SUNY Buffalo State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for SUNY Buffalo State University

SUNY Buffalo State University operates as a public institution located in Buffalo, New York (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 5,097 students of which 6,899 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. SUNY Buffalo State University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 73.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,070. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $11,346, with published in-state tuition of $8,533 and a Pell grant recipient share of 55.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,028, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 34.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 57.7%. Graduates earn a median of $52,334 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,877 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 532200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 63.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.