SUNY Buffalo State University
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $8,486
In-State Cost of Attendance: $23,171
Out-of-State Tuition: $18,906
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $33,591
Student Debt
Median total debt: $12,500
Students with federal loans: 52.9%
Students with Pell grants: 53.3%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $35,096
After 5 years: $50,369
Majors(63 programs)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(176 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(145 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(126 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(112 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(83 graduates)
- Information Science/Studies.(70 graduates)
- Social Work.(62 graduates)
- Apparel and Textiles.(60 graduates)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(56 graduates)
- Sociology.(55 graduates)
- Hospitality Administration/Management.(50 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(48 graduates)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(45 graduates)
- Economics.(41 graduates)
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.(39 graduates)
- Biology, General.(38 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(35 graduates)
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians.(28 graduates)
- History.(24 graduates)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(23 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(22 graduates)
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.(22 graduates)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.(21 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(21 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(20 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(19 graduates)
- Journalism.(16 graduates)
- Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians.(15 graduates)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(15 graduates)
- Graphic Communications.(14 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(10 graduates)
- Music.(9 graduates)
- Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.(8 graduates)
- Chemistry.(8 graduates)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(7 graduates)
- Philosophy.(7 graduates)
- Mathematics.(6 graduates)
- Geography and Cartography.(6 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(5 graduates)
- Urban Studies/Affairs.(5 graduates)
- Security Science and Technology.(4 graduates)
- Anthropology.(4 graduates)
- Physics.(3 graduates)
- International Relations and National Security Studies.(3 graduates)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(3 graduates)
- Applied Mathematics.(2 graduates)
- Woodworking.(2 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(2 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(1 graduates)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.
- Curriculum and Instruction.
- Educational Administration and Supervision.
- Education, Other.
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other.
- Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies.
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.
- Museology/Museum Studies.
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
- Social Sciences, General.
- Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry.
- Public Health.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,358 students
Admission Rate: 75.9%
Retention Rate: 54.7%
Graduation Rate: 36.0%
Student Demographics
White (45.2%)
Hispanic (12.5%)
Black (30.4%)
Asian (6.5%)
Two or More (4.2%)
International (0.4%)
Gender Distribution
Men (43.0%)
Women (57.0%)