Overview
Name: SUNY Buffalo State University
Founded: 1871
Location: Buffalo, NY | 125-acre campus
Interim President: Bonita R. Durand, Ph.D.
Designation: Carnegie Master's 1 institution
Accreditation: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools | Complete accreditation list
Alumni: 100,000+ around the world; 57,000+ in Western New York
Athletics: NCAA Division III | 8 men's and 11 women's varsity sports
Enrollment
Student Enrollment (Fall 2025)
6,095 students
5,196 undergraduate
899 graduate
Class Size
- 90 percent of all classes have fewer than 40 students
- Average undergraduate class size is 15
- Classes for undergraduate majors usually have between 12 and 25 students
Admissions Acceptance Rate
84.5 percent (First-time applicants; fall 2024)
Data (Fall 2025)
Undergraduate
Enrollment Status
Full time: 4,671
Part time: 525
Total: 5,196
Ethnicity
African American: 1,498
American Indian/Alaskan Native: 26
Asian: 317
Hispanic: 733
Multiracial: 279
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders: 4
Non-Resident Alien: 99
White: 2,233
Undisclosed: 7
Geographic Origin
Erie County: 2,680
Niagara County: 327
Metro NYC: 882
Other NY State: 1,026
Other States: 159
International: 97
Unknown: 0
Gender
Female: 2,874
Male: 2,315
Age of Students
Under 25: 4,562
25 and over: 634
Residence Halls Occupancy
1,962
Graduate
Enrollment Status
Full time: 344
Part time: 55
Total: 899
Ethnicity
African American: 96
American Indian or Alaskan Native: 4
Asian: 39
Hispanic: 60
Multiracial: 28
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders: 1
Non-Resident Alien: 23
White: 647
Undisclosed: 1
Geographic Origin
Erie County: 586
Niagara County: 84
Metro NYC: 26
Other NY State: 142
Other States: 34
International: 23
Unknown: 4
Gender
Female: 660
Male: 239
Faculty and Staff Profile (Fall 2024)
Full time: 928
Part time: 341
Total: 1,269
- Percent of full-time faculty with doctoral degrees: 79%
- Percent of full-time faculty with terminal degrees: 83%
- Faculty members awarded the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching: 61
Honors and Distinctions
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
Community Engagement Classification 2015
Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE)
Best of District II Award winner
CollegeNET’s Social Mobility Index (SMI)
Ranked 35th nationally, 2020
Higher Education Anchor Mission Initiative Member
Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award
INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine
Inclusion Diversity Equity Awareness (IDEA) Award
Presented by Buffalo Business First and sponsored by M&T Bank and Phillips Lytle LLP.
President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
Since 2006
U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Colleges
Buffalo State ranked 10th in the North Region for economic diversity, 20th for social mobility, and tied in 32nd place for top public colleges in the North out of more than 170 institutions in the region.
Voter Friendly Campus 2023-2024
Washington Monthly: Best Bang for the Buck College and Master's Universities
Best Bang for the Buck College
Washington Monthly: Best Colleges for Student Voting
Washington Center's Higher Education Civic Engagement Award, 2016