Buffalo, NY · Public
74.2%
Acceptance rate
1,298
SAT Average
$20,470
Avg net price
20,284
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 4,772Master’s 3,291Doctoral 1,035 |
| Bachelor’s 828Master’s 275Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 623Master’s 720Doctoral 70 |
| Bachelor’s 606Master’s 76Doctoral 16 |
| Bachelor’s 479Master’s 22Doctoral 18 |
| Bachelor’s 439Master’s 155Doctoral 50 |
| Bachelor’s 404Master’s 294Doctoral 519 |
| Bachelor’s 372Master’s 539Doctoral 24 |
| Bachelor’s 277Master’s 3Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 146Master’s 29Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 104Master’s 94Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 95Master’s 0Doctoral 150 |
| Bachelor’s 82Master’s 45Doctoral 27 |
| Bachelor’s 81Master’s 87Doctoral 10 |
| Bachelor’s 61Master’s 8Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 54Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 43Master’s 236Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 41Master’s 2Doctoral 16 |
| Bachelor’s 26Master’s 10Doctoral 15 |
| Bachelor’s 9Master’s 5Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 2Master’s 2Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s 327Doctoral 74 |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s 1Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s 0Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 211Doctoral 21 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 112Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 38Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Mid-American Conference
Projected sponsored sports16
Athletic participation
396 unique student-athletes · 12 varsity teams
Early Action
Early Action plans are nonbinding; candidates will receive an early response to their application, but they do not have to commit to the university until the enrollment/tuition deposit deadline of May 1.
Honors College Priority Consideration
Regular Decision application completion deadline
Students can continue to submit an application for consideration until capacity is reached.
FAFSA due Mar 1
· Apply with ApplySUNY, Common App, or Coalition
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $7,070
- Required fees
- $3,866
- Food and housing
- $17,426
- Books and supplies
- $1,500
- Other expenses
- $4,830
- Total
- $34,692
- $28,6662019–2019–20
- $28,6682020–2120–21
- $30,2402021–2221–22
- $31,2662022–2322–23
- $33,7882023–2423–24
- $34,6922024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $20,470 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 61%
- Average share of need met
- 53%
- Average need-based grant
- $12,142
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from University at Buffalo’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
University at Buffalo admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
University at Buffalo runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University at Buffalo admits in-state applicants at 80.1%, out-of-state applicants at 70.5%, and international applicants at 94.4%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
5,155 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
26.7% of the class submitted an SAT
Reported score bands
Reading/Writing
Middle 50%
Math
Middle 50%
ACT composite
1.9% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 32% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
High-school class rank
Among the 32% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
University at Buffalo rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Very important
- Class rank
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Application essay
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
University at Buffalo leaves 1 Common Data Set answer blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
University at Buffalo's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $20,470 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,595 of 4,239 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University at Buffalo offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
University at Buffalo admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
84.5% of University at Buffalo’s first-years return for a second year and 73.4% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03