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.
- Top 5%Undergraduates
- Top 14%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 16%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 19%Average SAT
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
- $20,4701,120th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,782665th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $30,5721,275th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $29,043899th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,000545th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $70,814267th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,742391st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 73.4%330th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 84.5%458th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 69.3%591st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1298197th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 28177th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 20,284115th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.3%1,089th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $68,294 | $66,681 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $68,219 | $70,456 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $66,821 | $67,101 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $66,401 | $57,860 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,430 | $59,350 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,775 | $59,485 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $61,281 | $56,234 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $61,020 | $61,020 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $58,092 | $56,810 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,318 | — |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $52,107 | $42,682 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $47,260 | $44,971 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1846source
- Athletic nickname: "Bulls"source
- Mascot: Victor E. Bullsource
- University at Buffalo Stadium seats about 31,000source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Royal Blue and Whitesource
- Motto: "(Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 1,346 acressource
- Formerly known as "University of Buffalo" (1846–1962)source
- Athletic conference: MACsource
- A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
- A sea-grant]] institutionsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A space-grant]] institutionsource
- Plays for the "Flagship Cup" (since 1964)source
- Fight song: ""Buffalo Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: Harvey Weinsteinsource
- Notable alum: Herbert A. Hauptmansource
- Notable alum: Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamedsource
- Notable alum: Gregory Jarvissource
- Notable alum: Silvia Federicisource
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)
- Basketball
- Football
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitebuffalo.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 196088)
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- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
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