Our Accolades

黑料视频 ranked one of the nation鈥檚 top public universities year after year

Reaches highest rank ever on U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 鈥淏est Colleges鈥 list

Top ranked

  • #34 public college in the nation, #73 overall (highest rank ever) 鈥 U.S. News & World Report, 2025
  • Top 10 Public Ivy -- Ranked among the 鈥淣ew Ivies鈥 for "producing smart, driven graduates craved by employers of all types鈥  鈥 Forbes, 2024

  • #1 SUNY, #26 public, #36 in the Northeast and the #56 research university in the nation -- Forbes' 2025 "America's Top Colleges" 
  • 20+ years as a top 50 public in the nation 鈥 U.S. News & World Report
  • #52 top college in America 鈥 Forbes, 2024
  • One of America鈥檚 Best Colleges 鈥 惭辞苍别测鈥檚 鈥淏est Colleges in America 2023鈥
  • Top 25 Best Public Colleges 鈥 College Raptor, 2024
  • #60 on WalletHub's 2023 College Ranking: Best Colleges & Universities
  • 5 stars for quality, affordability and student outcomes - 惭辞苍别测鈥檚 2024 list of Best Colleges

#1 N.Y. public

  • #1 public university in New York 鈥 Forbes鈥 鈥淭op Colleges in America,鈥 2024
  • #1 SUNY, #2 public, and the #13 university overall in New York 鈥 The Wall Street Journal鈥檚 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Best Colleges,鈥 2025
  • #1 SUNY, #60 best college 鈥 WalletHub's 2023 College Ranking: Best Colleges & Universities

Best value

  • #6 college in the nation to offer the best value to students without financial aid -- The Princeton Review, 2025
  • #1 best value college in N.Y. 鈥 U.S. News & World Report, 2025
  • #4 best value public in the nation 鈥 U.S. News & World Report, 2025
  • #38 best value in the nation -- U.S. News & World Report, 2025
  • Top 100 colleges for quality, affordability and outcomes 鈥 惭辞苍别测鈥檚 Best Colleges, 2022
  • #15 best value public schools 鈥 The Princeton Review, 2024

Research

  • Highest research ranking (R1) along with 146 other elite universities in the nation that have achieved the 鈥渧ery high research鈥 classification 鈥 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
  • #53 top research universities 鈥 Forbes, 2022

#1 in career preparation

  • #1 SUNY in best salaries -- Wall Street Journal鈥檚 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Best Colleges,鈥 2025
  • #1 provider of new hires for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Ernst & Young (EY) in New York
  • Top 20 best career placements among publics 鈥 The Princeton Review, 2024

Diversity

  • 72 Top Performer on Social Mobility in the nation for graduating economically disadvantaged students 鈥 U.S. News & World Report, 2024
  • #63 Top U.S. Colleges with the greatest economic diversity 鈥 The New York Times College-Access Index, 2023
  • 4.5 out of 5 鈥 National Pride Index for LGBTQ+ Inclusion
  • Top 20 diverse curriculum and inclusive learning environment 鈥 Equal Opportunity Magazine, 2022
  • Top 20 schools fostering diversity and inclusion 鈥 Women Engineer Magazine, 2021

Sustainability

  • Gold rating and No. 1 performer on sustainability research for helping lead higher education to a sustainable future -- 2025 Campus Sustainability Achievement Award,  Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
  • Ranked in the top 50 of more than 700 schools for 鈥渟uperb sustainability practices, a strong foundation in sustainability, education and a healthy quality of life for students on campus.鈥 鈥 The Princeton Review鈥檚 鈥2023 top 50 green schools鈥

Award-winning schools and programs

  • School of Management ranked among best in the nation for high-paying jobs in accounting, finance and marketing 鈥 The Wall Street Journal, 2023
  • School of Management ranked in the top 10 public business schools 鈥 Poets & Quants, 2025
  • School of Management ranked #94 best undergraduate business programs -- U.S. News and World Report, 2025
  • The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences #95 best pharmacy school 鈥 U.S. News & World Report, 2024 

U.S. News & World Report Graduate School Rankings (2025)

  • Biomedical engineering #74
  • Business #87
  • Clinical psychology #38
  • Computer science #94
  • Economics #77
  • Education #114
  • English #59
  • Engineering #117
  • History #69
  • Mechanical engineering #91
  • Nursing #103
  • Occupational therapy #95
  • Pharmacy #95
  • Psychology #81
  • Public affairs #61
  • Public health #116
  • Sociology #76
  • Systems science and industrial engineering #37

U.S. News & World Report (2024) Graduate School rankings:

      • #119 in biological sciences
      • #101 in chemistry
      • #124 in earth sciences
      • #103 in mathematics
      • #136 in physics
      • #59 in political science
      • #77 in social work
      • #72 in statistics