University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York · Public · 20,112 undergraduates · buffalo.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
81%
of 45,637 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1210 to 1380
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$41,230Est.Estimate
$64,210 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University at Buffalo
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
81% 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
$64,210
a year in 2027-28, from a $64,210 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1300
Send your score
About 72% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1180, and yours is above it.
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.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: First-Year - Undergraduate Admissions - University at Buffalo · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Dec15Priority deadline · December 15, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
81%
of applicants were admitted: 36,780 of 45,637 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by Nov. 1, hear by Ongoing basis.
Wait list
2,355 students were offered a spot; 106 were later admitted.
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. 27% of them sent SAT scores and 1.9% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1210 to 1380
Reading and Writing 610 to 690
Math 610 to 700
ACT composite 27 to 31
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160020%
- 1200 to 139968%
- 1000 to 119912%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 91.60
- 4.032%
- 3.75 to 3.9914%
- 3.50 to 3.7420%
- 3.25 to 3.4911%
- 3.00 to 3.2413%
- 2.50 to 2.999%
- Below 2.501%
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
$41,230
a year, in state
$64,210
a year, out of state (tuition $30,470)
- Tuition (in state)$7,490
- Fees$4,200
- Food and housing$19,130
- Books and supplies$1,590
- Transportation and other$8,820
University at Buffalo published $38,927 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$15,725
- $30,001 to $48,000$17,036
- $48,001 to $75,000$21,440
- $75,001 to $110,000$24,611
- Over $110,000$28,968
Financial aid
53%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$12,142
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
9.7%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $4,559 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
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 | ART105LAB |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 6 | ART120LAB |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AAS100LEC |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | APC999TR |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | AHI101LR + AHI102LR |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | APC999TR |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIO201LEC + APC999TR |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIO201LEC + APC999TR |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | APC999TR |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MTH141LR |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | APC999TR |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MTH142LR |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | APC999TR |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MTH141LR |
| Chemistry | 3 | 9 | APC999TR |
| Chemistry | 4 | 9 | CHE101LR + CHE113LAB + CHE102LR + CHE114LAB |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | APC999TR |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | CHI201LEC + CHI202LEC |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | APC999TR |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSC103LEC |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | APC999TR |
| Computer Science A | 5 | 4 | CSE115LR |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 4 | APC999TR |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | CSE101LLB |
| Drawing | 3 | 6 | APC999TR |
| Drawing | 4 | 6 | ART999TRSAE |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | APC999TR |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENG105LEC |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG999TR200 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | GEO104LEC |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | GEO104LEC or EVS118LEC |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIS999TRMOD |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FR112DIS |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FR152LEC |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | FR999TR200 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GER151LEC + APC999TR |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GER151LEC + GER152LEC |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | GER337LEC + APC999TR |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEO102LEC or GEO103LEC |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | ITA112DIS |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | ITA151LEC |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | ITA152LEC |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | JPN201LEC + APC999TR |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | JPN201LEC + JPN202LEC |
| Latin | 3 | 6 | APC999TR |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | LAT302LEC |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | APC999TR |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO181LD |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | APC999TR |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO182LD |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | APC999TR |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | MUS116LEC |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 5 | PHY101LR + PHY151LAB |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 5 | PHY102LR + PHY152LAB |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | APC999TR |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY108LR |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | APC999TR |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY107LR |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | APC999TR |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MTH114LEC |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | APC999TR |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY101LEC |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA112DIS |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPA152LEC |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | SPA207LEC |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA201DIS |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPA152LEC |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 3 | SPA210LEC |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | APC999TR |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | STA119LEC/REC |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | APC999TR |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSC101LEC |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIS999TRUSH |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIS999TRAAL |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
73%
Come back for a second year
85%
Typical earnings
$75,679
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University at Buffalo$74,743
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 40 majors here have earnings data.
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