The student population at SUNY Buffalo State University is 6,445 (5,464 undergraduate and 981 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 4,646 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Buffalo State is 84.78% which is decreased by 3,891 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 755 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.44 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

369 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -50.67% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,123 where 6,445 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

84.78% of total students is undergraduate students and 15.22% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 3,891 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 755 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.44 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Buffalo State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at SUNY Buffalo State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1411,0919,3554,0585,2971,7365201,216
2014-1511,083
-8
9,475
120
4,095
37
5,380
83
1,608
-128
447
-73
1,161
-55
2015-1610,330
-753
9,187
-288
3,978
-117
5,209
-171
1,143
-465
330
-117
813
-348
2016-179,475
-855
8,482
-705
3,690
-288
4,792
-417
993
-150
294
-36
699
-114
2017-189,516
41
8,527
45
3,732
42
4,795
3
989
-4
273
-21
716
17
2018-199,118
-398
8,082
-445
3,504
-228
4,578
-217
1,036
47
306
33
730
14
2019-208,658
-460
7,647
-435
3,257
-247
4,390
-188
1,011
-25
279
-27
732
2
2020-218,339
-319
7,309
-338
3,097
-160
4,212
-178
1,030
19
283
4
747
15
2021-227,173
-1,166
6,147
-1,162
2,660
-437
3,487
-725
1,026
-4
264
-19
762
15
2022-236,445
-728
5,464
-683
2,381
-279
3,083
-404
981
-45
256
-8
725
-37
Average9,1237,9683,4454,5221,155325830
SUNY Buffalo State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,968 where 5,464 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at SUNY Buffalo State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-149,3558,2933,5424,7511,062516546
2014-159,4758,3263,5064,8201,149589560
2015-169,1878,1373,4264,7111,050552498
2016-178,4827,5983,2184,380884472412
2017-188,5277,6653,2614,404862471391
2018-198,0827,2783,0694,209804435369
2019-207,6476,9162,8744,042731383348
2020-217,3096,5822,7133,869727384343
2021-226,1475,3842,2713,113763389374
2022-235,4644,8612,0902,771603291312
Average7,9687,9682,9974,1077,968448415
SUNY Buffalo State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,155 where 981 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at SUNY Buffalo State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,7365061413651,230379851
2014-151,6085141363781,094311783
2015-161,143442120322701210491
2016-17993416119297577175402
2017-1898937893285611180431
2018-191,036416101315620205415
2019-201,011421105316590174416
2020-211,030451111340579172407
2021-221,02638382301643182461
2022-2398138692294595164431
Average1,1551,1551103211,155215509
SUNY Buffalo State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 50.29%. The percentage was 62.64% 10 years ago and Buffalo State still has a high percentage of white students. 6.04% of enrolled students is Asian and 27.28% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at SUNY Buffalo State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14442172,050917126,947293
2014-15462502,4431,113156,206323
2015-16472712,7031,164105,586322
2016-17502722,7451,144104,763316
2017-18423002,9461,15864,595307
2018-19293172,8241,12554,349316
2019-20303562,5371,08764,192319
2020-21413822,4731,06653,964304
2021-22283691,93185133,620285
2022-23263891,75872343,241239
Average383122,4411,03584,746302
SUNY Buffalo State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

369 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -50.67% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at SUNY Buffalo State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1511,0837482,9197,416
2015-1610,330722,2318,027
2016-179,475839,3920
2017-189,5162392,0417,236
2018-199,1182991,9626,857
2019-208,6582642,0296,365
2020-218,3393,9433,985411
2021-227,1735452,4274,201
2022-236,4453691,9834,093
Average8,9047293,2194,956

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