SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo, New York · Public · 5,097 undergraduates · suny.buffalostate.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
84%
of 24,562 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
923 to 1170
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$31,480Est.Estimate
$44,100 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at SUNY Buffalo State University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
84% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$44,100
a year in 2027-28, from a $44,100 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1060
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1060).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Apply - First-Year | Buffalo State University Admissions · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Jul27Other deadline · July 27, 2027
- Aug6Other deadline · August 6, 2027
Who gets in
84%
of applicants were admitted: 20,689 of 24,562 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 13% of them sent SAT scores and 0% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 923 to 1170
Reading and Writing 470 to 600
Math 450 to 580
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16003.5%
- 1200 to 139919%
- 1000 to 119941%
- 800 to 99927%
- 600 to 7998.8%
- 400 to 5990.6%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 84.56
- 4.01%
- 3.75 to 3.998.7%
- 3.50 to 3.7422%
- 3.25 to 3.4934%
- 3.00 to 3.2435%
- 2.50 to 2.990.2%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$31,480
a year, in state
$44,100
a year, out of state (tuition $20,110)
- Tuition (in state)$7,490
- Fees$1,550
- Food and housing$17,860
- Books and supplies$1,110
- Transportation and other$3,470
SUNY Buffalo State University published $29,731 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$6,914
- $30,001 to $48,000$8,222
- $48,001 to $75,000$12,978
- $75,001 to $110,000$15,205
- Over $110,000$19,039
Financial aid
79%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$14,980
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
18%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $5,065 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
39 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $750Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 6 | AAD 102 and DES 1XX |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 6 | AAD103 and DES 1XX |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | AAD 252, 251 |
| Biology | 3 | 6 | BIO100 and BIO 1XX |
| Biology | 5 | 6 | BIO100 and BIO 111 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MAT126 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MAT 161 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MAT161 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MAT161 and MAT 162 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHE101 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 6 | CHE111, CHE1XX, CHE 113 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | CHI201 and CHI 202 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 6 | PSC1XX and PSC 101 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CIS1XX |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 6 | CIS 1XX, CIS 1XX |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CIS 1XX |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 6 | CIS 1XX, CIS 1XX |
| Drawing | 3 | 6 | AAD 101 and FAR 1XX |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | CWP101 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | CWP101 and CWP 102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 1XX |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENG 1XX |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 6 | GES123 and GES 1XX |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIS 116 and HIS 117 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FRE101 and FRE 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GER 101 and GER 102 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 6 | GEG1XX and GEG 102 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | ITA 101, ITA 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FLA 101, FLA 102 |
| Latin | 3 | 6 | LAT101 and LAT 102 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 6 | ECO1XX and ECO 201 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 6 | ECO1XX and ECO 202 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 6 | MUS 210 and MUS 1XX |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY 1XX |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY 107 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY 1XX |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY 108 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHY 1XX |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 5 | PHY112 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHY1XX |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 5 | PHY111 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MAT 114 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | MAT 124 |
| Psychology | 3 | 6 | PSY101 and PSY 1XX |
| Research | 3 | 3 | ENG 1XX |
| Research | 4 | 3 | CWP 102 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | CWP 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPA101 and SPA 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPA 201, SPA 202 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPA 202, SPA 301 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPA201 and SPA 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPA 202, SPA 301 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPA 302, SPA 303 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MAT311 |
| Statistics | 4 | 6 | MAT311 and MAT 3XX |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 6 | PSC102 and PSC 1XX |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIS106 and HIS 107 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIS 230 and HIS 231 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
34%
Come back for a second year
58%
Typical earnings
$55,028
a year, 10 years after starting here
- SUNY Buffalo State University$63,129
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 26 majors here have earnings data.
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