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Buffalo State Overview

Located in Buffalo, New York, Buffalo State is a public institution. Buffalo is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Buffalo State Known For?

1,223 Undergraduate Awards

$26,143 Avg Cost After Aid

86% Acceptance Rate

Although it may not be available for every major, the post-master's certificate is the highest award a student can attain at Buffalo State.
During a recent academic cycle, 52% of the faculty were full-time.
A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Buffalo State makes roughly $52,334 a year. This is 28% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Buffalo State?

Contact details for Buffalo State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone:	716-878-4000
Website:	suny.buffalostate.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloStateCollege
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/buffalostate

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How Do I Get Into Buffalo State?

You can apply to Buffalo State online at: https://www.suny.edu/attend/

Admission Requirements for Buffalo State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Buffalo State?

86% Acceptance Rate

58% Of Accepted Are Women

14% Submit SAT Scores

Since Buffalo State has an acceptance rate of 86%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 14% of students accepted to Buffalo State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 600. Math scores were between 470 and 578.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Buffalo State ( 470 to 600 )

200

800

SAT Math Scores for Buffalo State ( 470 to 578 )

200

800

Can I Afford Buffalo State?

$26,143 Net Price

58% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of Buffalo State is $26,143. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Buffalo State, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $5,903 a year. That adds up to $23,612 over four years for those students.

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Buffalo State Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,582 Full-Time Undergraduates

59% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 7,309 undergraduate students at Buffalo State, with 6,582 being full-time and 727 being part-time.

There are also 1,030 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,582 full-time undergraduates at Buffalo State, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Buffalo State students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	336
Black or African American	2,179
Hispanic or Latino	929
White	2,778
International Students	63
Other Races/Ethnicities	297

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Buffalo State. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Buffalo State Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Subject Specific	69	0	108	177
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	16	142	158
Teacher Education Grade Specific	98	4	49	151
Business Administration & Management	123	0	16	139
Criminal Justice & Corrections	85	0	8	93
Liberal Arts General Studies	87	0	0	87
Special Education	17	0	59	76
General Biology	49	0	10	59
Information Science	56	0	0	56
Social Work	56	0	0	56
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	54	54
General Psychology	54	0	0	54
Fine & Studio Arts	28	8	9	45
Communication Sciences	20	0	23	43
Educational Administration	0	12	24	36
Mechanical Engineering Technology	33	0	0	33
Sociology	31	0	0	31
Design & Applied Arts	31	0	0	31
Audiovisual Communications	29	0	0	29
Textile & Apparel Studies	26	0	0	26
History	24	0	2	26
Hospitality Management	25	0	0	25
Health Sciences & Services	25	0	0	25
Public Relations & Advertising	17	0	7	24
Communication & Media Studies	23	0	0	23
Economics	20	0	1	21
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	20	0	0	20
Data Analytics	0	3	14	17
International Relations & National Security	15	0	0	15
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	13	0	0	13
General English Literature	12	0	1	13
Journalism	12	0	0	12
Industrial Production Technology	12	0	0	12
Political Science & Government	12	0	0	12
Teaching English or French	0	11	0	11
Electronics Engineering Technology	11	0	0	11
Energy Systems Technologies	10	0	0	10
Writing Studies	10	0	0	10
Security Science and Technology	9	0	1	10
Philosophy	9	0	0	9
Mathematics	8	0	0	8
Music	7	0	0	7
Applied Mathematics	4	0	2	6
Museum Studies	0	0	6	6
Woodworking	6	0	0	6
Human Resource Management	0	5	0	5
Educational Assessment	0	5	0	5
Geography and Environmental Studies	5	0	0	5
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	4	4
Industrial Engineering	0	0	4	4
Geological & Earth Sciences	4	0	0	4
Anthropology	4	0	0	4
Romance Languages	3	0	0	3
Drama & Theater Arts	3	0	0	3
Multilingual Education	0	2	0	2
Chemistry	2	0	0	2
Geography & Cartography	2	0	0	2
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	2	0	0	2
Physics	1	0	0	1
Homeland Security	0	1	0	1
Urban Studies	1	0	0	1
Public Administration	0	1	0	1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0
Graphic Communications	0	0	0	0
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0
Teaching Assistants	0	0	0	0
Architectural Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0
Family & Consumer Economics	0	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0
Public Health	0	0	0	0
Applied Statistics	0	0	0	0
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	0	0	0	0
Systems Theory	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	0	0	0
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,223	68	544	1,835

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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