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Updated January 21, 2025
The University at Buffalo consistently ranks among the nation’s best public and national universities, as measured by U.S. News and World Report’s annual “Best Colleges” rankings.
UB, New York’s flagship university, is No. 36 among 225 public universities in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Colleges rankings and 76th among best national universities, which includes public and private college and universities.
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences fared particularly well, with its undergraduate program in computer science improving nine places to No. 29 among public universities and 18 spots to No. 53 nationally. The school improved four spots to No. 30 among public universities and 57th nationally for undergraduate engineering programs that offer doctoral degrees.
UB saw significant jumps in its ranking among Best Value Schools, improving 29 spots, to No. 42, among public universities and 128th nationally.
In addition, UB jumped seven spots to 40th among public universities and 51st (up 10 places from last year) nationally in Top Performers on Social Mobility, a measure of how successful colleges and universities are at graduating students from low socioeconomic backgrounds who receive federal Pell Grants.
The School of Management improved three places, ranking 59th among public universities in undergraduate business programs.
In Best Colleges for Veterans, UB ranked 35th among public universities and 45th nationally.
For the second consecutive year, the UB School of Nursing’s RN to BS program ranked No. 1 in the nation. It was evaluated among 350 online bachelor’s degree programs, regardless of discipline.
Meanwhile, the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ engineering management program ranked No. 9 among 109 programs in U.S. News’ best online master’s in engineering programs’ overall category, up from 19th last year.
A UB education is an excellent value. As a public university, our tuition is only a fraction of the cost of attending a private college or university of comparable quality and opportunity.
“Our exceptional rise in the rankings of the best public and national universities reflects the profound impact that UB is having – through our scholarship, our research and our creative activity – on the region, the nation and the world,” said UB President Satish K. Tripathi.
“While these rankings speak volumes about the robust culture of academic excellence that we foster, they also underscore our unwavering commitment to the greater good.” said Tripathi.
U.S. News based its rankings on an assessment of more than 1,900 of the country’s four-year colleges and universities, in addition to data reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
UB is among a number of Association of American Universities (AAU) member institutions ranked by U.S. News. These include University of California, Berkeley; Michigan; The Ohio State University; Iowa; Indiana; Michigan State; Penn State; University of Wisconsin- Madison; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Purdue; and Rutgers.