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SUNY At Buffalo

SUNY At Buffalo

State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly known as University at Buffalo (UB) or SUNY at Buffalo, is a co-educational public research university. It has multiple campuses in Buffalo and Amherst, New York. It was established in the year 1846. The university offers more than 80 bachelor degrees, over 80 master degrees, and more than 70 doctoral degrees through the following academic divisions:

  • The College of Arts & Sciences
  • The Graduate School of Education
  • The Graduate School of Social Work
  • The Roswell Park Cancer Institute
  • The School of Architecture and Planning
  • The School of Dental Medicine
  • The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • The School of Management
  • The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
  • The School of Nursing
  • The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • The School of Public Health and Health Professions
  • The UB Law School

SUNY at Buffalo’s sports teams are known as the Buffalo Bulls.

Overview of SUNY At Buffalo

University At Buffalo is located in a large city, in Buffalo, NY. The school is a public institution. Degree levels at University At Buffalo top out at the Doctoral degree.

Areas of Study

Students at the school often study engineering.

University At Buffalo Selectivity

The admissions department at University At Buffalo does not accept all those who apply. In 2007, 48% of applicants were rejected at the school. Most students' verbal SAT scores were in the range of 500 to 610 in 2007. A quarter of students admitted in 2007 scored 650 or higher on the math SAT.

Faculty

The school's tenure system is geared toward rewarding and keeping the most valuable professors. By paying its faculty better than most schools, University At Buffalo tries to attract and retain a high quality teaching staff.

Student Body

The school offers classes to 28,054 students (25,252 full-time equivalent).

Student Life

University At Buffalo serves primarily full-time students. Many students live in housing on or near campus. Students sports include formal participation in Mid-American Conference competitions.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting University At Buffalo

SUNY At Buffalo
3435 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214
General Phone: (716) 645-2000
http://www.buffalo.edu

University At Buffalo Programs and Degrees (2007)

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Liberal Arts1,502humanities, English, history, economics, political science, library science, geography, sociology, ...
Business And Management987business management, finance, MIS, accounting, small business operations
Engineering639mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, industrial engineering, chemical engineering, aerospace engineering, environmental engineering, engineering physics
Education And Teaching508school counseling, education, elementary school teaching, education courses, English teaching, higher education administration, reading teaching, ESL instruction, ...
Therapy And Counseling500psychology, physical therapy, counseling psychology, educational psychology, clinical psychology, mental health counseling, social psychology, psychobiology
Science466chemistry, biology, biological and biomedical sciences, pharmacology and toxicology, biotechnology, chemistry courses, geology, physics, ...
Medicine358medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, public health, advanced dentistry, neuroscience, orthodontology, pharmaceutical chemistry
Media356communication studies, mass communication
Law271law, foreign lawyers, legal research
Computer Science And Engineering218computer and info science, computer science, computer engineering, information science, computer support
Family And Social Work201social work
Nutrition And Exercise Therapy194exercise science, occupational therapy, nutrition sciences, vocational counseling, rehabilitation
Nursing And Emergency Medicine190registered nursing, adult health nursing, nurse anesthetist, nurse practitioner, neonatal nursing, mental health nursing, various nursing, critical care nursing
Architecture And Planning154architecture, environmental design, urban planning
Medical Support And Technology144audiology and speech pathology, clinical lab tech, audiology, nuclear medical tech, dental services
Mathematics97mathematics, math
Fine Arts72fine arts, art history and criticism
Drama And Performing Arts71drama, dance, stagecraft
Art Studies30art studies
Religion And Philosophy27philosophy
Medical Administration23pharmacy courses, medical informatics
Music19music theory and composition, music, music performance, musicology
Photography And Commercial Art10film studies, commercial art

Number of programs and degrees for University At Buffalo in 2007:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree3,93966
Master's degree1,97199
First-professional degree5764
Doctor's degree39463
Post-master's certificate15616
Associate's degree11
First-professional certificate01

University At Buffalo Student Body

In 2007, University At Buffalo had a total enrollment of 28,054 students (25,252 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class:

GroupPercent
Men53%
Women47%
Full-Time100%
Part-Time0%

Students By Class:

GroupPercent
Undergraduate66%
Graduate27%
First Professional7%

Racial Diversity:
RacePercent
White60%
Black6%
Hispanic3%
Asian7%
American Indian0%
Unknown10%
(Foreign Students)13%

Students by Age:

AgePercent
Under 180%
18-1922%
20-2126%
22-2424%
25-2915%
30-346%
35-393%
40-493%
50-641%
65+0%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence:
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
New York85%
(International Students)9%
New Jersey1%
Pennsylvania1%

University At Buffalo Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2007):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time87 %
Part-Time55 %

University At Buffalo Room and Board (2007)

University At Buffalo offers campus housing for 7,507 of its 25,252 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of Buffalo, New York for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other New York Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

University At Buffalo Admissions and Selectivity (2007)

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total19,83110,24552%3,26332%
Men10,0315,26252%1,73133%
Women9,8004,98351%1,53231%

Standardized Test Scores:

Test25th Percentile75th Percetile
SAT Verbal500610
SAT Math540650
ACT Composite2327

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArequired
Class Rankrecommended
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programrecommended
Recommendationsrecommended
Formal Demonstration of Competencenot required
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)required
Percent of Applicants Submitting SAT93%
Percent of Applicants Submitting ACT27%
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)required

University At Buffalo Expenses and Financial Aid (2007)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 6,218
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 12,478
Room and board$ 8,620
Room charge$ 5,360
Board (meal plan) charge$ 3,260
Books and supplies$ 826
Other expenses$ 631

Financial Aid:
University At Buffalo participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 283700)

University At Buffalo Faculty

University At Buffalo has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured617184
Non-tenured, but on tenure track228127
Non-tenured and not on tenure track214182

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year28$154,9655$129,443
Associate professorcalendar year32$108,43217$100,744
Assistant professorcalendar year28$84,28030$77,546
Instructorcalendar year3$59,7360*
Lecturercalendar year1*4$74,671
All faculty totalcalendar year92$113,32856$89,016

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year270$120,18650$112,119
Associate professoracademic year168$84,49094$79,430
Assistant professoracademic year161$70,215127$62,235
Instructoracademic year0*3$49,352
Lectureracademic year9$61,76727$59,617
All faculty totalacademic year608$96,226301$75,528

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

University At Buffalo Athletics

Athletic Conferences:

SportConference
FootballMid-American Conference
BasketballMid-American Conference
BaseballMid-American Conference
TrackMid-American Conference

Students on Athletic Scholarships (2007):

SportMenWomenTotal
Total206147353
Football86086
Track203151
Baseball29029
Basketball121325
All Other Sports59103162

University At Buffalo Degree Programs (2007)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
Environmental Design/Architecture

ART STUDIES
Art/Art Studies, General

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Accounting
Business Administration and Management, General
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other
Finance, General
Management Information Systems, General

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Computer Engineering, General
Computer Science
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Information Science/Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
Dance, General
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Bilingual and Multilingual Education
Biology Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Education, General
Education, Other
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Elementary Education and Teaching
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Foreign Language Teacher Education
French Language Teacher Education
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
Mathematics Teacher Education
Multicultural Education
Music Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Reading Teacher Education
Sales & Marketing Oper/Marketing & Distribution Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Social Studies Teacher Education
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
Spanish Language Teacher Education
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering, General
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering Physics
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Social Work

FINE ARTS
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts, General

LAW
Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)

LIBERAL ARTS
African-American/Black Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization
Anthropology
Applied Economics
Asian Studies/Civilization
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General
Comparative Literature
Economics, General
English Language and Literature, General
French Language and Literature
General Studies
Geography
German Language and Literature
History, General
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
Italian Language and Literature
Library Science/Librarianship
Linguistics
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Political Science and Government, General
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS
Mathematics, General
Mathematics, Other

MEDIA
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION
Medical Informatics
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
Dental Services and Allied Professions, Other
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
Medicine (MD)
Neuroscience
Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC
Music Performance, General
Music Theory and Composition
Music, General
Musicology and Ethnomusicology

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
Critical Care Nursing
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
Nurse Anesthetist
Nursing, Other
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Nutrition Sciences
Occupational Therapy/Therapist
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART
Commercial and Advertising Art
Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy

SCIENCE
Anatomy
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biophysics
Biostatistics
Biotechnology
Chemistry, General
Chemistry, Other
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
Epidemiology
Geology/Earth Science, General
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Pathology/Experimental Pathology
Pharmacology
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Physics, General
Physiology, General
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Clinical Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Educational Psychology
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
Psychology, General
Social Psychology

University At Buffalo Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets University At Buffalo Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%University At Buffalo Number of degree programs
Number of students
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%University At Buffalo Number of students
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 4%University At Buffalo Salaries of full-time faculty
% of degrees in engineering
(vs. all colleges)
Top 17%University At Buffalo % of degrees in engineering
Male % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 17%University At Buffalo Male % of student body
% of degrees in drama and performing arts
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 19%University At Buffalo % of degrees in drama and performing arts
% of degrees in medicine
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 19%University At Buffalo % of degrees in medicine
% of degrees in therapy and counseling
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 19%University At Buffalo % of degrees in therapy and counseling
Selectivity (based on % of applicants accepted)
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 19%University At Buffalo Selectivity (based on % of applicants accepted)
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. all colleges)
Top 20%University At Buffalo Dorm rooms per full-time student
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Accepts some high school credits
Grants credits for AP courses
Offers distance learning
Career counseling
Career services
Student employment services
On-campus day care
Remedial classes for students
Option to study abroad
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Tenure system for quality teaching
Offers athletic scholarships
Has hospital on campus
NCAA athletic conference member

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