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Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
69.30%	1,290

University at Buffalo's acceptance rate is 69.30% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 38,210 students applied and 26,481 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into UB.

UB's acceptance rate places 42nd out of 166 New York colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,290 and the ACT score is 30 at UB. UB's SAT score ranks 30th out of 91 New York colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to UB, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit and recommendations is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of University at Buffalo is 69.30% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 16.13%. 18,454 men and 19,756 women applied to UB and 12,551 men and 13,930 women students were accepted.

Among them, 2,317 men and 1,954 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at UB.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at UB
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	38,210	18,454	19,756	0	0
Admitted	26,481	12,551	13,930	0	0
Enrolled	4,271	2,317	1,954	0	0
Acceptance Rate	69.30%	68.01%	70.51%	-	-
Yield	16.13%	18.46%	14.03%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University at Buffalo 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 1,406 students (33% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 138 students (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at UB.

The median SAT score is 1,290 with 640 SAT EBRW and 650 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 680 and the 25^th percentile is 600. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 700 and 25^th percentile is 610 .

The median ACT composite score is 30 with 75^th percentile score of 32 and 25^th percentile score of 27 at UB. The median ACT math score is 28 and the ACT English score is 29.

The SAT and ACT scores at University at Buffalo are relatively high compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,255, ACT: 27 - public research university with very high research activity).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at UB
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1210	1290	1380
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	600	640	680
SAT Math	610	650	700
ACT Composite	27	30	32
ACT Math	26	28	31
ACT English	25	29	33

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University at Buffalo 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 4,271 first-year students enrolled in UB. The proportion of full-time students is 99.56% and part-time students is 0.44%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 54.25% and women students is 45.75%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at UB.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at UB
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,271	2,317	1,954
Full-time	4,252	2,303	1,949
Part-time	19	14	5

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at UB. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University at Buffalo.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

UB Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Considered, if submitted
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $50 for undergraduate schools and $75 for graduate schools of University at Buffalo. The next table provides general admission information for applying to UB.

Admission Information for Applying to UB
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$50
Graduate Application Fees	$75
Admission Information	https://admissions.buffalo.edu/
Online Application	https://admissions.buffalo.edu/apply/index.php
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	2-Years Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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