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Buffalo State Data & Information Overview

236 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
85% Acceptance Rate
Find out more about how Buffalo State ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is Buffalo State Ranked?

#1,764 Best Colleges in Nation
#109 Best Colleges in NY
Criminal Justice Studies Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Buffalo State was awarded 236 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice studies.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Buffalo State is ranked #1,764 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

Buffalo State also holds the #109 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Buffalo State?

85% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
19% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Buffalo State has an acceptance rate of 85%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

Average Test Scores

About 19% 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 460 and 570. Math scores were between 470 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Buffalo State  ( 460 to 570 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Buffalo State  ( 470 to 590 )
200
800
Buffalo State received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

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Buffalo State Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
50% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Buffalo State is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Buffalo State is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  50 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Buffalo State

48% Freshmen Retention
28% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 48% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Buffalo State. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.

Freshmen Retention Rate  48 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Buffalo State have a four-year graduation rate of 28%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  28 out of 100
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100

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Buffalo State Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,582 Full-Time Undergraduates
56.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
58.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,309 undergraduates at Buffalo State with 6,582 being full-time and 727 being part-time.

How Much Does Buffalo State Cost?

$13,785 Net Price
53% Take Out Loans
$21,168 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Buffalo State is $13,785. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Buffalo State

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$10,484 $12,992 $17,154 $18,186 $21,387

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Buffalo State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Buffalo State, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $5,292 a year. That adds up to $21,168 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Buffalo State is 10.1%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do Buffalo State Graduates Make?

$45,426 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Buffalo State make about $45,426 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for Buffalo State students since it is 7% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Buffalo State

New York State
6,582 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Buffalo State is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The city atmosphere of Buffalo makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for Buffalo State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: 716-878-4000
Website: https://suny.buffalostate.edu/

Buffalo State Majors

69 Majors With Completions
1,560 Undergraduate Degrees
509 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 69 majors graduated from Buffalo State. Of these students, 1,560 received undergraduate degrees and 509 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 184 $37,646
Criminal Justice & Corrections 137 $32,852
Teacher Education Grade Specific 129 $27,003
Liberal Arts General Studies 116 $27,658
Information Science 116 $36,405
General Psychology 82 $30,625
Social Work 73 $33,534
Textile & Apparel Studies 55 NA
Economics 54 $36,130
Public Relations & Advertising 52 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Buffalo State along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Buffalo State

41% Take At Least One Class Online
8% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 2,972 students took at least one online class at Buffalo State. This is a decrease from the 7,928 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,972 545
2019-2020 7,928 3,943
2018-2019 2,293 264
2017-2018 2,261 299
2016-2017 2,280 239

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*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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