Students at orientation outside at Upton

Overview

Name:  SUNY Buffalo State University

Founded:  1871

Location:  Buffalo, NY  | 125-acre campus

Interim President:  Bonita R. Durand, Ph.D.

Designation:  Carnegie Master's 1 institution

Accreditation:  Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools | Complete accreditation list

Alumni:  100,000+ around the world; 57,000+ in Western New York

Athletics:  NCAA Division III | 8 men's and 11 women's varsity sports

Enrollment

Student Enrollment (Fall 2023)

6,405 students
5,507 undergraduate
898 graduate

Class Size

  • 90.5 percent of all classes have fewer than 40 students
     
  • Average undergraduate class size is 18
     
  • Classes for undergraduate majors usually have between 12 and 25 students

Admissions Acceptance Rate

82 percent (First-time applicants; fall 2023)

Data

Undergraduate

Enrollment Status

Full time: 4,909
Part time: 598
Total: 5,507

Ethnicity

African American: 1,645
American Indian/Alaskan Native: 32
Asian: 375
Hispanic: 681
Multiracial: 237 
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders: 2 
Non-Resident Alien: 35
White: 2,503 
Undisclosed: 6    

Geographic Origin

Erie County: 2,921
Niagara County: 348
Metro NYC: 1,320
Other NY State: 697
Other States: 195
International: 26
Unknown: 0

Gender

Female: 3,128
Male: 2,379

Age of Students

Under 25: 4,799
25 and over: 708

Residence Halls Occupancy

1,906

Graduate

Enrollment Status

Full time: 319
Part time: 579
Total: 898

Ethnicity

African American: 108
American Indian or Alaskan Native: 2
Asian: 39
Hispanic: 49
Multiracial: 38
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders: 1 
Non-Resident Alien: 13
White: 647
Undisclosed: 1 

Geographic Origin

Erie County: 565
Niagara County: 93
Metro NYC: 50
Other NY State: 104
Other States: 73
International: 13
Unknown: 0

Gender

Female: 667
Male: 231

Residence Halls Occupancy - Currently Open

8

Faculty and Staff Profile (Fall 2023)

Full time: 1,067
Part time: 349
Total: 1,416

  • Percent of full-time faculty with doctoral degrees: 77%
  • Percent of full-time faculty with terminal degrees: 83% 
  • Faculty members awarded the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching: 58

Honors and Distinctions

Bronze ribbon award

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge

Americorps Logo

AmeriCorps School of National Service

Community Engagement logo

Community Engagement Classification 2015 

CASE award logo

Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE)
Best of District II Award winner 

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CollegeNET’s Social Mobility Index (SMI)
Ranked 35th nationally, 2020

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Education Digital Marketing Awards winner

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Higher Education Anchor Mission Initiative Member

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Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award
INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine
 

Logo for IDEA (Inclusion Diversity Equity Awareness)

Inclusion Diversity Equity Awareness (IDEA) Award
Presented by Buffalo Business First and sponsored by M&T Bank and Phillips Lytle LLP.

President's Higher Ed Community Service Logo

President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
Since 2006

 

U.S. News Best Colleges logo

U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Colleges
Buffalo State ranked 10th in the North Region for economic diversity, 20th for social mobility, and tied in 32nd place for top public colleges in the North out of more than 170 institutions in the region.

Voter-Friendly Campus logo

Voter Friendly Campus 2023-2024

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Washington Monthly: Best Bang for the Buck College and Master's Universities
Best Bang for the Buck College

Washington Monthly: Best Colleges for Student Voting

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Washington Center's Higher Education Civic Engagement Award, 2016