- The Inkwell
- New York
- SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo, NYCity: largeZIP 14222Founded 1871
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1871
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- suny.buffalostate.edu
New YorkPublic
SUNY Buffalo State University
SUNY Buffalo State University is a public university in Buffalo, New York, with 5,097 undergraduates. It admits 73% of applicants, graduates 34% within six years and costs $10,886 a year after aid.
34%graduate
Admission rate73%
Retention58%
4-year graduation22%
Pell Grant share57%
Federal loans49%
$10,886net price / year
73%admission rate
1070average SAT
34%graduate in 6 years
$55,028median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,854median debt
#1,021 of 1,704 for earnings#220 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,478 of 1,738 for graduation rate#649 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $24,279tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,533
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $20,273
- Average net price
- $10,886national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$6,914
$30,001–48,000$8,222
$48,001–75,000$12,978
$75,001–110,000$15,205
$110,001+$19,039
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 73%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–630
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 490–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college73%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college58%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college34%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college57%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 34%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 22%
- First-year retention
- 58%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 46%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,065
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,028middle 50%: $37,941–$75,394
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,854
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$75,394
Median, SUNY Buffalo State University$55,028
Lower quarter$37,941
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 5,097
- Part-time
- 8.1%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 21.2
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 57%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 52%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,132 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,967
- Endowment, end of year
- $96,391,605
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White45%
Hispanic13%
Black29%
Asian6.6%
Two or more races4.7%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
23 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education16%
Business & management11%
Liberal arts & humanities8.2%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.0%
Social sciences6.1%
Visual & performing arts5.8%
Psychology5.7%
Computer & information sciences5.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 196130. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4570064.