Division III · Liberty League
Buffalo State, State University of New York Football
Buffalo, NY · the Bengals · Buffalo State, State University of New York overview
120
Roster
2024–25 season
$705k
Team budget
68th percentile in Division III
$5,878
Per roster spot
median $5,431
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Buffalo State, State University of New York fields a football team in the Liberty League (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 120 players, above the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $705,440, above the median of $613k — $5,878 per roster spot, upper half of Division III football programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III football programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#74Team budgetof 232 · Division III#93Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#88Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III football program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster120 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$705,440 for the year
- Operating expenses$184,086 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,878 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$31,287 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Neale head coach | Interim Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division III roster spots26,128 232 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,572undergraduates · 6,470 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 15,943 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1190
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 36%
Football
Full picture →120on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $705,440 $5,879 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $31,287
Cost
Full picture →$13,735net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,486 in-state · $18,906 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.75violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in education · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Buffalo State, State University of New York
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Football program120 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,735 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,572Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.75 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Football programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference | 7 | 118 | $14M | 959 | 69% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Liberty League | 13 | 53 | $418k | — | 98% | |
| State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 | 51 | 107 | $803k | — | 71% | |
| University of Rochester Division III · Liberty League | 65 | 113 | $568k | — | 36% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · Empire 8 | 70 | 148 | $730k | — | 68% | |
| Alfred State College Division III · Empire 8 | 73 | 110 | $619k | — | 82% | |
| Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 | 73 | 115 | $603k | — | 48% | |
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference | 83 | 134 | $3M | — | 83% | |
| Gannon University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 83 | 109 | $2.3M | — | 77% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 96 | 106 | $762k | — | 57% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 110 | 108 | $788k | — | 59% | |
| Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 123 | — | — | — | — |
Other football programs in the Liberty League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union College (New York) | 100 | $797k | $7,971 | — | vs | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 114 | $791k | $6,938 | — | vs | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 106 | $762k | $7,190 | — | vs | |
| Buffalo State, State University of New York | 120 | $705k | $5,878 | — | vs | |
| St. Lawrence University | 97 | $687k | $7,086 | — | vs | |
| Ithaca College | 107 | $675k | $6,312 | — | vs | |
| University of Rochester | 113 | $568k | $5,022 | — | vs | |
| Hilbert College | 53 | $418k | $7,882 | — | vs |
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