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University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY · Public · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · SUNY Buffalo · State University of New York at Buffalo · UB · University at Buffalo · University of Buffalo

Public institution in Buffalo, NY · 20,284 undergraduates · 69% acceptance rate · $70,814 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$20,4701,118th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,782663rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$30,5721,263rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$29,043897th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,000541st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$70,814266th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$53,742390th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
73.4%328th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
84.5%455th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
69.3%584th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1298197th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
28177th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
20,284115th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
32.3%1,076th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 238 mi (DTW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 74 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$68,294$66,681
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$68,219$70,456
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,821$67,101
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,401$57,860
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,430$59,350
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,775$59,485
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,281$56,234
Computer Sciencebachelors$61,020$61,020
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$58,092$56,810
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$57,318—
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$52,107$42,682
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$47,260$44,971

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $10,520,692 (M $6,415,306 · W $4,105,386)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University at Buffalo’s 20,284 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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