can enjoy reduced tuition for these contract colleges, compared to the private colleges within Cornell. However, the four contract colleges and the private colleges all belong to the same single university - Cornell - and there's no separation of students based on which college they're in.

All in all, despite having affiliations with the SUNY system, Cornell is predominantly private, and its overall operation, branding, reputation, admissions, and funding generally follow the private university model.