Organizations State University of New York at Buffalo

University at Buffalo

The State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly referred to as the University at Buffalo (UB) or SUNY Buffalo, is a public research university with campuses in Buffalo and Amherst, New York, United States. The university was founded in 1846 as a private medical college and merged with the State University of New York system in 1962. As of Fall 2020, the university enrolls 32,347 students in 13 colleges, making it the largest public university in the state of New York. Since its founding by United States President Millard Fillmore, the university has evolved from a small medical school to a large research university. Today, in addition to the College of Arts and Sciences, the university houses the largest state-operated medical school, dental school, education school, business school, engineering school, and pharmacy school, and is also home to New York’s only state-operated law school. UB has the largest enrollment, largest endowment, and most research funding among the universities in the SUNY system. The university offers bachelor’s degrees in over 100 areas of study, as well as 205 master's degrees, 84 doctoral degrees, and 10 professional degrees. The University at Buffalo and the University of Virginia are the only colleges founded by United States Presidents. Read more at Wikipedia...

Inception: 1845

Alternate Names: UB, State University of New York at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, SUNY Buffalo, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, University of Buffalo
Website:  http://www.buffalo.edu/ 
Associated Place(s): New York (State)--Buffalo, New York (State)--Amherst

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