University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY · CDS 2024–2025 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Total cost — out-of-state
$48,962
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
11:1
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Cost

Tuition — in-state$7,070
Tuition — out-of-state$27,670
Required fees$3,866
Room and board$17,426
Total cost — in-state$28,362
Total cost — out-of-state$48,962

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Faculty

Student-faculty ratio11:1
% faculty full-time68.9%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)74.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$20,995Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
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Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)74.5%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)69.7%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate84.8%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$71,430Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant33.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan40.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full13.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress29.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress25.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted3.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Test scores & admissions

These percentiles reflect students who enrolled. Admitted-student scores typically run higher, since the highest scorers with multiple offers often enroll elsewhere.

SAT Reading/Writing, 25th percentile600Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
SAT Reading/Writing, 75th percentile680Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
SAT Math, 25th percentile610Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
SAT Math, 75th percentile700Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Are test scores considered for admission?Not reportedScorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Undergraduates

% part-time6.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white43.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black9.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian18.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international11.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women42.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men57.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white67.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian17.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services17.2%
Engineering13.0%
Social Sciences12.6%
Psychology10.0%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences9.1%
Health Professions And Related Programs8.4%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services7.9%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs6.1%