The Opportunity
Impactful research, scholarly distinction, transformative student experiences, and far-reaching service to local, state, national, and international communities define the University at Buffalo’s (UB) mission as one of the nation’s leading public research universities. A member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the largest and most comprehensive public research university in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, UB is an internationally renowned university. UB enrolls approximately 32,000 students (approximately two-thirds undergraduate and one-third graduate and professional students), and offers more than 400 degree programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, professional, and doctoral levels across its 12 decanal units. UB is a global community of scholars, consistently ranking among the nation’s top 30 universities for the enrollment of international students. The university has a distinguished faculty of approximately 1,700 full-time and 750 part time members and is home to more than 100 research centers and institutes; its current annual research expenditures, including those in affiliated institutions, exceed $412 million.