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University at Buffalo is a public campus in suburban Buffalo, NY. The institution reports a hospital in its federal directory record.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$14,240

family income
under $30k

$16,624

$30–48k

$21,261

$48–75k

$23,286

$75–110k

$26,546

over $110k

Average net price

$20,9952023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University at Buffalo rose from $10,969 (2008) to $20,995 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$10,969
2009	$13,726
2010	$14,256
2011	$14,189
2012	$15,088
2013	$16,293
2014	$16,695
2015	$17,163
2016	$17,469
2017	$17,090
2018	$18,194
2019	$19,262
2020	$19,344
2021	$19,592
2022	$20,470
2023	$20,995

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$30,7852024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University at Buffalo rose from $16,684 (2009) to $30,785 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$16,684
2010	$17,960
2011	$18,531
2012	$19,870
2013	$20,885
2014	$21,996
2015	$23,249
2016	$24,006
2017	$24,198
2018	$24,568
2019	$26,035
2020	$26,958
2021	$26,550
2022	$27,603
2023	$29,043
2024	$30,785

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$4,715	$9,615
2001	$4,815	$9,715
2002	$4,850	$9,750
2003	$5,861	$11,811
2004	$5,966	$12,226
2005	$6,068	$12,328
2006	$6,128	$12,388
2007	$6,218	$12,478
2008	$6,285	$12,545
2013	$8,211	$20,151
2014	$8,870	$22,290
2015	$9,381	$24,461
2016	$9,574	$26,814
2017	$9,828	$27,068
2018	$10,099	$27,769
2019	$10,524	$28,194
2020	$10,526	$28,196
2021	$10,782	$28,702
2022	$10,782	$28,702
2023	$10,782	$30,572

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University at Buffalo reports published tuition by residency: $10,936 in-state versus $31,536 out-of-state — a $20,600 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University at Buffalo reports 20,112 undergraduates. This total does not establish class sizes for a particular subject.

75.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University at Buffalo within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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75.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University at Buffalo rose from 54.1% (entered 1996) to 75.2% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	58.3%
1992 cohort	57.2%
1996 cohort	54.1%
1997 cohort	57.1%
1998 cohort	59.5%
1999 cohort	58.8%
2000 cohort	60.8%
2001 cohort	61.3%
2002 cohort	62%
2003 cohort	63.2%
2004 cohort	66.6%
2005 cohort	71.1%
2006 cohort	70.3%
2007 cohort	72%
2008 cohort	71.9%
2009 cohort	73.7%
2010 cohort	74.4%
2011 cohort	75.3%
2012 cohort	75.5%
2013 cohort	75.2%
2014 cohort	75.1%
2015 cohort	73.8%
2016 cohort	73.5%
2017 cohort	73.4%
2018 cohort	75.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$13,728	$9,528
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,620	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$13,751	$6,218
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,250	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,250	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,045	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$16,431	$8,700
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$17,375	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,297	$6,616
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$19,021	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$19,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$19,500	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,500	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$19,500	$6,838
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$19,150	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$19,250	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$19,000	$7,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$53,742

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$63,080

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$70,814

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University at Buffalo admitted 30,308 of 40,856 applicants in Fall 2024. The 74.2% rate describes that application pool.

74.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $10,782 in-state tuition · 2023–24 20,112 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1210–13801600

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Admissions

University at Buffalo reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University at Buffalo’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 600–680 and Math was 610–700 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1210–1380 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	600	640	680
SAT Math	610	650	700
ACT Composite	27	29	32

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University at Buffalo received 40,856 applications and admitted 30,308 (74.2%), with 4,265 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

74.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	62.8%
Fall 2002	60.7%
Fall 2003	62.4%
Fall 2004	56%
Fall 2005	56%
Fall 2006	56.9%
Fall 2007	51.7%
Fall 2008	51.7%
Fall 2009	51.9%
Fall 2010	51.4%
Fall 2011	51.4%
Fall 2012	56.9%
Fall 2013	56.5%
Fall 2014	57.8%
Fall 2015	60%
Fall 2016	59.4%
Fall 2017	57.3%
Fall 2018	55.9%
Fall 2019	61.1%
Fall 2020	67%
Fall 2021	70.1%
Fall 2022	67.7%
Fall 2023	69.3%
Fall 2024	74.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1210–1380Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1020	1230
Fall 2002	1020	1230
Fall 2003	1030	1230
Fall 2004	1070	1250
Fall 2005	1070	1250
Fall 2006	1050	1240
Fall 2007	1040	1260
Fall 2008	1040	1260
Fall 2009	1050	1250
Fall 2010	1050	1260
Fall 2011	1050	1260
Fall 2012	1050	1260
Fall 2013	1050	1260
Fall 2014	1050	1250
Fall 2015	1060	1260
Fall 2016	1070	1270
Fall 2017	1080	1260
Fall 2018	1160	1330
Fall 2019	1160	1340
Fall 2020	1140	1310
Fall 2021	1180	1360
Fall 2022	1190	1380
Fall 2023	1210	1380
Fall 2024	1210	1380

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

27–32Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	22	27
Fall 2002	21	27
Fall 2003	23	28
Fall 2004	24	28
Fall 2005	24	28
Fall 2006	23	28
Fall 2007	23	27
Fall 2008	23	27
Fall 2009	23	27
Fall 2010	23	28
Fall 2011	23	28
Fall 2012	24	28
Fall 2013	23	28
Fall 2014	24	29
Fall 2015	24	29
Fall 2016	24	29
Fall 2017	24	28
Fall 2018	24	29
Fall 2019	24	29
Fall 2020	23	29
Fall 2021	25	31
Fall 2022	25	32
Fall 2023	27	32
Fall 2024	27	32

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

20,112Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University at Buffalo rose from 16,600 (Fall 2002) to 20,112 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	16,600
Fall 2003	17,389
Fall 2004	17,509
Fall 2005	17,830
Fall 2006	18,139
Fall 2007	18,470
Fall 2008	18,760
Fall 2009	19,149
Fall 2010	19,213
Fall 2011	18,994
Fall 2012	19,094
Fall 2013	19,365
Fall 2014	19,488
Fall 2015	19,692
Fall 2016	20,102
Fall 2017	20,735
Fall 2018	21,404
Fall 2019	21,760
Fall 2020	22,059
Fall 2021	21,303
Fall 2022	20,569
Fall 2023	20,284
Fall 2024	20,112

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

85%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University at Buffalo has held near 85% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	84%
Fall 2004 cohort	87%
Fall 2005 cohort	87%
Fall 2006 cohort	87%
Fall 2007 cohort	87%
Fall 2008 cohort	89%
Fall 2009 cohort	88%
Fall 2010 cohort	88%
Fall 2011 cohort	87%
Fall 2012 cohort	88%
Fall 2013 cohort	88%
Fall 2014 cohort	88%
Fall 2015 cohort	86%
Fall 2016 cohort	87%
Fall 2017 cohort	87%
Fall 2018 cohort	86%
Fall 2019 cohort	87%
Fall 2020 cohort	83%
Fall 2021 cohort	84%
Fall 2022 cohort	84%
Fall 2023 cohort	85%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about University at Buffalo

Faculty pay at University at Buffalo averages $148,980 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University at Buffalo as a primarily residential campus of 20,112 undergraduates — and 85.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University at Buffalo's SAT section-percentile sums are 1210–1380 — their midpoint is above the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University at Buffalo's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University at Buffalo compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University at Buffalo74.2%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University at Buffalo$10,936

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University at Buffalo's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University at Buffalo$70,814

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University at Buffalo, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	University at Buffalo	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	74.2%	70.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$10,936	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$70,814	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University at Buffalo, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University at Buffalo federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 40 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Engineering	$109,221
Computer Science	$105,160
Chemical Engineering	$95,424
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$95,209
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$93,507
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	$92,360
Accounting and Related Services	$92,314
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$89,223
Industrial Engineering	$86,118
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$84,920
Civil Engineering	$84,868
Mechanical Engineering	$84,602
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$75,263
Economics	$70,720
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$69,903
Chemistry	$68,413
Geography and Cartography	$68,176
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$66,880
International Business	$64,711
Pharmacology and Toxicology	$64,445
Communication and Media Studies	$62,912
Architecture	$61,525
Mathematics	$60,882
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$59,841
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$59,216
Political Science and Government	$58,292
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$57,360
Biology, General	$57,298
Social Sciences, General	$56,257
Sociology	$54,382
Psychology, General	$52,303
English Language and Literature, General	$51,385
History	$50,518
Environmental Design	$49,920
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$45,677
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$44,841
Anthropology	$44,274
Fine and Studio Arts	$43,584
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$43,285
Dance	$39,576

These 40 fields listed for University at Buffalo measure earnings after completion. The $70,814 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 40 additional University at Buffalo fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University at Buffalo report?

University at Buffalo's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1210–1380 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University at Buffalo's acceptance rate?

74.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 30,308 admitted from 40,856 applicants.

How much does University at Buffalo cost?

In-state tuition is $10,936; out-of-state students pay $31,536. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University at Buffalo report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $70,814. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry — 63.3% admitted
SUNY Polytechnic Institute — 81.3% admitted
University at Albany — 69.1% admitted
SUNY Brockport — 70.7% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.