Building on Our Success
In this phase of the University at Buffalo's evolution, UB has set its sights on situating itself among the Top 25 public research universities in the nation within the next decade.
Institutional Rankings
Over the past decade, UB has risen in the ranks of the best public universities, ranking among the Top 40 public universities in the nation for the last six years and the Top 100 public and private universities in the nation for the last nine years.
With numerous Top 25 and 35 national rankings, many of UB's individual schools and programs are also recognized among the nation's best:
- School of Dental Medicine (#7)
- School of Social Work (#10)
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (#14)
- School of Nursing (#23)
- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (#30)
- Industrial Engineering (#21)
- Aerospace Engineering (#32)
- Chemical Engineering (#34)
- School of Public Health and Health Professions (#32)
- Occupational Therapy (#29)
- Other Top 25 Graduate Programs
- Nursing Anesthesia (#10)
- Audiology (#20)
- Library and Information Studies (#23)
- Rehabilitation Counseling (#30)
Leader in Sustainability
UB is consistently recognized as a leader in sustainability in higher education. In 2023, Times Higher Education Impact Rankings placed UB:
- No. 2 for climate action
- No. 8 in the U.S. in good health and wellbeing
- No. 10 in affordable and clean energy
Solar field along the Audubon Parkway near Bizer Creek on North Campus.