University at Buffalo

university with campuses in and around Buffalo and Amherst, New York
Organization public_research_university Q681025
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Summary

University at Buffalo is a public research university[1]. It draws 2,004 Wikipedia views per month (public_research_university category, ranking #39 of 166).[2]

Key Facts

  • University at Buffalo was a member of Association of Research Libraries[3].
  • University at Buffalo was a member of ArXiv[4].
  • University at Buffalo was a member of Association of American Universities[5].
  • University at Buffalo was a member of Coalition for Networked Information[6].
  • University at Buffalo was a member of Association of Public and Land-grant Universities[7].
  • University at Buffalo was a member of Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition[8].
  • University at Buffalo is located in New York[9].
  • University at Buffalo is located in Erie County[10].
  • University at Buffalo is located in Amherst[11].
  • University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo[12].
  • University at Buffalo is in the country of United States[13].
  • University at Buffalo's instance of is recorded as public research university[14].
  • University at Buffalo's instance of is recorded as public educational institution of the United States[15].
  • University at Buffalo's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[16].
  • University at Buffalo's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[17].
  • University at Buffalo's founder is recorded as Millard Fillmore[18].
  • University at Buffalo's headquarters location is recorded as Amherst[19].
  • University at Buffalo's postal code is recorded as 14260-1660[20].
  • University at Buffalo's child organization or unit is recorded as University at Buffalo Department of Physiology and Biophysics[21].
  • University at Buffalo's child organization or unit is recorded as University at Buffalo Graduate Student Association[22].
  • University at Buffalo's child organization or unit is recorded as University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[23].
  • University at Buffalo is part of State University of New York[24].
  • University at Buffalo's Commons category is recorded as University at Buffalo[25].
  • 1846 marks the founding of University at Buffalo[26].
  • University at Buffalo's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 43, 'longitude': -78.78916666666667}[27].

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Founding

University at Buffalo's founder is recorded as Millard Fillmore[18]. 1846 marks the founding of it[26].

Identity

University at Buffalo's official name is recorded as it, The State University of New York[28]. It is part of State University of New York[24]. Short names include UB[29] and SUNY Buffalo[30].

Operations

University at Buffalo's headquarters location is recorded as Amherst[19]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as State University of New York[31]. Subsidiaries include University at Buffalo Department of Physiology and Biophysics[21]; University at Buffalo Graduate Student Association[22], a government organization[32], in United States[33]; and University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[23], an academic department[34].

Why It Matters

University at Buffalo draws 2,004 Wikipedia views per month (public_research_university category, ranking #39 of 166).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap relation id → 14332031
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap relation id: 14332031, Adding OSM relation id claim from wikidata tag on relation/14332031 in United States"
  2. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → university with campuses in and around Buffalo and Amherst, New York
    Harper's tag → state-university-of-new-york-at-buffalo
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: state-university-of-new-york-at-buffalo, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289957972|state university of new york at buffalo (#289957972)]] i"
  3. 6w ago · Pharos · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ohio university archivesspace agent id → centroarchives.hunter.cuny.edu:corporate_entities/104
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Ohio university archivesspace agent id: centroarchives.hunter.cuny.edu:corporate_entities/104, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/321297856|SUNY Buffalo (#32129785"
  4. 13w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:University at Buffalo
    Located in the statistical territorial entity → University at Buffalo
    Topic has template → Template:University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    Founded by → —
    + 46 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Scimago institutions rankings id: 59305, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/181713800|State University of New York, Buffalo (#181713800)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-mat"
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