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SUNY at Buffalo
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Information Summary
Ranks 249th overall and 21st in New York
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
89.9 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$16,295 |
| Admission
Success rate |
52% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
27 / 1260 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
22 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
87% / 88% |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
27,823 |
Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Buffalo, NY 14214
| Surrounding community | Large city (inside urban area, pop. over 250,000) |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 21,860 (21,860 urban / N/A rural) |
| Households | 8,310 (2.36 people per house) |
| Families | 4,341 (3.04 people per family) |
| Pop. — African American | 8,520 |
| Pop. — Asian | 705 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 26 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 224 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 12,553 |
| Pop. — Other | 398 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Research Universities (very high research activity)
| Undergraduate | Arts & sciences plus professions, high graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | Comprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, more selective, higher transfer-in |
| Enrollment | Majority undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Large four-year, primarily residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Doctoral degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |  |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force |  —
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| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification | |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending SUNY at Buffalo?
Ranks 1378th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $4,350 | $4,350 | $10,610 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $1,868 | $1,868 | $1,868 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $181 | $181 | $442 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $6,900 | $6,900 | $10,920 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | $1,389 | $1,389 | $1,389 |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $288 | $288 | $455 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $16,295 | $16,295 | $22,555 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $17,456 | $17,456 | $23,716 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $8,800 | $8,800 | $15,060 |
Student Tuition Costs for Professional Fields
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for getting a professional degree?
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Degree — Tuition | $18,800 | $33,500 |
| Medical Degree — Required Fees | $1,418 | $1,418 |
| Dentistry Degree — Tuition | $16,200 | $32,500 |
| Dentistry Degree — Required Fees | $1,493 | $1,493 |
| Pharmacology Degree — Tuition | $13,700 | $23,700 |
| Pharmacology Degree — Required Fees | $1,389 | $1,389 |
| Law Degree — Tuition | $13,200 | $20,000 |
| Law Degree — Required Fees | $1,433 | $1,433 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $6,068  $6,218 |
$6,068  $6,218 |
$12,328  $12,478 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $850  $826 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $7,526  $8,620 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $1,339  $631 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | $7,526  $9,132 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | $1,939  $1,280 |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | $1,939  $1,756 |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $40 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $50 |
| First Professional Application Fee | $65 |
| Applicants | 19,831 (10,031 male / 9,800 female) |
| Admitted | 10,245 (5,262 male / 4,983 female) |
| Admission rate | 52% |
| First-time Enrollment | 3,263 (1,731 male / 1,532 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 3,255 (1,726 male / 1,529 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 8 (5 male / 3 female) |
| Total Enrollment | 27,823 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does SUNY at Buffalo use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record |  /  / |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | |
| Formal competency demo | N/A |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
= Neither required nor recommended
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does SUNY at Buffalo accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) | |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Football Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| NCAA Basketball Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| NCAA Baseball Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | Mid-American Conference |
ACT Test Admission
Ranks 279th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 27% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | / |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | / |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 23 / 27 |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 304th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 93% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 500 / 610 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 540 / 650 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 1040 / 1260 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility | |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 7,507 |
| Meals per Week | N/A |
| Room Fee | $5,360 |
| Board Fee | $3,260 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
SUNY at Buffalo Ranks 2570th for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $3,268 | 652 |  20% |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $1,138 | 1,500 |  47% |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $3,686 | 651 |  20% |
| Student Loan Aid | $4,090 | 1,587 |  49% |
| Any financial aid type | 1,932 |  60% |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at SUNY at Buffalo?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 2,107 | 1,533 | 3,640 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 643 | 930 | 1,573 |
Hispanic | 395 | 444 | 839 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 1,112 | 1,004 | 2,116 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 62 | 45 | 107 |
White Non-Hispanic | 8,664 | 8,177 | 16,841 |
Race Unknown | 1,446 | 1,261 | 2,707 |
| Total | 14,429 | 13,394 | 27,823 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at SUNY at Buffalo?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 45 | 42 | 87 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 95 | 135 | 230 |
Hispanic | 72 | 67 | 139 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 179 | 121 | 300 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 6 | 8 | 14 |
White Non-Hispanic | 1,199 | 935 | 2,134 |
Race Unknown | 87 | 66 | 153 |
| Total | 1,683 | 1,374 | 3,057 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at SUNY at Buffalo.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 615 | 337 | 952 | |
| 135 | 289 | 424 | |
| 84 | 236 | 320 | |
| 119 | 162 | 281 | |
| 137 | 114 | 251 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
SUNY at Buffalo Ranks 146th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $87,068 ($93,772 male / $73,887 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 1,047 (694 male / 353 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 788 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 1 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $26,174,656 |
SUNY at Buffalo Summary
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University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (also known as University at Buffalo or simply UB) is a coeducational public research university having mutiple campuses located on in Buffalo and Amherst, New York, USA. Offering over 100 bachelor’s, 112 master’s and 98 doctoral degrees, it is the largest and most comprehensive campus of the four university centers within the State University of New York (SUNY) system. University at Buffalo, which identifies itself as the “Crown Jewel of SUNY”, houses the largest state-operated medical school and features the only state law school, architecture and urban planning school, and pharmacy school in the state of New York. Fillmore’s name now graces the evening and continuing education school Millard Fillmore College located on the South Campus as well as the Millard Fillmore Academic Center, an academic and administrative services building at the core of the residential Ellicott Complex, located on the North Campus. After many expansions to the college medical programs, including a pharmacy division, UB acquired the Buffalo Law School from Niagara University in 1891 and formed the School of Law. In 1909 the University acquired property (the “Erie County Almshouse”) from the county of Erie, which became the first building on what would later become UB’s initial comprehensive campus. In 1915, the University at Buffalo formed the College of Arts and Sciences, formally departing from their tradition of only teaching for licensed professional fields. In 1959, WBFO was launched as a simple AM radio station by UB’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and run by UB’s students. In the early 1960s, the University of Buffalo was purchased by and incorporated into the SUNY system. It has four main component: University at Buffalo will realign resources, make strategic investments, develop partnerships and recruit new faculty in accordance with their “Strategic Strengths.” University at Buffalo continues to expand its physical presence throughout Western New York. UB has a total student capacity estimated around 30,000 total students, a number which is quite common among other “super university” schools. The University at Buffalo is the largest public university in U.S. northeast (comprising New England and New York State). Student enrollment trends reported by the University at Buffalo’s Office of Academic Planning and Budget reflect UB’s growing student population: UB is in the early stages of a master planning process (known as UB 2020) that is aims to add 10,000 students and 750 faculty members over the next fifteen years. Since early 1998, the State University of New York at Buffalo form has evolved, and there are three names deemed acceptable by the university according to “University at Buffalo Visual Identity”, with a fourth acceptable for reference to athletic programs: The nomenclature change was enacted to clarify the position of the University at Buffalo as one of the leading doctoral-awarding, research-extensive universities within the SUNY system. University at Buffalo is the state’s largest and most comprehensive public university and is spread across three campuses: North Campus, South Campus, and Downtown Campus. Many academic programs, including the entirety of the College of Arts and Sciences, the University at Buffalo Law School, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the School of Management, the School of Pharmacy, the School of Informatics, the Graduate School of Social Work, and the Graduate School of Education, as well as virtually every administrative office and the Lockwood Memorial Library are located at the North Campus in Amherst Township, NY. UB has facilitated the creation of a system of inter-campus buses providing 20 hours a day transportation from the North Campus in Amherst township to the South Campus on Main Street in Buffalo (a distance of 4 miles), and is solely responsible for running the UB transit system. The initial campus located at the edge of the northeastern most part of Buffalo NY, is now the South Campus of the University at Buffalo. Today, it is the home of some of the University’s specialized academic programs including the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the School of Public Health and Related Professions, the School of Nursing, the School of Dental Medicine, and the School of Architecture and Urban Planning. In addition, the University at Buffalo South Campus is the home of the WBFO radio station, the University’s biomedical science research complex, the Health Sciences Library and certain administrative offices. Adjacent to the UB South Campus is the UB Anderson Art Gallery, a former elementary school converted with an all-glass atrium exhibit space. Buffalo University is also one of only two public schools in New York to have a medical school and a dental school, the other being the State University of New York at Stony Brook. The only three private schools in New York to have both a medical school and a dental school are University of Rochester (see: University of Rochester Medical Center), New York University (see: New York University College of Dentistry), and Columbia University (see: Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery). In September of 2006, the 14th Dalai Lama came to the University at Buffalo for a three-day visit to speak about world peace and to meet with select groups of students. Those locations are generally situated in the University Heights district of Buffalo, and other areas close to the North and South Campuses.
SUNY at Buffalo History
The University at Buffalo was purchased by the State of New York in 1962. But it was an institution unto itself as early as 1846 when Millard Fillmore, a future President of the United States, was chancellor. As can be expected with an institution of such history, University at Buffalo has seen many changes. Currently, it is the most comprehensive and sizable unit of the SUNY program.
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SUNY at Buffalo Academics
UB has an impressive array of colleges and schools for all disciplines, including Architecture & Planning, Arts & Sciences, Dental Medicine, Education, Engineering & Applied Sciences, Public Health & Health Professions, Informatics, Law, Management, Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Social Work. UB employs a staggering 1,236 full-time professors. The administration advocates a robust technology plan, and was recognized as #10 on the Yahoo! list of “Most Wired Universities.” The library system is home to 3.2 million volumes and 5.25 million microforms, as well as subscriptions to 26,444 serials and periodicals.
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SUNY at Buffalo Unique Programs
The School of Informatics is on the cutting edge of a discipline that academics are only now beginning to understand. The School operates on a very simple philosophy: “information serves the purposes of human communication.” The School exists to share knowledge about information and to prepare students to become leaders in an “information society.” The primary undergraduate program in the School of Informatics is a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, but there are other, more advanced degree options available.
The program in Romance Languages & Literatures offers majors in French, Italian, Spanish, and a Latina/o Studies minor. It is also home to the Pre-major Language Programs, which give students rudimentary understanding of the language of their choice. There is also a Caribbean Studies Program.
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences provides degrees and majors in chemical and biological engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, and several other options. It is currently in the top 15% of the country’s engineering schools.
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SUNY at Buffalo Financial Aid
UB advocates students filling out their FAFSA prior to any other financial aid inquiries. It is this document that will determine a student’s eligibility for Pell Grants, SEOG, Work-Study, Perkins Loans, and Federal Direct Student Loans. One-third of all incoming UB students receive some form of merit-based scholarship aid, totaling $2.8 million in 2004. The Honors Program provides top freshman students with renewable awards from $3,000 to the full cost of attendance, as well as various benefits such as priority registration, faculty mentorship, research opportunities, and special seminars. The University at Buffalo Scholars Program recognizes talented freshman students with renewable scholarships support between $1,500 and $5,000 annually, as well as special advising opportunities. Other scholarship opportunities exist for students in specific fields and who demonstrate particular abilities and accomplishments. Some scholarships require students to complete the FAFSA, and interested applicants should inquire with the office of financial aid.
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SUNY at Buffalo Students
UB welcomes high-profile entertainment and provides culturally valuable diversions for its student body. Entertainers and speakers to visit the UB campus include Andy Rooney, Sidney Poitier, Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Tori Amos, Billy Joel, and Jane Goodall. The Center for the Arts is a $50 million facility that can accommodate thousands of guests for theatrical and musical performances. The University provides “Shared Interest Housing” that incorporates small groups of like-minded and similarly interested students creating an opportunity for discussion, debate, and community learning.
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SUNY at Buffalo Local Community
Among its many recognitions, Buffalo has been called the “City with a Heart,” an “All-America City,” and the “20 Minute City,” signifying its location near a plethora of entertaining and enjoyable venues. Cultural attractions include the Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Hallwall’s Contemporary Arts Center. Buffalo is also home to the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, a Triple-A baseball team, a professional soccer team, and a Major Indoor Lacrosse League team. It has also been recognized as having the highest percentage of summer sunshine in the State of New York.
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