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Acceptance Rate

73.0%

Total Profiles

1

SAT Range

980–1240

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$8,486

Out-of-State Tuition

$18,906

Undergrad Enrollment

5,358

Applicants

15,943

Yield Rate

12.0%

Endowment / Student

$15,388

Student:Faculty

13:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$11,346/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $45,384 over four years.

What grads earn

$53,130/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$49,230 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 8% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.9 years of pay.

71% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

10.3%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

18%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.8%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of SUNY Buffalo State University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$7,405
$30–48k$9,393
$48–75k$14,706
$75–110k$17,155
Over $110k$19,332

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

42%

Completion · all

49%

Completion · Pell

46%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

57%

Median debt

$21,028

Classification

Four-year, medium, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
15,943
Admitted
12,09675.9%
Enrolled
1,45612% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling4
Motor Vehicle Theft5
Rape8
Robbery2

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation59% / 41%
MenWomen

Men's

Basketball18Football120Ice Hockey28Soccer57Track & Field65Volleyball20

Women's

Basketball12Gymnastics23Ice Hockey23Lacrosse26Soccer33Softball21Track & Field36Volleyball17Wrestling21

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General131 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching84 grads
General Studies76 grads
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies75 grads
Applied Psychology59 grads
Information Science/Studies55 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General47 grads
Social Work34 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric28 grads
Sociology27 grads

4yr Grad Rate

27%

6yr Grad Rate

41%

Retention Rate

58%

Median Earnings

$52,334