Universities

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.

President

Satish K. Tripathi

Athletics

Division I, Mid-American Conference

Mascot

Victor E. Bull

Student Body (head count)

• 29,944 (2014-2015 academic year)
• 19,829 undergraduate
• 10,115 graduate and professional

Degrees Awarded

• 8,742 (2014-2015 academic year)

Employment

• 6,788 full-time equivalent employees (FY 2014)

Faculty

• 2,844 total faculty (2014-2015 academic year)
• Undergraduate student to undergraduate instructional faculty ratio: 13 to 1

Alumni

• More than 240,000 in 146 countries
• More than 128,000 in New York state

Annual Budget

• Operating revenues: $664 million (FY 2014)
• Financial statement revenues: $1.204 billion (FY 2014)
• UB and affiliated entities revenues: $1.5 billion (FY 2014)

Research

$386.6 million

Endowment

$624.8 million (2013-2014)

Economic Impact

$1.7 billion per year