Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UB's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York.
UB has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 30,783 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York average (9,101 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
University at Buffalo31,90320,35911,544
Similarly Ranked Schools30,78324,6196,164
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York9,1017,9131,823
The below chart compares the student population between University at Buffalo and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 16,348 male and 15,555 female students attending UB. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.05 to 1 and the ratio is than 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 UB.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UB
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total20,35918,7711,588
Men11,04910,271778
Women9,3108,500810
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UB
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total11,5447,4834,061
Men5,2993,4391,860
Women6,2454,0442,201

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 13,595 White students (42.61%) and 4,699 Asian students (14.73%) at University at Buffalo(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University at Buffalo.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University at Buffalo
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native924646
Asian3,7052,1581,547
Black or African American1,899900999
Hispanic1,905988917
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander853
White8,8804,9613,919
Two or More Races792403389
Race/Ethnicity Unknown694435259
Total 20,35911,0499,310
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University at Buffalo
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native381424
Asian994403591
Black or African American676225451
Hispanic602237365
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander312
White4,7151,8082,907
Two or More Races29188203
Race/Ethnicity Unknown285127158
Total 11,5445,2996,245

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 24,360 students whose age under twenty five and 3,184 students whose age is over thirty years old at University at Buffalo.
Especially, 606 students are younger than eighteen and 21 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University at Buffalo.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University at Buffalo
TotalMenWomen
Total20,359 11,0499,310
Under 18606 331275
18-197,902 4,2633,639
20-217,900 4,2063,694
22-242,875 1,6291,246
25-29711 453258
30-34173 8489
35-3990 3753
40-4977 3641
50-6420 713
65 and over5 32
Total 20,359 11,0499,310
Population by Student Age at University at Buffalo
TotalMenWomen
Total11,544 5,2996,245
18-1915 411
20-21588 269319
22-244,474 2,1402,334
25-293,648 1,7811,867
30-341,231 562669
35-39630 245385
40-49650 213437
50-64292 79213
65 and over16 610
Total 11,544 5,2996,245

Online Student Population

At University at Buffalo, 16,190 students (50.75% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,663 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, 2,305 students live in New York where University at Buffalo is located in and 207 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total31,90320,35911,544
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,6635102,153
Enrolled Some in Online Classes13,52711,3592,168
Not Enrolled in Online Classes15,7138,4907,223
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,6635102,153
New York Residents2,3054041,901
Other State in U.S.20719188
Outside of U.S.1518764
Unknown000