University at Buffalo
University with campuses in and around Buffalo, NY and Amherst, NY
University at Buffalo Rankings
The University at Buffalo (officially, State University of New York at Buffalo) was founded in 1846 as a private medical college by Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the US. Commonly known as UB, the university joined the SUNY system in 1962.
Today, UB is the largest public university in the state of New York, with a student population of about 31,503. The university comprises 13 colleges and three campuses, two in Buffalo proper and one in the suburb of Amherst.
UB offers undergraduates some 100 areas of study, as well as 205 master’s, 84 doctoral, and 10 professional degree programs. A wide variety of online courses are available for both matriculated UB students and non-matriculated individuals.
UB, the largest and most-comprehensive campus in the 64-campus SUNY system, is a premier, research-intensive, public university with a strong emphasis on academic excellence.
UB is associated with five Nobel laureates:
- Chemistry—Herbert A. Hauptman
- Physiology or Medicine—Carl Ferdinand Cori and John C. Eccles
- Economics—Ronald H. Coase
- Literature—J.M. Coetzee
Other notable UB faculty and alumni include:
- Physicist, Alexander Vilenkin
- Philosophers, Wilfrid Sellars, Jorge J.E. Gracia, Barry Smith, Stewart Shapiro, and Paul Kurtz
- Novelists, John Barth and Charles Baxter
- Composer, Morton Feldman
- Historian, Richard Hofstadter
- Journalist-columnists, Michelle Goldberg and Jason Riley
- Actor, Ron Silver
- Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein
- Television personalities, Wolf Blitzer, Terry Gross, and Ira Flatow
UB is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).
Admissions
What does this school look for?
Annual Applications
31,196
Acceptance
56%
Graduation Rate
74%
Median SAT Score
1245
Median ACT Score
26
Costs
How much does it cost to attend?
Tuition (in-state)
$6,870
Fees (in-state)
$3,229
After Graduation
Averages for 10 years after enrolling
Avg Earnings
$62,100
Employed
92%
Campus Life
What's it like to attend this school?
The People
Full time on-campus stats
Student Body
27K
Under-Grads
22K
Graduates
5K
The Campus
Where will you be attending?
Location
12 Capen Hall,
Buffalo NY
14260-1660
City Crime Rates
Property Crime
41 per 100k
Violent Crime
11 per 100k
What is University at Buffalo known for?
Our answer to this is to show you the disciplines in which a school's faculty and alumni have had the highest historical influence. A school may be influential in a discipline even if they do not offer degrees in that area. We've organized two lists to show where they are influential and offer corresponding degrees, and where they are influential through scholarship although they don't offer degrees in the disciplines.
Top areas of influence with degrees offered
Other areas of influence
Influential People
Who are University at Buffalo's Most influential alumni?
University at Buffalo's most influential alumni faculty include professors and professionals in the fields of Anthropology, Sociology, and Social Work. University at Buffalo’s most academically influential people include Samuel R. Delany, Albert James Myer, and Leslie White.