University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY · Public research
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Acceptance rate
80.6%
36,780 admitted
SAT · 50th
6-yr grad
72.8%
Retention 85.0%
Undergrads
21,192
12:1 S-F
Admissions
80.1% / 70.5%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications45,637
Overall admit rate80.6%
In-state admit rate80.1%
Out-of-state admit rate70.5%
Enrolled5,155 · 14.0% yield
Admitted from waitlist106 of 2,355
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record, Test scores
Important factorsClass rank
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
SAT composite · 50th %ile
SAT
255075
R&W610650690
Math610650700
Comp
ACT
255075
Comp272931
Cost & aid
$7,070
in-state tuition
out-of-state $28,500
Tuition (in-state)$7,070
Tuition (out-of-state)$28,500
Fees$3,966
Room & board$18,063
Books$1,500
Avg need-based grant$12,413
% need met51.0%
Avg debt at graduation$36,063
Academics
12 : 1
student-faculty ratio
85.0% retention
Student-faculty12 : 1
Retention85.0%
4-year graduation57.9%
6-year graduation72.8%
Enrollment
21,192
undergraduates
3.0% out-of-state · 433 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates21,192
First-year5,155
Transfer1,493
Full-time93%
Female46%
Out-of-state3.0%
International (freshmen)433
Rankings
#41
Princeton Review
Undergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship#4126
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities#4926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#5726
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#5926
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#7526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#7826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#8826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceMid-American Conference6
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingNew York colleges40
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$50
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionNovember → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early actionNov 1 → Ongoing basis
Test policyTest Optional
Admissions URLbuffalo.edu/admissions
Admissions emailub-admissions@buffalo.edu
Admissions phone(716) 645-6900
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Stony Brook Univer…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Stony Brook University NY · Public48.2%141018K
Binghamton University NY · Public37.3%141014K
Syracuse University NY · Private (nonprofit)45.9%134015K
University of Connecticut CT · Public54.4%135021K
Temple University PA · Public86.2%120021K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University at Buffalo

7 years of University at Buffalo's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.