Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Buffalo State

At SUNY Buffalo State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 68.05%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 76.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into SUNY Buffalo State University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 17.95%, and the 2024 yield is 12.00%. The number of Buffalo State applicants increased by 29.70% (3,651 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 68.05%, and this year's acceptance rate is 76.00% at SUNY Buffalo State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 64.12% and women students' rate is 71.03%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into SUNY Buffalo State University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at SUNY Buffalo State University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	48.53%	47.34%	49.48%
2014-15	61.55% 13.01%	58.64% 14.44%	63.92% 14.44%
2015-16	62.31% 0.77%	58.93% 1.06%	64.98% 1.06%
2016-17	64.07% 1.75%	60.97% 1.57%	66.54% 1.57%
2017-18	57.56% -6.51%	55.42% -7.26%	59.28% -7.26%
2018-19	60.52% 2.95%	56.16% 4.48%	63.76% 4.48%
2019-20	67.01% 6.49%	62.90% 6.27%	70.03% 6.27%
2020-21	80.07% 13.06%	76.19% 12.85%	82.88% 12.85%
2021-22	85.00% 4.92%	80.99% 5.13%	88.01% 5.13%
2022-23	85.98% 0.99%	82.77% 0.43%	88.44% 0.43%
2023-24	76.00% -9.98%	65.00% -4.44%	84.00% -4.44%
Average	68.05%	64.12%	71.03%

SUNY Buffalo State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 17.95% where the current academic year yield is 12.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at SUNY Buffalo State University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	24.24%	25.59%	23.23%
2014-15	24.12% -0.12%	24.00% 0.98%	24.20% 0.98%
2015-16	21.81% -2.31%	22.69% -3.02%	21.18% -3.02%
2016-17	18.53% -3.28%	19.31% -3.23%	17.95% -3.23%
2017-18	21.40% 2.88%	22.31% 2.77%	20.72% 2.77%
2018-19	18.29% -3.11%	20.04% -3.58%	17.14% -3.58%
2019-20	16.96% -1.33%	17.44% -0.49%	16.65% -0.49%
2020-21	15.27% -1.69%	16.71% -2.33%	14.32% -2.33%
2021-22	13.00% -2.27%	16.00% -2.33%	11.99% -2.33%
2022-23	11.85% -1.15%	13.29% -1.18%	10.81% -1.18%
2023-24	12.00% 0.15%	15.00% -0.81%	10.00% -0.81%
Average	17.95%	19.31%	17.11%

SUNY Buffalo State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 13,624, the average number of admitted is 9,261, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,596. The number of Buffalo State applicants increased by 29.70% (3,651 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at SUNY Buffalo State University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	11,256	5,463	1,324
2014-15	12,592 1,336	7,750 545	1,869 545
2015-16	13,679 1,087	8,524 -10	1,859 -10
2016-17	13,715 36	8,787 -231	1,628 -231
2017-18	14,659 944	8,438 178	1,806 178
2018-19	15,781 1,122	9,550 -59	1,747 -59
2019-20	14,577 -1,204	9,768 -90	1,657 -90
2020-21	13,313 -1,264	10,660 -29	1,628 -29
2021-22	12,057 -1,256	10,248 -296	1,332 -296
2022-23	12,292 235	10,569 -80	1,252 -80
2023-24	15,943 3,651	12,117 202	1,454 202
Average	13,624	9,261	1,596

SUNY Buffalo State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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