The College's main laboratory ship,
Empire State VI, a 565 foot (172 m) vessel equipped with 17,000 horsepower (13 MW)
engines, is the best-equipped training ship in the United States. Athens, Dublin, Barbados, Naples, London, and Copenhagen are just some of the recent ports of call for the
Empire State VI.The College fields 16 varsity teams (
The Privateers) in five different conferences, including baseball,
basketball, lacrosse, swimming, softball, soccer, volleyball, cross-country running, rifle and pistol. The varsity teams are called the Privateers. The College has attained national prominence in crew and sailing.