UB Undergraduate Admissions: About UB

Meet UB students who are changing the world.

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Students

It’s not just our faculty who do amazing things. UB students do groundbreaking work of their own, leaving their mark on the university and the world around them.

“Getting out there and getting work experience and being able to apply yourself to a project is so important. To me, when you are doing something like that, it’s not work. It becomes something else, something more, something better.” ~ Evan Hamberger

Whether they are conducting climate research in the Canadian Arctic or an internship at Buffalo City Court, volunteering at a local hospital or devising ways to deliver clean drinking water to Third World countries, UB students are active contributors whose collaborative learning experiences resonate far beyond the classroom walls. At UB, civic engagement is more than a university value, it’s a priority. In a 2008 exit study of UB seniors, one in four students worked on a research project with a faculty member outside of class and three-fourths reported that they volunteered their time or performed community service during their college career.

As evidenced by its diverse student body, a vibrant study abroad program and its location on an international border, UB is a university with a global reach, which helps UB students develop a truly global perspective. With more than 4,300 international students, UB ranks first among public research universities and 12th among all American colleges and universities in international enrollment. Approximately 11 percent of UB students study abroad—a figure 5 times the national average—while faculty members have forged working relationships with universities around the world, giving UB students the preparation they need for success in the global marketplace.

For proof of that preparation, look no further than the students who have captured prestigious national awards in the past few years, such as:

Aaron Krolikowski, who was named to USA Today’s All-USA College Academic First Team and was awarded a Clarendon Scholarship to pursue a doctorate at Oxford University. A finalist for the Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships in 2009, Krolikowski was named a 2008 Morris K. Udall Scholar and a finalist for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Among his many projects at UB, he helped to establish a village irrigation program in northwest Tanzania.
Engineering students Christopher Llop and Claire Lochner. Llop, a double major in electrical and industrial engineering, was selected as a 2009 Udall Scholar; while Lochner, an electrical engineering major, was named a 2009 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar.
Bradley Cheetham, a mechanical and aerospace engineering major who was named a Goldwater Scholar in 2008. A recipient of a NASA Space Grant Fellowship, he also participated in the NASA Academy at Goddard Space Flight Center.
Kelly Miller, who worked to perfect a water-filtering device, was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

Each year, UB highlights its talented students and outstanding research at its Celebration of Academic Excellence.

Fall 2009 Enrolled Freshmen

Coming from more than 30 states and 35 countries, our incoming class of students is our most academically talented yet! Forty-four percent of accepted students scored 1200 or higher on the SAT (critical reading and math) and 28 percent ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school class. These students, who have completed rigorous high school coursework, including Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses, have also demonstrated a high level of engagement with the world around them through their academic and extracurricular pursuits.