The State University of New York-College at Geneseo, also known as SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo State or, colloquially, "Geneseo", is a College in the State University of New York (SUNY) system located in Geneseo, Livingston County, New York, United States. Originally, the college was founded in 1871 as the Wadsworth Normal and Training School before becoming a state liberal arts college in 1948. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Geneseo is considered to be one of the top public colleges in the United States, consistently earning awards on academic and social grounds from national publications.