by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University at Buffalo was awarded 440 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, University at Buffalo is ranked #313 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.
University at Buffalo is also ranked #23 out of 142 schools in New York.
University at Buffalo has an acceptance rate of 70%, 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.
About 29% 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 580 and 660. Math scores were between 600 and 700.
With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, University at Buffalo is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University at Buffalo is 65%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University at Buffalo has a freshmen retention rate of 83%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at University at Buffalo for first-time, full-time students is 59%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 22,306 undergraduates at University at Buffalo with 20,435 being full-time and 1,871 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,098 | $17,022 | $20,841 | $21,285 | $24,474 |
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 University at Buffalo, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 47% of students took out student loans averaging $7,207 a year. That adds up to $28,828 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at University at Buffalo is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Get more details about the location of University at Buffalo.
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/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/universityatbuffalo |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/UBCommunity |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 732 | $37,574 |
| General Psychology | 649 | $27,689 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 346 | $34,834 |
| General Biology | 323 | $23,366 |
| General Social Sciences | 318 | $30,016 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 274 | $61,042 |
| Computer Science | 249 | $60,109 |
| Sociology | 164 | $29,746 |
| Nursing | 155 | $70,788 |
| Economics | 139 | $40,642 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 19,761 students took at least one online class at University at Buffalo. This is a decrease from the 29,770 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 19,761 | 3,186 |
| 2019-2020 | 29,770 | 14,989 |
| 2018-2019 | 7,874 | 1,269 |
| 2017-2018 | 5,248 | 1,103 |
| 2016-2017 | 6,522 | 850 |
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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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