Quick Facts About UB
The University at Buffalo, New York’s flagship and a member of the Association of American Universities, is consistently recognized as one of the world’s most exceptional, most affordable universities.
From every vantage point,
we rank high
we rank high
# 1
Public university in New York State
Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education
# 38
Public university in U.S.
U.S. News & World Report
# 25
Most affordable university in U.S.
Credit Summit
# 25
In U.S. for hosting international students
Institute of International Education
# 1
In U.S. for good health and well-being
Times Higher Ed Impact Rankings
# 2
In U.S. for climate action
Times Higher Ed Impact Rankings
UB is its own city…
3 Campuses
18 residence halls & apartment complexes
housing nearly 7,500 students
3 solar installations generating enough power
housing nearly to offset 2,000 homes a year
11 libraries and collections housing 4 million+
print volumes
1,150+ acres
200 buildings
3,281 staff
These are the people
who make it hum
who make it hum
Students
Faculty
Students
18% international, from 115 countries
38% of domestic students racially/ethnically diverse
18% of undergrads considered first generation
Schools and Colleges
- Boren
- Marshall
- Critical Language
- Goldwater
- Udall
- and many more
- Fulbright
- Durand
Faculty
2,506 Faculty
6 members of the National Academies
20+ faculty per year named fellows of their respective professional societies
133 active patents
Faculty Awards
- Nobel Prize
- Pulitzer Prize
- MacArthur Foundation “genius award”
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award
- Fulbright Award
- National Book Award
- National Medal of Science
- National Medal of Technology
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- and many more
This is how we change lives
13 schools and colleges
450+ degree programs
13:1 student/faculty ratio
1000+ study abroad programs
100% of students can pursue research, service or
experiential learning from year one
$370 million in financial aid/scholarships administered annually
$1,238,000 ROI of a UB education over 30 years*
*college factual
Schools and Colleges
- Architecture and Planning
- Arts and Sciences
- Dental Medicine
- Education
- Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
- Law
- Management
- Nursing
- Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Public Health and Health Professions
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Graduate Division
- Social Work
This is how we change the world
Research
Alumni
Research
New York State’s flagship university
First SUNY invited to Join AAU (1989)
$422 million+
Annual spending on research
Schools and Colleges
$47.5 million Science and Technology Center Awards*
$36.7 million Clinical and Translational Science Awards**
$47.5 million million+
Alumni
287,000 alumni across 150 countries
A few of our famous alumni
Places where UB grads work
And this is what
we do for fun
we do for fun
16
Division I athletic programs
400+
student clubs
60-acre
recreational lake
5
fitness centers
8
theaters / performance venues
65-acre
living woods
1
fully equipped eSports arena
2
art galleries
13
bikeshare hubs
