Centennial · 1927–2027

A Century
ForwardOne hundred years of turning ambition into outcomes.

A 56-acre campus on Long Island Sound, one hour from New York City — where career-focused study has met real opportunity since 1927.

College of Health Sciences

Care Starts
HerePhysician assistant, dental hygiene, nursing, and chiropractic.

Clinical training in working teaching clinics, with a placement guarantee and board pass rates that lead the region.

Engineering & Technology

Build What
Comes NextMechanical, electrical, computer engineering, and computer science.

Hands-on from the first semester in prototyping, CNC, and robotics labs — then straight into Connecticut's aerospace and defense corridor.

100%
Clinical placement guarantee
Every health sciences student placed in a clinical site.
98%
Board pass rate in healthcare
Across licensure-track health professions programs.
94%
Employed or in graduate school
Within six months of graduation.
99%
Students receive financial aid
Scholarships, grants, and need-based support.
Outcomes
94%
Employed or in graduate school
Within six months of graduation. A UB degree is built backwards from the job it is meant to lead to.
60+
Programs and majors across three colleges
11:1
Student–faculty ratio
1 hr
From campus to New York City

Where our graduates go

Yale New Haven Health
Sikorsky
Pratt & Whitney
IBM
General Dynamics
Boeing
ESPN
Stamford Health
Life on the Sound

A coastal campus,
an hour from
everything.

Fifty-six acres on Long Island Sound with Seaside Park at the doorstep — and Manhattan close enough for a Tuesday internship. Few universities offer both the shoreline and the city.

56
Acre campus
1 hr
To New York City
0 mi
To Seaside Park
1927 – 2027

A century of turning
ambition into outcomes.

From a small college on Connecticut's industrial coast to a university of three colleges and 60+ career-focused programs. Our centennial arrives in 2027.

1927
FoundedThe University's earliest predecessor opens in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
1950s
MilestoneContent slot — awaiting University Archives.
1990s
MilestoneContent slot — awaiting University Archives.
Today
Three colleges60+ programs on a 56-acre coastal campus, plus the Waterbury Center and UB Online.
2027
CentennialOne hundred years of impact — and the next century begins.
Admissions

Three steps. No test
scores required.

1

Submit your application

Apply free using the UB application or the Common App. No essay required for most programs.

2

Send your transcripts

Request official high school or college transcripts be sent directly to UB.

3

Get your decision

We review on a rolling basis — most applicants hear back within two weeks.

Ready to become a Purple Knight?

Applications are open for the upcoming semester. Test scores are optional for most programs.

Applications are open for the upcoming semester.Test scores optional for most programs.