University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
- Public
- Suburb
- 20,112 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 74%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,775per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 74%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $75,67910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under UB's Finish in 4 pledge, students who fulfill all requirements but cannot graduate in four years can complete needed courses free of tuition and comprehensive fees.
Source: Finish in 4 - Student Success and Academic Support Gateway - University at Buffalo
Under Finish in 4, students who fulfill their pledge but cannot finish on schedule receive needed remaining courses free of tuition and fees.
Source: Finish in 4 - Student Success and Academic Support Gateway
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 74%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1210–1380Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 27–32Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University at Buffalo's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
46% had a 3.75 or higher. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 81%36,780 admitted of 45,637 first-year applicants
- Off the wait list
- 12%106 admitted of 857 who stayed on the wait list (2,355 were offered a spot)
- ACT, middle 50%
- 27–312% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 27%56% were in the top quarter. Based on the 32% whose school ranks.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Test scores
Important
- Class rank
- Recommendations
Considered
- Essay
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Where you live
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University at Buffalo Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $21,775full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $31,688sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $11,036Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $32,466Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 74%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 85%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $75,67910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 20,112Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 37%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 28%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Appalachian State University Boone, NC — admits 90%
- University of Mississippi University, MS — admits 97%
- University of Kansas Lawrence, KS — admits 93%
- University of Kentucky Lexington, KY — admits 93%
Also worth a look
- James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA — admits 72%
- University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO — admits 78%
- University at Albany Albany, NY — admits 69%
- Temple University Philadelphia, PA — admits 80%
- University of Iowa Iowa City, IA — admits 84%
- University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI — admits 72%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University at Buffalo, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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