SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo, NY · Public · Large city · Buffalo State University · SBSU
Public institution in Buffalo, NY · 5,358 undergraduates · 76% acceptance rate · $52,334 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 15%Pell Grant share
- Top 21%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 22%Undergraduates
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $14,229616th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,486420th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $18,906783rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,171568th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,028778th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,334943rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,8771,163rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 36.0%1,622nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 54.7%1,698th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 75.9%774th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1080762nd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,358474th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 53.3%315th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 233 mi (DTW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 65 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $63,005 | $58,522 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $55,964 | $44,942 |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $54,661 | $63,749 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $45,554 | $46,254 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $41,565 | $42,682 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $37,964 | $36,873 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $36,488 | $36,488 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherCommunications | bachelors | $35,060 | $31,792 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $34,567 | $32,177 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $33,993 | $27,947 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $33,281 | $34,847 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $33,230 | $33,318 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1871source
- Athletic nickname: "Bengals"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: #CC6600 and #664778 and #B5B38Csource
- Mascot: Benji the Bengalsource
- Motto: "Dedicated to Excellence"source
- Campus size: about 125 acressource
- Formerly known as "{{collapsible list|"source
- Formerly known as "* Buffalo Normal School" (1871–1888)source
- Formerly known as "* State Normal and Training School" (1888–1927)source
- Formerly known as "* State Teachers College at Buffalo" (1928–1946)source
- Formerly known as "* New York State College for Teachers at Buffalo" (1946–1950)source
- Formerly known as "* SUNY, New York State College for Teachers" (1950–1951)source
- Formerly known as "* State University College for Teachers at Buffalo" (1951–1959)source
- Formerly known as "* State University College of Education at Buffalo" (1960–1961)source
- Formerly known as "* State University College at Buffalo" (1961–2023)source
- Formerly known as "}}"source
- Athletic conference: SUNYACsource
- Notable alum: Cindy Shermansource
- Notable alum: Ani DiFrancosource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Basketball
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Key links
- Official websitesuny.buffalostate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 196130)
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- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
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