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 2022)
6,445 students
5,464 undergraduate
981 graduate
Class Size
- 91.5 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
86 percent (First-time applicants; fall 2022)
Data
Undergraduate
Enrollment Status
Full time: 4,861
Part time: 603
Total: 5,464
Ethnicity
African American: 1,635
American Indian: 25
Asian: 354
Hispanic: 666
Multiracial: 210
Pacific Islanders: 3
Non-Resident Alien: 35
White: 2,523
Undisclosed: 13
Geographic Origin
Erie County: 2,875
Niagara County: 357
Metro NYC: 1,412
Other NY State: 659
Other States: 126
International: 35
Unknown: 0
Gender
Female: 3,083
Male: 2,381
Age of Students
Under 25: 4,820
25 and over: 644
Residence Halls Occupancy
1,683
Graduate
Enrollment Status
Full time: 386
Part time: 595
Total: 981
Ethnicity
African American: 123
American Indian: 1
Asian: 35
Hispanic: 57
Multiracial: 15
Pacific Islanders: 1
Non-Resident Alien: 15
White: 718
Undisclosed: 2
Geographic Origin
Erie County: 606
Niagara County: 106
Metro NYC: 64
Other NY State: 105
Other States: 85
International: 15
Unknown: 0
Gender
Female: 725
Male: 256
Residence Halls Occupancy - Currently Open
7
Faculty and Staff Profile (Fall 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: 56
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 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