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 2021)
7,173 students
6,147 undergraduate
1,026 graduate
Class Size
- 93.4 percent of all classes have fewer than 40 students
- Average undergraduate class size is 18
- Classes for undergraduate majors usually have between 12 and 16 students
Admissions Acceptance Rate
84.5 percent (First-time applicants; fall 2021)
College Data
Undergraduate
Enrollment Status
Full time: 5,384
Part time: 763
Total: 6,147
Ethnicity
African American: 1,810
American Indian: 27
Asian: 342
Hispanic: 790
Multiracial: 266
Pacific Islanders: 1
Non-Resident Alien: 57
White: 2,847
Undisclosed: 7
Geographic Origin
Erie County: 3,124
Niagara County: 440
Metro NYC: 1,665
Other NY State: 726
Other States: 135
International: 57
Unknown: 0
Gender
Female: 3,487
Male: 2,660
Age of Students
Under 25: 5,270
25 and over: 877
Residence Halls Occupancy
1,733
Graduate
Enrollment Status
Full time: 383
Part time: 643
Total: 1,026
Ethnicity
African American: 121
American Indian: 1
Asian: 27
Hispanic: 61
Multiracial: 19
Pacific Islanders: 2
Non-Resident Alien: 18
White: 773
Undisclosed: 4
Geographic Origin
Erie County: 646
Niagara County: 98
Metro NYC: 64
Other NY State: 116
Other States: 84
International: 18
Unknown: 0
Gender
Female: 762
Male: 264
Residence Halls Occupancy - Currently Open
7
Faculty and Staff Profile (2021-2022)
Full time: 1,133
Part time: 437
Total: 1,570
- Percent of full-time faculty with doctoral degrees: 77%
- Percent of full-time faculty with terminal degrees: 82%
- 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
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 2021-2022
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