SUNY Buffalo State University

  • Details

  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 75.87%
    • Average SAT Scores 1080
    • Four Year Completion Rate 24.6% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 36.04% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 42.23% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    Average
    4 Year
    24.6%
    6 Year
    36.0%
    8 Year
    42.2%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $23,171 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $18,906 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $8,486 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $12,500 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $21,028 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $6,923 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $10,684 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $12,992 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $17,379 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $18,478 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $21,201 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $40,877 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $39,620 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $46,928 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $46,253 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $52,334 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Economics Bachelor's Degree $18,166 No data $36,130
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Information Science/Studies Bachelor's Degree $21,954 No data $36,405
Educational Administration and Supervision Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Journalism Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other Bachelor's Degree $15,495 No data No data
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,612
Curriculum and Instruction Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree $18,986 $15,510 $29,825
Education, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data $48,939
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $23,463 No data $30,437
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Social Work Bachelor's Degree $14,909 No data $33,534
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $23,336 $20,292 $25,844
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data $55,172
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree $22,913 $17,123 $27,658
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,017
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's Degree $19,971 $12,850 $32,852
Social Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Woodworking Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree No data No data $20,151
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree $16,835 $15,332 $27,003
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data $62,019
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies Bachelor's Degree $23,980 $19,025 $27,193
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Security Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $20,468 $18,946 $29,388
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $24,021 No data $27,129
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $24,777 $17,246 $37,646
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Apparel and Textiles Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Museology/Museum Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $18,919 $12,000 $30,625
Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Health Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,631
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,709
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree $17,385 No data $31,023
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,349