What Others Say About SUNY

Ratings and Rankings

What do they mean? How should you use them? Simply stated, our summary of outside opinions and guidelines will help you develop your own college search criteria to choose a campus that is right for you. Remember, some of the best aspects of your college experience are measured by fit and feel, not by numbers and rankings. So, we gathered past and present perspectives that highlight the diversity of SUNY campuses and their surrounding communities. Here are few that caught our eye...

For more details about SUNY campus ratings and rankings, visit individual campus Web sites.

Business Week (2007)

• Binghamton, Buffalo and Geneseo named as "Best Business Programs in the Northeast"

Fiske Guide to Colleges*

Binghamton named "premier public university in the Northeast"
Binghamton, Geneseo and Stony Brook named "Best Buy" schools

Forbes Magazine (2005)

America's Best College Buys - Albany, Binghamton and Stony Brook
America's Best Public Colleges - Albany, Binghamton, ESF and Stony Brook
Buffalo's School of Management ranked 48th among U.S. business schools providing best return on investment for the cost of a MBA degree

Greenes’ Guide (2006)

Binghamton described as "Public Ivy"

Intel's "Most Unwired College Campuses" Survey (2005)

Alfred State ranked 21st in the survey of top 50 U.S. college and university campuses based on wireless Internet accessibility

Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine*

Categories of Recognition

100 Best Values Among Public Universities
100 Values in Higher Education for Out-of-State Applicants

SUNY Campuses
Albany, Binghamton (#1 best value in nation for out-of-state applicants – 2007 and 2009), Brockport, Buffalo, Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo (#1 best value in nation for out-of- state applicants - 2008), New Paltz, Oneonta, Plattsburgh, Purchase and Stony Brook

London Times Higher Education Supplement (2007)

Stony Brook ranked in top 50 North American universities and 136th among 8,300 universities worldwide

National Geographic (2007)

Ranked New Paltz as a top "Mountain Adventure Town"

Newsweek Magazine (2007)

New Paltz recognized as "Hottest Small State School" in the article "25 Hottest Schools"

Open Doors Survey

Binghamton ranked #75 for international student enrollment among 1,800 surveyed schools; within New York State, Binghamton ranked 9th among 130 participating schools (2007)
FIT ranked #10 among baccalaureate institutions with highest percentage of students studying abroad for a full academic or calendar year (2005)

Peace Corps (2008)

Binghamton included on top 25 list of major volunteer-producing medium-size colleges and universities

Places Rated Almanac (2007)

Albany-Schenectady-Troy rated as best place to search for "normal" people – based on how closely residents mirror consumers nationwide
New York City, White Plains and Rochester, New York ranked in top 20 best recreation places to live
Nassau-Suffolk rated in top 20 safest communities

Princeton Review (for-profit group not connected to Princeton University)*

Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Geneseo, Purchase and Stony Brook listed among "Best 361 Colleges"
Albany, Binghamton, Brockport, Buffalo, Fredonia, Geneseo, New Paltz, Oswego, Purchase and Stony Brook listed among "Best Northeastern Colleges"
Binghamton was one of 11 colleges nationally to receive the "green rating"
Binghamton rated by students as delivering "Ivy League academics and a good social experience at a state school price"
Binghamton ranked 17th for "more to do on campus"
Buffalo and Stony Brook ranked in top 20 for most diverse population
Purchase ranked 11th in top 20 for great college theatre

Reform Judaism Insider's Guide to College (2007)

Binghamton ranked #22 of top 60 public schools selected by Jewish students

Rod & Reel Magazine (2005)

Ranked Oswego as a top 10 college for angling undergrads

Shanghai Jiao Tong University – Top 500 Academic Ranking of World Universities (2007)

Albany, Buffalo and Stony Brook

Sierra Club (2009)

ESF named as a “Cool School” for its campus environmental practices, green initiatives, and quality of sustainability-oriented education.

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education (2005)

Albany ranked as a Public Ivy

ThinkPad Campus (since 1998)

Morrisville recognized as one of the most technologically advanced colleges in the nation and as first SUNY campus to supply students with individual laptop computers

TurfNet Magazine (2007)

Delhi named #14 among best degree programs in turf management

U.S. News and World Report*

These SUNY campuses...
Albany, Binghamton, Brockport, Buffalo, Buffalo State, Cobleskill, Cortland, Delhi, ESF, Farmingdale, Fredonia, Geneseo, New Paltz, Old Westbury, Oneonta, Oswego, Plattsburgh, Potsdam, Purchase and Stony Brook

...were recognized by U.S. News and World Report in the following categories:

America’s Best Colleges
Best Buy Colleges in Northeast
Best Comprehensive Colleges – Bachelor’s/North (all tiers)
Best Universities - Master's
Best Universities Public or Private/North (all tiers)
Great Schools, Great Prices
Notable Programs for Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects
One of the Most Selective Public Universities in Nation
Public and Private Universities in the North Offering Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programs
Science-oriented colleges in the Northeast
Top 45 Baccalaureate Colleges in North
Top 50 Public National Universities
Top 120 National Universities
Top Primary Care Training Programs
Top Public National Universities
Top Value National Universities

Wall Street Journal

Stony Brook ranked 8th among public universities with students enrolling in elite graduate programs

Washington Monthly (2007)

Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, ESF and Stony Brook ranked in top 118 of 242 national universities based on social mobility, research and service

*SUNY campuses are consistently recognized in a variety of categories. Many campuses are regularly profiled, some since 1985, in these annual reports. The rankings published here reflect 2005, 2006 and 2007 results, as well as 2008 results where available.