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SUNY Buffalo State University

SUNY Buffalo State University
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222-1095

Official telephone: (716) 878-4000
Fax number: (716) 878-6100
Website: https://suny.buffalostate.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 5,205
Full-time undergraduates: 4,696
Part-time undergraduates: 507
Total graduate students: 981
Full-time graduate students: 386
Part-time graduate students: 595
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
28.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
13.0% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
45.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.0% Nonresident Alien
0.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 115 acres

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 59%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 37%
Percent of students who live off campus: 63%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1700
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
United Students Government; Wilderness Adventures; Caribbean Students Organization; Criminal Justice Club; The Gamming Guild

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball  
Men's bowling  
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's fencing  
Men's football NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's indoor track NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's rugby  
Men's skiing (cross-country)  
Men's skiing (downhill)  
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's bowling  
Women's cheerleading  
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's rugby  
Women's skiing (cross-country)  
Women's skiing (downhill)  
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III

Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball; football; ice hockey; lacrosse; racquetball; soccer; softball; volleyball; water polo; swimming and diving; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Buffalo-Niagara International

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

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