College Overview
Name: SUNY Buffalo State College
Founded: 1871
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 2019)
8,658 students
7,647 undergraduate
1,011 graduate
Class Size
- 94 percent of all classes have fewer than 40 students
- Classes for undergraduate majors usually have between 12 and 16 students
Admissions Acceptance Rate
68 percent (First-time applicants; fall 2019)
College Data
Undergraduate
Enrollment Status
Full time: 6,916
Part time: 731
Total: 7,647
Ethnicity
African American: 2,404
American Indian: 28
Asian: 341
Caucasian: 3,438
Hispanic: 1,028
Multiracial: 294
Pacific Islanders: 5
Non-Resident Alien: 98
Undisclosed: 11
Geographic Origin
Erie County: 3,748
Niagara County: 583
Metro NYC: 2,160
Other NY State: 989
Other States: 87
International: 76
Unknown: 4
Gender
Female: 4,390
Male: 3,257
Age of Students
Under 25: 6,582
25 and over: 1,065
Residence Halls Occupancy
2,228
Graduate
Enrollment Status
Full time: 421
Part time: 590
Total: 1,011
Ethnicity
African American: 133
American Indian: 2
Asian: 15
Caucasian: 755
Hispanic: 59
Multiracial: 25
Pacific Islanders: 1
Non-Resident Alien: 19
Undisclosed: 2
Geographic Origin
Erie County: 668
Niagara County: 95
Metro NYC: 64
Other NY State: 112
Other States: 61
International: 16
Unknown: 3
Gender
Female: 732
Male: 279
Residence Halls Occupancy
4
Faculty and Staff Profile
Full time: 1,206
Part time: 578
Total: 1,784
- Percent of full-time faculty with doctoral degrees: 76.8%
- Percent of full-time faculty with terminal degrees: 84.1%
- Faculty members awarded the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching: 53
Honors and Distinctions
Community Engagement Classification 2015
CollegeNET’s Social Mobility Index (SMI)
Ranked 32nd nationally, 2019
Higher Education Anchor Mission Initiative Member
Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award
INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine
Since 2012
Military Friendly Schools list
President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
Since 2006
Washington Monthly: Best Bang for the Buck College and Master's Universities
Buffalo State ranked 76th (out of more than 600 institutions) in the master’s universities category, 2019
Washington Center's Higher Education Civic Engagement Award, 2016