Student Population at Buffalo State

Total Enrollment

6,445

Undergraduate

5,464

Graduate

981

Online Enrollment

369

Men Students

2,637

Women Students

3,808

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 6,445 students have enrolled at SUNY Buffalo State University - 5,464 undergraduate and 981 graduate.

By gender, 2,637 male and 3,808 female students are attending SUNY Buffalo State University. By attendance status, there are 5,247 full-time students and 1,198 part-time students.

The number of students at SUNY Buffalo State University is relatively small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Alfred University and Canisius University, its population is small (average population is 11,913).

SUNY Buffalo State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 369 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between SUNY Buffalo State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,637 male and 3,808 female students attending Buffalo State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.69 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Buffalo State.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Buffalo State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,464	4,861	603
Men	2,381	2,090	291
Women	3,083	2,771	312

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Buffalo State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	981	386	595
Men	256	92	164
Women	725	294	431

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,241 White students (50.29%) and 1,758 Black or African American students (27.28%) at SUNY Buffalo State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at SUNY Buffalo State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at SUNY Buffalo State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	25	5	20
Asian	354	167	187
Black or African American	1,635	730	905
Hispanic	666	299	367
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0	3
White	2,523	1,069	1,454
Two or More Races	210	84	126
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	13	10	3
Total	5,464	2,381	3,083

Population by Race/Ethnicity at SUNY Buffalo State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1
Asian	35	10	25
Black or African American	123	35	88
Hispanic	57	16	41
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	718	175	543
Two or More Races	29	9	20
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	2	2	0
Total	981	256	725

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 5,131 students whose age under twenty five and 741 students whose age is over thirty years old at SUNY Buffalo State University.

Especially, 295 students are younger than eighteen and 13 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at SUNY Buffalo State University.

Population by Student Age at SUNY Buffalo State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,464	2,381	3,083
Under 18	295	119	176
18-19	1,858	817	1,041
20-21	1,697	656	1,041
22-24	881	448	433
25-29	339	171	168
30-34	155	66	89
35-39	94	47	47
40-49	75	32	43
50-64	59	21	38
65 and over	11	4	7
Total	5,464	2,381	3,083

Population by Student Age at SUNY Buffalo State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	981	256	725
20-21	32	7	25
22-24	368	72	296
25-29	234	63	171
30-34	116	41	75
35-39	87	27	60
40-49	80	24	56
50-64	62	22	40
65 and over	2	0	2
Total	981	256	725

Online Student Population

At SUNY Buffalo State University, 2,352 students (36.49% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 369 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 323 students live in New York where SUNY Buffalo State University is located in and 41 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	6,445	5,464	981
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	369	142	227
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,983	1,785	198
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	4,093	3,537	556

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	369	142	227
New York Residents	323	138	185
Other State in U.S.	41	3	38
Outside of U.S.	5	1	4
Unknown	0	0	0