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#127 Best Value Schools
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#79 National Universities
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#48 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#66 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#31 Top Public Schools
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#79 Business Programs
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#66 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
University at Buffalo--SUNY is ranked #79 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
55
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
61
Graduation and retention rank
107
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
75%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
87%
Social Mobility Rank
66
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
73%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
77%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
66%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
10
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.1
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
120
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
24
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
88.4%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
97%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
29.3%
Classes with 50 or more students
23%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
14:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
125
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1160-1330
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
35%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
117
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
96
Average alumni giving rate
11.3%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
