Buffalo, NY
Founded in 1846
The State University of New York at Buffalo, also known as the University at Buffalo (UB), is the largest and most comprehensive research university in the SUNY system. Located in the northern part of Buffalo, New York, the university boasts a large campus with two main campuses (north and south) and the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in downtown Buffalo. Established in 1846, the university joined the Association of American Universities in 1989. Recently, the university has built a comprehensive center for bioinformatics and life sciences research, focusing on biomedical and engineering studies.
With about 27,220 students, including 15% international students, UB ranks 79th in the 2020 U.S. News rankings, and it is also one of the top 30 public universities in the United States. The university has 14 colleges, offering over 300 undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. It excels in fields such as medicine, engineering, business administration, and architecture. UB also has the largest medical and law schools in New York State, and its computational research center is one of the most powerful supercomputing facilities in the eastern United States.
The official name of UB's athletic teams is the Buffalo Bulls. In the 1950s, the university's football team was at its peak, producing several professional football players. Since 1996, the teams have joined the Mid-American Conference and participated in NCAA competitions.
Notable alumni include Baidu founder Robin Li, BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen, Miramax Films founder Harvey Weinstein, and several astronauts, Nobel Prize winners, and Pulitzer Prize winners.