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University at Buffalo Overview

University at Buffalo is a public institution situated in Buffalo, New York. The suburban atmosphere of Buffalo makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is University at Buffalo Known For?

5,340 Undergraduate Awards
$35,955 Avg Cost After Aid
68% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at University at Buffalo.
  • In a recent academic period64% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from University at Buffalo makes roughly $70,814 a year. This is 74% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is University at Buffalo?

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Contact details for University at Buffalo are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 12 Capen Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260-1660
Phone: 716-645-2000
Website: www.buffalo.edu

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How Do I Get Into University at Buffalo?

You can apply to University at Buffalo online at: https://admissions.buffalo.edu/apply/index.php

Admission Requirements for University at Buffalo

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into University at Buffalo?

68% Acceptance Rate
53% Of Accepted Are Women
33% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 68%, University at Buffalo does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Average Test Scores

About 33% of students accepted to University at Buffalo submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 680. Math scores were between 600 and 700.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University at Buffalo  ( 590 to 680 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University at Buffalo  ( 600 to 700 )
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800
University at Buffalo received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 32. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 32.

ACT English Scores for University at Buffalo  ( 23 to 32 )
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ACT Composite Scores for University at Buffalo  ( 25 to 32 )
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36

Can I Afford University at Buffalo?

$35,955 Net Price
48% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of University at Buffalo is $35,955. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At University at Buffalo, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $7,839 a year. That adds up to $31,356 over four years for those students.

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University at Buffalo Undergraduate Student Diversity

20,435 Full-Time Undergraduates
45% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 22,306 undergraduate students at University at Buffalo, with 20,435 being full-time and 1,871 being part-time.

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There are also 10,041 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 20,435 full-time undergraduates at University at Buffalo, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 3,381
Black or African American 1,781
Hispanic or Latino 1,621
White 9,754
International Students 2,324
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,574

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at University at Buffalo. At this time, 27 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 108 countries are represented at University at Buffalo. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and South Korea.

University at Buffalo Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 712 0 168 0 880
Computer Information Systems 1 0 0 639 33 673
General Psychology 0 564 0 12 0 576
General Engineering 0 5 0 452 0 457
General Biology 0 341 0 58 7 406
Communication & Media Studies 5 330 0 10 2 347
Nursing 0 181 14 0 93 288
Mechanical Engineering 0 220 0 34 13 267
Information Science 0 0 0 256 0 256
Social Work 0 0 0 240 16 256
Computer Science 0 254 0 0 0 254
Public Health 0 129 13 87 2 231
Civil Engineering 0 132 3 32 13 180
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 14 0 26 136 176
Medicine 0 0 0 0 175 175
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 47 1 75 41 164
Accounting 0 94 0 65 0 159
Law 0 0 0 0 157 157
Electrical Engineering 0 86 0 52 15 153
Economics 0 117 0 33 3 153
Sociology 0 141 0 7 2 150
General Social Sciences 0 141 0 2 0 143
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 107 0 23 9 139
Industrial Engineering 0 40 0 80 11 131
Mathematics 0 110 0 8 7 125
Political Science & Government 0 117 0 5 2 124
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 0 95 0 26 0 121
Dentistry 0 0 0 0 121 121
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 2 115 2 119
Biomedical Engineering 0 68 0 30 4 102
History 0 93 0 8 1 102
Library & Information Science 0 0 1 96 0 97
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 89 6 95
Communication Sciences 0 42 0 33 11 86
Applied Mathematics 0 3 0 82 0 85
Chemical Engineering 0 47 0 29 6 82
General English Literature 0 68 0 6 8 82
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 79 0 79
General Architecture 0 75 0 1 0 76
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 74 0 0 0 74
Fine & Studio Arts 0 53 0 17 0 70
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 52 0 15 1 68
Chemistry 0 42 0 4 21 67
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 0 63 0 63
International Business 0 57 0 3 0 60
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 60 0 0 0 60
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 45 0 12 2 59
Criminology 0 58 0 1 0 59
Environmental Design 0 54 4 0 0 58
Educational Administration 0 0 12 17 18 47
Environmental Engineering 0 36 0 10 0 46
Geography & Cartography 0 32 0 11 0 43
Information Technology 0 27 13 0 0 40
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 12 13 15 40
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 0 15 23 1 39
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 9 22 7 38
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 37 37
Natural Resources Conservation 0 36 0 0 0 36
Student Counseling 0 0 17 17 1 35
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 23 0 4 8 35
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 30 2 32
Drama & Theater Arts 0 28 0 3 1 32
Romance Languages 0 23 0 6 2 31
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 20 11 0 31
Physics 0 20 0 6 5 31
Computer Engineering 0 30 0 0 0 30
Anthropology 0 19 0 8 2 29
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 20 0 2 6 28
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 11 0 7 4 22
General Education 0 0 0 22 0 22
Biotechnology 0 8 0 13 0 21
Music 0 13 0 3 5 21
Nutrition Science 0 0 0 20 0 20
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 19 0 0 0 19
Dance 0 19 0 0 0 19
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 15 3 18
Ethnic Studies 0 13 0 0 4 17
Real Estate Development 0 0 0 16 0 16
Systems Theory 0 0 0 15 0 15
Philosophy 0 10 0 3 2 15
Genetics 0 0 0 12 1 13
Statistics 0 13 0 0 0 13
Writing Studies 11 0 1 0 0 12
Materials Sciences 0 0 0 8 4 12
Urban Studies 0 12 0 0 0 12
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 8 3 11
Educational Assessment 0 0 6 0 5 11
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 11 0 11
International Studies 0 9 0 2 0 11
Arts & Media Management 0 0 0 11 0 11
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 3 0 4 3 10
Allied Health Professions 0 5 0 5 0 10
Sustainability Science 0 0 3 7 0 10
Cognitive Science 0 9 0 0 0 9
Area Studies 0 2 0 3 3 8
Classical Languages & Literature 0 5 0 2 1 8
Journalism 7 0 0 0 0 7
Legal Research 0 0 0 0 7 7
Natural Sciences 0 0 0 6 0 6
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 0 5 0 5
Data Science 0 0 4 1 0 5
Geography and Environmental Studies 0 0 0 0 5 5
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 5 0 5
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 4 0 0 4
Computational Science 0 0 1 3 0 4
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 0 3 1 4
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 1 2 3
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 3 0 3
Historic Preservation 0 0 3 0 0 3
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 0 3 3
Education Philosophy 0 0 0 0 2 2
Medical Science 0 0 2 0 0 2
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 0 2 0 0 0 2
Science, Technology & Society 0 0 0 2 0 2
Engineering Physics 0 1 0 0 0 1
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 1 0 1
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0
Data Processing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Education 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special Education 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nanotechnology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quality Control Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Materials Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuclear Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Systems Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dental Support Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Library & Archives Assisting 0 0 0 0 0 0
Museum Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 24 5,316 160 3,473 1,083 10,056

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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