绿帽社 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
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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
- 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
- #1 top performer in sustainability research 鈥 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
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, 2023
- 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 (2024) Graduate School rankings:
- #36 in systems science and industrial engineering
- #86 in mechanical engineering
- #69 best bioengineering
- #119 in biological sciences
- #101 in chemistry
- #102 nursing
- #37 in clinical psychology
- #96 in computer science
- #124 in earth sciences
- #79 in economics
- #130 in education
- #73 in English
- #67 in history
- #103 in mathematics
- #159 occupational therapy
- #136 in physics
- #59 in political science
- #88 in psychology
- #65 public affairs
- #77 in social work
- #70 in sociology
- #72 in statistics