Undergraduate Admissions

Academic Performance

• Admission is based on academic performance in high school and on space availability.
   
• Successful applicants will be those who submit a completed application (i.e., completed Common App or SUNY application, essay, and high school transcript) with a demonstrated competitive high school curriculum.)
  
  Note: Submission of SAT or ACT test scores is optional.


• Students who apply without demonstrated success in a competitive curriculum may be reviewed using “holistic review,” which includes a variety of factors (i.e., Regents or other statewide test scores, letters of recommendation, strength of high school program completed, and extracurricular participation).

Special Consideration

• Special consideration for admission is available to applicants with extenuating circumstances that may have affected their past academic record. Students admitted under the special consideration provision may have stipulations attached to their admission (e.g., specific course enrollment, academic skill development, mentoring). 

Civic engagement and social responsibility are hallmarks of a Buffalo State education. 
Future Bengals: Be assured that any disciplinary action associated with your participation in a peaceful protest will not jeopardize your admission to Buffalo State.

Buffalo State accepts about 74 percent of first-time applicants.

General Admitted Student Profile High School
Average: 80.5-90.1 (Middle 50%) | 84 (Median)

Honors Admitted Student Profile High School 
Average: 92.5–97.4 (Middle 50%) | 94.0 (Median)

EOP Admitted Student Profile High School 
Average: 77.4–81.5 (Middle 50%) | 79.2 (Median)

Applications 20,694
First-Year 18,243
Transfer 2,451

Incoming 1718
First-Year 1247
Transfer 471

First-Year General
GPA 85.7
SAT 1126

First-Year Honors
GPA 94.9
SAT 1206

First-Year EOP
GPA 79.2
SAT 980

Transfer Students
GPA 2.56