The University at Buffalo is a diverse, inclusive scholarly
community dedicated to bringing the benefits of its research,
scholarship and creative activity, and educational excellence to
global and local communities in ways that impact and positively
change the world.
Founded in 1846, the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
is the founding faculty of the university and one of the oldest
medical schools in the United States.
The School of Nursing has the greatest breadth of academic
programming among nursing schools in New York State, offering
baccalaureate, certificate and master’s degree programs,
along with two doctorates.
Accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, the
School of Public Health and Health Professions
offers professional, master's and PhD degrees, and a
bachelor's degree in exercise science.
Offering MSW and PhD degrees, the School of Social Work appears
among the top 20 percent of MSW programs nationally in the most
recent rankings from the Council on Social Work Education and U.S.
News and World Report.
The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest and most
comprehensive of UB’s academic units, bringing together the
humanities, the arts and the sciences to provide a truly
comprehensive education.
The Graduate School of Education offers master's and
doctoral degrees, with study toward New York State teaching
certification in 21 fields. Opportunities include independent
study and supervised experiences.
SUNY’s only law school, UB Law is among the nation's
strongest public law schools. UB Law is a world-class center
recognized for excellence in the interdisciplinary study of
law.
The School of Architecture and Planning is the only such school
in the SUNY system and offers SUNY’s only accredited
professional master of architecture (MArch) degree.
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is the
largest and most comprehensive public school of engineering in New
York State, offering bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral
degrees in seven departments.
Among the top dental schools in the country, the School of
Dental Medicine is known for the quality of its DDS and
postgraduate programs and its long history of leadership in oral
biology research.
Highly ranked by publications including The Wall Street Journal,
the School of Management is recognized for its emphasis on
real-world learning, community and economic impact, and history of
innovation abroad.
The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is SUNY's
only pharmacy school. It has one of the world's top graduate
programs in pharmaceutical sciences, and a professional PharmD
program in the top quartile nationally.
UB’s Roswell Park Cancer Institute Graduate Division
offers five PhD programs and an MS program. They are designed
for individuals pursuing careers in cancer research or basic and
translational biomedical research.
Advances in computing affect progress in every area of society. Capitalizing on our research, this strength is helping to create a vibrant research community and discover tomorrow's next technological breakthrough.
Pioneering new approaches to medical and biological research, our interdisciplinary teams of scientists are addressing many difficult problems with the goal of achieving research discoveries.
Continuing UB’s long tradition of groundbreaking accomplishments, this strength works to facilitate a vibrant and dynamic environment for artistic creation.
Bringing together research on race, gender, poetics, aesthetics and other aspects of history, language, literature, art and culture, this strength explores the human condition.
Living a healthy life into one’s 10th decade is the central focus of this strength. Our goal is to facilitate discoveries greatly impacting human health.
Advancing research and scholarship to address social and policy challenges, persistent inequalities and sharing that research with scholars, community leaders and policy makers.
