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 2024)
6,138 students
5,205 undergraduate
933 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
74.4 percent (First-time applicants; fall 2024)
Data (Fall 2023)
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
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
AmeriCorps School of National Service
Community Engagement Classification 2015
Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE)
Best of District II Award winner
CollegeNET’s Social Mobility Index (SMI)
Ranked 35th nationally, 2020
Education Digital Marketing Awards winner
Higher Education Anchor Mission Initiative Member
Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award
INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine
Inclusion Diversity Equity Awareness (IDEA) Award
Presented by Buffalo Business First and sponsored by M&T Bank and Phillips Lytle LLP.
President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
Since 2006
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 2023-2024
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
Washington Center's Higher Education Civic Engagement Award, 2016