Undergraduate Admissions

Location: Buffalo, NY | 125-acre campus

Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,200+ students

Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 14:1

Average Class Size: 18 students

Academic Programs: 70+ undergraduate majors

Diversity: 52% of undergraduate students come from underrepresented populations

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

We offer more than 70 undergraduate degree programs at Buffalo State, as well as countless minor and certificate options. Our most popular majors include Business Administration, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Computer Information Systems, Biology, and Childhood Education, to name a few. We also offer multiple pathways for students to earn a master’s degree, including through accelerated study.

Undergraduate Programs

Undergraduate to Graduate Pathways

Students with interest in pursuing careers in the healthcare or legal fields are provided with dedicated advisement to help them achieve their goals.

Pre-Health Advisement

Pre-Law Advisement

Buffalo State wants our students to be engaged on campus! We offer more than 50 clubs and organizations, 12 Greek Life organizations, and 19 NCAA Division III athletic programs. In addition, students are able to participate in events and activities throughout the year. Our Student Leadership and Engagement Office is committed to an inclusive student-centered environment that creates educational experiences for students that promote leadership, involvement, learning, and success.

Muriel A. Howard Honors Program

The Muriel A. Howard Honors Program offers academically challenging opportunities for high-achieving and intellectually committed undergraduate students. Honors students engage in special seminars and receive individual attention from dedicated, highly qualified faculty members. Our student scholars enjoy an exhilarating academic journey of shared intellectual and creative pursuits, scholarship, and service learning, both in and outside of the classroom.

Muriel A. Howard Honors Program 

Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)

The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) combines access, academic support, and supplemental financial assistance to make higher education possible for students from historically excluded communities who have the potential to succeed, despite limited preparation and financial resources.

Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)

Roar 2 Success

The Roar 2 Success Program offers customized student supports to first- and second-year students. The program focuses on defining your student’s ‘college why’, building professional skills, building awareness of campus/community resources, development of campus pride, and collegiate community.

Roar 2 Success 

Advancing Completion through Engagement (ACE)

The Advancing Completion through Engagement (ACE) Program is a comprehensive program designed to help students complete their academic journey to a bachelor’s degree on time. ACE provides a range of financial, academic, and personal support, including intensive academic advisement and career counseling, for incoming students in select majors.

Advancing Completion through Engagement (ACE)

Early Admission

Early admission enables students to start college while they’re still in high school. Under the early admission program, highly-qualified high school juniors may apply to Buffalo State for full- or part-time study during their senior year.

Early Admission

Academic Success

Buffalo State offers a variety of free, unlimited academic support through cohort-specific programs and general services. The Academic Commons, located in the E. H. Butler Library, is a one-stop shop for student support, offering tutoring, advisement, research services, and more.

Academic Success 

Counseling Center

Our Counseling Center provides free and confidential support and mental health services to all registered Buffalo State students. These include individual counseling, special-focus workshops, urgent-care crisis intervention, and community resource referrals, among other services.

Counseling Center 

Milligan's Food Pantry

The Milligan’s Food Pantry provides quality food year-round to Buffalo State students facing food insecurity. In addition to fresh food choices and nonperishable items, the pantry also offers laundry detergent, toiletries, and hygiene items.

Milligan's Food Pantry

Student Accessibility Services

The Student Accessibility Services (SAS) Office is committed to providing access and support for students with disabilities. In collaboration with the university community, Student Accessibility Services ensures that students with disabilities receive reasonable accommodations and services to participate equally in the academic environment.

Student Accessibility Services (SAS) 

We are one of the most affordable options in New York State.