University at Buffalo

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 900,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,207 (8% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 198 (4% ☔)

Honors College

Name University Honors College
Students 1,788 (9%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 19,523
Men / Women 55% / 45%
From State 93%
From Region 1%
Athletes 396 (2.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
Asian 19%
Black 10%
Hispanic 10%
International 9%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 2,347 40% 46% 12% 7% 7% 18% $60,494 11 -0.11 57 95%
Applied Mathematics 2 — 100% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% $84,275 21 -0.77 88 — — — — —
Chemistry 9 — 44% 33% 22% 11% 0% 0% $67,934 32 -0.35 71 96% — — — —
Chemistry 24 — 50% 58% 8% 17% 4% 8% $67,934 32 -0.35 71 96% — — — —
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 20 — 40% 80% 0% 10% 0% 0% $62,049 44 -0.27 61 96% — — — —
Geosciences 12 — 67% 67% 25% 0% 0% 8% $62,049 44 -0.27 61 96% — — — —
Mathematics 62 +14 69% 47% 21% 6% 0% 13% $73,662 40 -0.44 79 96% — — — —
Physics 13 — 85% 62% 15% 8% 0% 0% $81,870 45 -0.12 86 95% — — — —
Statistics 17 +2 65% 65% 12% 0% 0% 0% $85,129 22 -0.75 88 — — — — —
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics 4 +1 100% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $81,870 45 -0.12 86 95% — — — —
Biochemistry 23 — 57% 43% 30% 4% 4% 9% $67,388 26 -0.37 70 — — — — —
Bioinformatics 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,776 23 -0.42 69 — — — — —
Biology 187 +1 45% 42% 22% 7% 6% 4% $66,581 52 +0.02 69 95% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 68 +3 50% 46% 28% 4% 10% 0% $66,581 35 -0.27 69 95% — — — —
Biotechnology 11 — 55% 18% 36% 0% 9% 18% $66,786 23 -0.42 69 — — — — —
Neuroscience 51 — 37% 39% 14% 12% 14% 4% $64,221 30 -0.24 65 — — — — —
Environmental Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,960 11 -1.22 27 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 53 +4 53% 77% 6% 0% 6% 2% $48,960 11 -1.22 27 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 9 — 0% 78% 11% 0% 0% 0% $67,923 68 +0.38 71 94% — — — —
Pharmacology and Toxicology 4 — 75% 0% 25% 0% 50% 0% $89,282 26 -0.95 91 94% — — — —
Economics 79 +13 81% 34% 15% 11% 4% 24% $76,792 19 -0.80 82 95% — — — —
Economics 3 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $76,792 19 -0.80 82 95% — — — —
African American Studies 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $44,855 6 -1.14 17 89% — — — —
American Studies — — — — — — — — $46,414 7 -1.02 20 — — — — —
Asian Studies/Civilization 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,303 6 -1.03 20 — — — — —
Classical Languages 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,220 25 -0.61 33 — — — — —
Comparative Group Studies — +4 — — — — — — $44,855 6 -1.14 17 89% — — — —
English 41 +10 34% 63% 2% 17% 10% 0% $53,282 58 +0.11 38 93% — — — —
French 5 +3 0% 40% 0% 0% 20% 0% $51,320 25 -0.60 33 90% — — — —
History 61 +3 74% 70% 2% 10% 8% 3% $59,345 72 +0.24 54 97% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $58,875 66 +0.15 53 — — — — —
Italian — — — — — — — — $51,320 25 -0.60 33 90% — — — —
Linguistics 14 +1 50% 64% 14% 0% 0% 14% $49,919 22 -0.72 29 82% — — — —
Philosophy 9 +6 56% 67% 0% 0% 11% 0% $58,524 47 -0.22 52 — — — — —
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 5 +2 60% 60% 20% 0% 20% 0% $58,781 66 +0.14 53 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +5 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,320 25 -0.60 33 90% — — — —
Anthropology 16 +3 31% 81% 0% 6% 0% 6% $50,371 24 -0.59 30 100% — — — —
Cognitive Science 19 +1 42% 32% 42% 11% 5% 0% $73,943 36 -0.37 79 — — — — —
Communication 277 +15 36% 41% 4% 6% 5% 39% $63,080 57 +0.11 63 95% — — — —
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 29 +3 72% 31% 7% 7% 3% 52% $63,158 61 +0.12 63 93% — — — —
Geography 8 +1 62% 38% 25% 12% 0% 12% $63,158 61 +0.12 63 93% — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 10 +3 30% 50% 0% 0% 10% 20% $65,331 31 -0.39 67 — — — — —
Political Science 83 +20 52% 65% 5% 13% 6% 1% $68,990 43 -0.24 73 96% — — — —
Psychology 479 +62 25% 38% 10% 6% 5% 34% $58,567 73 +0.53 52 95% — — — —
Social Sciences 174 +23 18% 55% 11% 10% 11% 3% $58,765 67 +0.17 53 97% — — — —
Sociology 114 +22 33% 20% 4% 8% 3% 63% $56,399 54 -0.04 47 95% — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $47,336 37 -0.35 22 82% — — — —
Dance 15 +1 13% 53% 0% 7% 27% 0% $37,998 19 -0.68 7 100% — — — —
Film Studies 54 +1 63% 46% 13% 7% 7% 17% $48,291 48 -0.11 25 93% — — — —
Music 4 +1 75% 25% 25% 25% 0% 0% $37,878 11 -0.95 7 — — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,805 11 -0.96 6 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 5 +1 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $36,607 9 -1.09 6 90% — — — —
Studio Art 51 — 31% 41% 27% 4% 12% 6% $47,336 54 +0.05 22 82% — — — —
Theatre 15 +1 40% 67% 7% 0% 13% 7% $36,607 14 -0.86 6 90% — — — —
Urban Studies/Affairs 11 +1 45% 18% 27% 9% 9% 0% $66,198 35 -0.22 68 — — — — —
Criminology 89 +24 36% 52% 6% 11% 13% 1% $58,066 44 -0.25 51 — — — — —
Legal Studies 95 +31 34% 51% 14% 7% 13% 1% $42,926 0 -2.34 13 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Architecture and Planning 104 52% 55% 12% 5% 12% 9% $63,942 23 -0.47 64 95%
Architecture 59 — 49% 51% 19% 3% 10% 10% $65,450 31 -0.30 67 95% — — — —
Environmental Design/Architecture 45 +2 56% 60% 4% 7% 13% 7% $61,965 17 -0.70 60 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences 995 82% 48% 24% 6% 7% 9% $94,416 93 -1.07 93 97%
Aerospace Engineering 110 +2 90% 65% 14% 2% 7% 5% $84,452 1 -2.37 88 95% — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 38 +2 58% 53% 18% 8% 5% 13% $86,611 16 -1.04 89 95% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 45 +2 67% 69% 7% 0% 9% 2% $94,300 13 -1.15 93 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering 103 — 77% 57% 12% 7% 9% 8% $84,605 11 -1.10 88 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 34 — 91% 53% 18% 12% 3% 6% $100,150 11 -0.80 96 93% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 76 +1 84% 50% 21% 8% 12% 5% $90,591 1 -1.25 92 96% — — — —
Engineering Physics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $90,264 12 -1.01 91 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering 27 — 37% 67% 11% 4% 7% 0% $73,005 5 -1.71 78 98% — — — —
General Engineering 9 — 100% 33% 11% 22% 0% 22% $90,318 24 -0.63 91 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 25 — 72% 68% 12% 0% 4% 4% $90,509 3 -1.49 91 98% — — — —
Materials Engineering — — — — — — — — $89,579 20 -0.55 91 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 155 +56 91% 57% 14% 5% 7% 6% $89,480 6 -1.22 91 96% — — — —
Computer Science 344 +10 86% 31% 39% 6% 5% 13% $105,952 30 -0.56 97 97% — — — —
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management 28 — 64% 29% 46% 11% 4% 4% $95,079 47 -0.15 94 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Management 828 66% 45% 19% 5% 7% 17% $76,425 63 -0.14 82 97%
Accounting 108 +1 62% 54% 29% 4% 5% 5% $92,520 67 +0.36 93 96% — — — —
Business Administration 658 +9 65% 47% 17% 4% 7% 18% $73,354 54 -0.22 79 98% — — — —
International Business 62 +8 85% 15% 15% 15% 15% 32% $80,985 60 -0.12 86 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 196 18% 55% 19% 9% 9% 1% $94,762 93 +0.25 94 96% 2.4%
Nursing 196 +1 18% 55% 19% 9% 9% 1% $94,762 70 +0.25 94 96% 2.4% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 10 70% 40% 50% 0% 0% 10% $136,315 100 +0.63 100 95%
Pharmaceutical Sciences 10 — 70% 40% 50% 0% 0% 10% $136,315 66 +0.63 100 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Public Health and Health Professions 292 28% 51% 17% 13% 9% 2% $66,253 33 +0.20 69 96%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 52 — 0% 63% 2% 12% 15% 0% $65,798 69 +0.48 68 94% — — — —
Exercise Science 94 +29 50% 57% 17% 9% 5% 2% $70,028 81 +0.96 74 98% — — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 24 — 33% 54% 25% 8% 4% 4% $96,537 93 +1.68 94 100% — — — —
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 10 — 20% 60% 20% 0% 0% 10% $76,668 48 -0.22 82 — — — — —
Occupational Therapy 1 +39 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,532 55 +0.00 72 — — — — —
Public Health 111 +9 23% 38% 22% 21% 12% 2% $55,763 16 -0.87 45 94% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,489
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $33,550
Est. In-State Cost $14,862
Est. Out-of-State Cost $43,400
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 60%
6-Year Graduation Rate 75%
Transfer-Out Rate 14%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 25.3% 1,209 31% 42% 8% 8% 6% 30% $60,470 58 +0.23 57 95% —
Business & Economics 19.1% 910 67% 44% 18% 5% 7% 18% $76,458 43 -0.20 82 97% —
Engineering 13.1% 623 81% 58% 14% 5% 8% 6% $88,018 2 -1.39 90 96% —
Health Sciences 10.5% 502 25% 52% 18% 11% 9% 2% $78,963 58 +0.22 84 96% 2.4%
Computer Science 7.8% 372 84% 31% 40% 6% 5% 12% $105,134 40 -0.53 97 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.1% 341 46% 42% 23% 7% 8% 4% $66,290 43 -0.12 69 95% —
Arts 5.5% 261 48% 50% 15% 5% 11% 8% $53,369 58 -0.34 39 92% —
Professional 3.9% 184 35% 51% 10% 9% 13% 1% $50,249 2 -1.33 30 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.4% 163 63% 56% 15% 7% 1% 7% $72,405 33 -0.39 77 96% —
Humanities 3.0% 144 53% 66% 3% 10% 9% 3% $55,768 57 -0.01 45 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.3% 63 44% 78% 6% 0% 5% 2% $51,669 14 -0.99 34 94% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $165M #49 44% $16.0M 27 #71 134 29
Life & Natural Sciences $141M #39 57% $6.5M 39 #68 371 159
Engineering $124M #36 72% $4.2M 65 #60 378 49
Education $28.8M #19 17% $0.1M 36 #106 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $24.9M #114 62% $0.2M 46 #67 262 70
Computer Science $22.0M #48 67% $0.1M 19 #52 161 11
Business & Economics $17.8M #33 3% $0.1M 19 #62 22 1
Humanities & Social Sciences $12.2M #137 49% $0.2M 64 #80 254 19
Agriculture & Food Science $1.0M #158 79% $0 1 #115 4 4
Total $538M #57 53% $27.3M 316 #72 1,586 342

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 118 $14.1M $14.1M $0
Track & Field (combined) 106 $652K $652K $0
Wrestling 34 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Basketball 15 $4.3M $4.3M $0
Tennis 7 $637K $637K $0
Total 219 $20.7M $20.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 146 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Swimming & Diving 29 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Soccer 26 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 23 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 16 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Volleyball 16 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Tennis 8 $804K $804K $0
Total 177 $10.0M $10.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 252 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Football 118 $14.1M $14.1M $0
Wrestling 34 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Basketball 31 $7.3M $7.3M $0
Swimming & Diving 29 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Soccer 26 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 23 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Volleyball 16 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Tennis 15 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Total 396 $50.0M $50.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 71% 94%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 29%
SAT Range 1220 – 1390
SAT Math Range 610 – 700
SAT RW Range 610 – 690