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SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo, NY · Public · 5,097 students · mostly bachelor degrees
88th-cheapest of 328 New York colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$11,346
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$24,279
Graduation rate
33%
Admission rate
73%
Median graduate earnings
$52,334
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$21,028
Average SAT
1070
Pell grant recipients
56%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
150 programsSemiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$98,018Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$82,242Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$73,327Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$67,787Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree16 grads/yr$67,511Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree56 grads/yr$64,628Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Bachelor's Degree$64,059Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) Program · Master's Degree$63,411Environmental Chemistry · Bachelor's Degree2 grads/yr$61,262Dietetics/Dietitian · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$60,937Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) Program · Bachelor's Degree$59,096Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$58,497General Studies · Master's Degree$58,389Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$58,041Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Master's Degree59 grads/yr$57,652Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree123 grads/yr$57,114Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$57,096Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree85 grads/yr$56,034Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$54,561Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Master's Degree108 grads/yr$54,034Social Work · Bachelor's Degree56 grads/yr$53,130Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree54 grads/yr$52,490Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$51,379Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree98 grads/yr$51,209Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree54 grads/yr$51,175
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.