The State University of New York at Buffalo is a public research university with campuses in Buffalo and Amherst, New York, United States. It is commonly referred to as SUNY Buffalo or the University at Buffalo (UB), and was formerly known as the University of Buffalo. It is the de facto flagship campus of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, with the largest enrollment,[7] largest endowment and research funding as a comprehensive university center in the SUNY system.[8][9] The university was founded in 1846 as a private medical college, but in 1962 merged with the SUNY system.