University at Buffalo SUNY in USA

Founded in 1846 as a private medical college located in downtown Buffalo, the University at Buffalo (UB) joined the public State University of New York in 1962 and has grown to become the largest and most comprehensive university in the SUNY system. Widely regarded as SUNY’s flagship and its primary center for professional education and training, the University at Buffalo also was the first of the two public universities in the state to earn membership in the pre-eminent Association of American Universities, one of only 59 research-intensive universities in the United States to hold that distinction.

UB enrolls more than 29,000 students and offers more than 300 academic programs at the baccalaureate, masters, professional and doctoral levels in its 12 decanal units. The university also is home to more than 100 research centers and institutes, and its current annual research expenditures are just shy of $350 million. UB’s libraries hold 4 million volumes in seven major units and an exceptionally wide array of digital information resources.

At the University at Buffalo, the classroom is just the beginning. Specialized academic communities - like the Academies and the University Honors College - take your education out of the classroom and into the real world. Our new general education program helps you customize your major through complementary thematic study, called 'clusters.' Extensive research and internship opportunities offer critical professional groundwork in disciplines from engineering to poetry.

UB students regularly bring home prominent awards like Udall, Fulbright and Goldwater scholarships. Our professors are internationally renowned scholars and educators who have been awarded some of the most distinguished honors in their fields. But above all, they're committed to the growth and success of their students.

A UB education is also a great value. A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, UB is one of the nation's leading public research universities. Approximately one in every four incoming freshmen is awarded a merit scholarship, for a total of $3.5 million. And, our Finish in 4 program will help you reach your academic goals as quickly and economically as possible.

Choose from more than 100 undergraduate degree programs, including nearly 30 combined degree programs, or design your own major. Our learning environment is truly global; on campus, you'll join one of the most international student bodies in the U.S., and have more than 1,000 SUNY study abroad programs from which to choose. With more than 300 Student Clubs and Organizations, the great city of Buffalo around you and Canada a stone's throw away, you'll never sit around wishing you had something to do.

Our Campuses

University at Buffalo students live and learn on three very different but complementary campuses: the North Campus, in a bustling, inner-ring suburb; the South Campus, in a historic urban neighborhood; and the Downtown Campus, in Buffalo’s dynamic medical corridor.