UB at a Glance

UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our thinking, research, creative activity and people positively impact the world.

UB’s North Campus, where most of the university’s core academic programs are offered, is located in suburban Amherst.

Facts and Figures

Name	University at Buffalo The State University of New York
Affiliation	A flagship institution in the State University of New York system, UB is the largest and most comprehensive campus in the 64-campus SUNY system. It is a member of the Association of American Universities.
Founded	1846
Character	UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enable us to reach others every day.
Research	$353 million (FY 2011)
President	Satish K. Tripathi
Student Body (head count)	28,952 (fall 2012) 19,506 undergraduate 9,446 graduate and professional
Degrees Awarded	7,515 (2010-11 academic year)
Employment	6,622 full-time equivalent employees (2011)
Faculty	1,552 full-time (2011) 746 part-time (2011)
Alumni	219,673 in 130 countries (February 2012) More than 121,000 in New York state
Annual Budget	Operating revenues: $630 million (FY 2011) Financial statement revenues: $1.159 million (FY 2011) UB and affiliated entities revenues: $1.4 billion (FY 2011)
Endowment	$494.7 million (June 2011)
Economic Impact	$1.7 billion per year
Athletics	Division I, Mid-American Conference
Mascot	Victor E. Bull

Improving Life With Discovery

UB spends more than $349.4 million annually on research, seeking knowledge that leads to new cures, improved processes, stronger materials, faster computers, smarter software, smaller machines and thousands of other improvements.

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Discovery into Innovation

UB faculty inventors have contributed to the invention of the following:

implantable battery-operated cardiac pacemaker
prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test for prostate cancer
photodynamic cancer therapy
Infasurf lung surfactant
pattern recognition software
Talent™ thoracic stent graft
teleradiology 3-D viewer and data transmission system

Learn about technology transfer

Pride of Place

North Campus
Amherst, New York
1,192 acres, 125 buildings

South Campus
Buffalo, New York
154 acres, 49 buildings

Downtown Campus
Buffalo, New York

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UB Around the World

UB is first in the nation among comprehensive public research universities in terms of percentage of enrollment that is international. Nearly 11 percent of UB students study abroad—five times the national average. UB has exchange programs with more than 75 universities around the world.

Learn about UB's Global Reach

Our Alumni Move the World

More than 219,000 UB alumni live in every state and 130 countries around the world. Among our celebrated graduates are NASA’s lead astronaut for medical issues; a former president of the American Medical Assocation; the former minister of educaton in the People’s Republic of China; the co-founder of Miramax Films; the CEOs of Paramount Pictures, J. Crew and A&E Television Network; and the Washington Post’s Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.

Visit the UB Alumni Association website