- The Inkwell
- New York
- University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NYSuburb: largeZIP 14260Founded 1846
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1846
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.buffalo.edu
New YorkPublic
University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo is a public university in Buffalo, New York, with 20,112 undergraduates. It admits 74% of applicants, graduates 73% within six years and costs $21,775 a year after aid.
73%graduate
Admission rate74%
Retention85%
4-year graduation58%
Pell Grant share37%
Federal loans41%
$21,775net price / year
74%admission rate
1295average SAT
73%graduate in 6 years
$75,679median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,000median debt
#268 of 1,704 for earnings#1,007 of 1,739 for lowest net price#305 of 1,738 for graduation rate#683 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
- $31,688tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $11,036
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $32,466
- Average net price
- $21,775national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,725
$30,001–48,000$17,036
$48,001–75,000$21,440
$75,001–110,000$24,611
$110,001+$28,968
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 74%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 610–700
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 27–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college74%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college85%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college73%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college37%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 73%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 58%
- First-year retention
- 85%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $59,246
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $75,679middle 50%: $50,530–$107,777
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$107,777
Median, University at Buffalo$75,679
Lower quarter$50,530
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
- 20,112
- Part-time
- 6.8%
- Women / men
- 46% / 54%
- Average age at entry
- 20.7
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 37%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 70%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,415 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $19,048
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,059,489,397
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White44%
Hispanic9.4%
Black9.3%
Asian18%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident12%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Unknown3.1%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management17%
Engineering13%
Social sciences13%
Psychology10%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.1%
Health professions8.4%
Computer & information sciences7.9%
Communication & journalism6.1%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | $18,902 | 77% | $83,232 |
| CUNY Hunter College New York, NY | $1,051 | 59% | $70,502 |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY | $657 | 70% | $83,742 |
| Binghamton University Vestal, NY | $20,907 | 82% | $89,136 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY | $2,818 | 19% | $57,019 |
| University at Albany Albany, NY | $18,266 | 63% | $72,751 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple University Philadelphia, PA | $23,058 | 73% | $71,027 |
| University of Oregon Eugene, OR | $22,547 | 71% | $66,990 |
| University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | $22,508 | 76% | $70,727 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO | $21,142 | 77% | $69,958 |
| Oregon State University Corvallis, OR | $21,504 | 68% | $67,894 |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL | $20,202 | 74% | $66,081 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 196088. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q681025.