College Overview
Name: SUNY Buffalo State College
Founded: 1871 (150 years)
Location: Buffalo, NY | 125-acre campus
President: Katherine Conway-Turner, Ph.D. | Inaugurated 2014
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 2020)
8,339 students
7,309 undergraduate
1,030 graduate
Class Size
- 91 percent of all classes have fewer than 40 students
- Average undergraduate class size is 19
- Classes for undergraduate majors usually have between 12 and 16 students
Admissions Acceptance Rate
80 percent (First-time applicants; fall 2020)
College Data
Undergraduate
Enrollment Status
Full time: 6,582
Part time: 727
Total: 7,309
Ethnicity
African American: 2,346
American Indian: 39
Asian: 361
Caucasian: 3,205
Hispanic: 999
Multiracial: 278
Pacific Islanders: 2
Non-Resident Alien: 73
Undisclosed: 6
Geographic Origin
Erie County: 3,597
Niagara County: 495
Metro NYC: 2,174
Other NY State: 848
Other States: 122
International: 73
Unknown: 0
Gender
Female: 4,212
Male: 3,097
Age of Students
Under 25: 6,341
25 and over: 968
Residence Halls Occupancy
1,647
Graduate
Enrollment Status
Full time: 451
Part time: 579
Total: 1,030
Ethnicity
African American: 127
American Indian: 2
Asian: 21
Caucasian: 759
Hispanic: 67
Multiracial: 26
Pacific Islanders: 3
Non-Resident Alien: 20
Undisclosed: 5
Geographic Origin
Erie County: 667
Niagara County: 86
Metro NYC: 53
Other NY State: 121
Other States: 82
International: 20
Unknown: 1
Gender
Female: 747
Male: 283
Residence Halls Occupancy
7
Faculty and Staff Profile (Fall 2019)
Full time: 1,207
Part time: 560
Total: 1,767
- Percent of full-time faculty with doctoral degrees: 78%
- Percent of full-time faculty with terminal degrees: 84%
- Faculty members awarded the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching: 53
Honors and Distinctions
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
Supporting full student voter participation of all eligible students.
Community Engagement Classification 2015
CollegeNET’s Social Mobility Index (SMI)
Ranked 35th nationally, 2020
Higher Education Anchor Mission Initiative Member
Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award
INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine
Eight years in a row
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 2021-2022
Washington Monthly: Best Bang for the Buck College and Master's Universities
Best Bang for the Buck college for Sixth Straight Year
Washington Center's Higher Education Civic Engagement Award, 2016