University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York is a public research university in Buffalo, NY (suburb setting), with 20,463 undergraduates (49% women). It admitted 69% of 38,210 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1210–1380 on the SAT and 27–32 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $53,578 a year for out-of-state students and $33,788 in-state; aided first-year students paid $20,511 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 73% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering, social sciences. The campus reported 0.37 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University at Buffalo, the State University of New York ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,782 in-state · $30,572 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 33 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University at Buffalo, the 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.
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mid-American Conference | 26 | room 2 | 3 | $1.4M | $53,285 | 1000 | |
| Men's Basketball | Mid-American Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $4.3M | $284,235 | 961 | |
| Women's Basketball | Mid-American Conference | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $3M | $188,429 | 987 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mid-American Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 970 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mid-American Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 990 | |
| Football | Mid-American Conference | 118 | 13 over | 1 | $14M | $119,474 | 959 | |
| Softball | Mid-American Conference | 23 | room 2 | 3 | $1.1M | $47,371 | 986 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mid-American Conference | 29 | room 1 | 3 | $1.3M | $44,786 | 995 | |
| Men's Tennis | Mid-American Conference | 7 | room 3 | 4 | $637k | $91,062 | 981 | |
| Women's Tennis | Mid-American Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $805k | $100,602 | 984 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mid-American Conference | 106 | 61 over | 1 | $652k | $6,154 | 961 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mid-American Conference | 146 | 101 over | 7 | $1.2M | $7,919 | 988 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mid-American Conference | 16 | room 2 | 4 | $1.2M | $77,212 | 984 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Mid-American Conference | 34 | 4 over | 1 | $1M | $29,437 | 975 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.