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SUNY at Buffalo

General Information

Name: SUNY at Buffalo
Address: 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone:

  • General information: (716) 645-2000
  • Financial aid office: (716) 625-2450
  • Admissions office: (716) 645-6900

Website: www.buffalo.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$6,128$6,068$5,966
        Out-of-state$12,388$12,328$12,226
Books and supplies$893$850$795
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$8,108$7,526$8,086
        Other expenses$1,345$1,339$1,294
Off-campus
        Room and board$8,108$7,526$8,086
        Other expenses$1,975$1,939$1,294
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$1,975$1,939$1,294

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$16,474$15,783$16,141
        Off-campus$17,104$16,383$16,141
        Off-campus with family$8,996$8,857$8,055
Out-of-state
        On-campus$22,734$22,043$22,401
        Off-campus$23,364$22,643$22,401
        Off-campus with family$15,256$15,117$14,315

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 85%
  • Federal grants: 31%
  • State/local grants: 60%
  • Institutional grants: 20%
  • Student loans: 63%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2823
  • State/local grants:$1076
  • Institutional grants:$2240
  • Student loans:$3970

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$40
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2005
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants18,3919,2219,170
Percent admitted56.9%57.4%56.4%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time30.7%32.0%29.4%
Part-time0.1%0.1%0.1%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 27220
Undergraduate enrollment: 18165
First-time student retention: 87%
Overall graduation rate: 59%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 93%
    • Part Time: 7%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 54%
    • Women: 46%

White non-hispanic: 63%
Black non-hispanic: 7%
Hispanic: 4%
Asian/pacific islander: 8%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 17%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Bachelor, Master
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Master
  • Environmental Design/Architecture - Bachelor
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies - Bachelor
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Asian Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Women's Studies - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Anatomy - Master
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Bioinformatics - Bachelor
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other - Bachelor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biophysics - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Biostatistics - Master
  • Biotechnology - Bachelor, Master
  • Epidemiology - Master, Doctor
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology - Master, Doctor
  • Molecular Pharmacology - Bachelor
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology - Doctor
  • Pharmacology - Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Master
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other - Master
  • Finance, General - Master
  • Management Information Systems, General - Master
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Master, Doctor
  • Computer Science - Bachelor
  • Information Science/Studies - Master
    Education
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education - Master
  • Biology Teacher Education - Master
  • Chemistry Teacher Education - Master
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master, Doctor
  • Education, General - Master
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design - Master
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Master, Doctor
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education - Master, Doctor
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education - Doctor
  • French Language Teacher Education - Master
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration - Master, Doctor
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Master, Doctor
  • Music Teacher Education - Master
  • Reading Teacher Education - Master, Doctor
  • Sales & Marketing Oper/Marketing & Distribution Teacher Education - Master
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education - Master, Doctor
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education - Doctor
  • Social Studies Teacher Education - Master
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education - Master
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Doctor
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels - Master
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Master
    Engineering
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering - Bachelor
  • Industrial Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Comparative Literature - Master, Doctor
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Italian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Linguistics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing - Master
  • Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences - Doctor
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist - Bachelor
  • Critical Care Nursing - Master
  • Dental Services and Allied Professions, Other - Master
  • Dentistry (DDS, DMD) - First Professional
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner - Master
  • Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing - Master
  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD) - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Medicine (MD) - First Professional
  • Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist - Bachelor
  • Nurse Anesthetist - Master
  • Nursing, Other - Master
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist - Bachelor, Master
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD) - Master
  • Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) - First Professional
  • Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist - Doctor
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing - Master
  • Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) - Master
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other - Doctor
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor - Master
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Law (LL.B.,J.D.) - First Professional
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other - Master
  • Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL) - Master
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Library Science
  • Library Science/Librarianship - Master
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mathematics, Other - Bachelor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Neuroscience - Doctor
  • Nutrition Sciences - Master
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Theoretical and Mathematical Physics - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology - Doctor
  • Counseling Psychology - Doctor
  • Educational Psychology - Master, Doctor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Social Work - Master, Doctor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geography - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor, Master
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Dance, General - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other - Bachelor
  • Film/Cinema Studies - Bachelor
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Music Performance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Music Theory and Composition - Master, Doctor
  • Music, General - Bachelor
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology - Doctor


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