University at Buffalo earned 136 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 4 in the top 1%, 32 in the top 5%, 59 in the top 10% and 41 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 7 in Top Ranked Veterans for Real Estate Development, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 136 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 4 / 32
Highest placement: #1 of 7, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 21
Placements this edition: 485
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has University at Buffalo Earned?
University at Buffalo holds 136 ranking badges across 21 fields of study, 36 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
4
Top 5%
32
Top 10%
59
Top 15%
41
Total
136
What Is University at Buffalo Known For?
University at Buffalo is best known for Health Professions: 8 of its 86 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include General Engineering, Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Nutrition Science. Its highest traditional-student placement is #2 of 662 in Most Popular for General Engineering.
How Does University at Buffalo Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, University at Buffalo earned 2 badges across 2 online programs; its highest placement is #12 of 172 in Most Popular Online for Teacher Education Subject Specific.
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University at Buffalo earned 46 badges, 6 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 7 in Top Ranked Veterans for Real Estate Development.
The rankings above are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. University at Buffalo appears in 485 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team