Our Accolades

�Թϸ�� ranked one of the nation’s top public universities year after year

#34 public college in the nation, #73 overall (highest rank ever) – U.S. News & World Report, 2025
Top 10 Public Ivy -- Ranked among the “New Ivies” for "producing smart, driven graduates craved by employers of all types” – 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 – U.S. News & World Report
#52 top college in America – Forbes, 2024
One of America’s Best Colleges – �ѴǲԱ��’s “Best Colleges in America 2023”
Top 25 Best Public Colleges – College Raptor, 2024
#60 on WalletHub's 2023 College Ranking: Best Colleges & Universities
5 stars for quality, affordability and student outcomes - �ѴǲԱ��’s 2024 list of Best Colleges

#1 public university in New York – Forbes’ “Top Colleges in America,” 2024
#1 SUNY, #2 public, and the #13 university overall in New York – The Wall Street Journal’s “America’s Best Colleges,” 2025
#1 SUNY, #60 best college – WalletHub's 2023 College Ranking: Best Colleges & Universities

#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. – U.S. News & World Report, 2025
#4 best value public in the nation – 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 – �ѴǲԱ��’s Best Colleges, 2022
#15 best value public schools – The Princeton Review, 2024

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

#1 SUNY in best salaries -- Wall Street Journal’s “America’s Best Colleges,” 2025
#1 provider of new hires for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Ernst & Young (EY) in New York
Top 20 best career placements among publics – The Princeton Review, 2024

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

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 “superb sustainability practices, a strong foundation in sustainability, education and a healthy quality of life for students on campus.” – The Princeton Review’s “2023 top 50 green schools”

School of Management ranked among best in the nation for high-paying jobs in accounting, finance and marketing – The Wall Street Journal, 2023
School of Management ranked in the top 10 public business schools – 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 – U.S. News & World Report, 2024

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