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SUNY Buffalo State

SUNY Buffalo State
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222

Official telephone: (716) 878-4000
Fax number: (716) 878-3039
Website: www.buffalostate.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 9,187
Full-time undergraduates: 8,137
Part-time undergraduates: 1,050
Total graduate students: 1,143
Full-time graduate students: 442
Part-time graduate students: 701
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 3%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
38.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
18.7% Hispanic/Latino
32.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1% Nonresident Alien
0.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
28.2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
12.2% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
51.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.6% Nonresident Alien
0.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 112 acres
City or town school is located in: Buffalo, NY
Population of city/town: 258,959
Nearest major city: Toronto
Distance of nearest major city: 100 miles
Population of nearest major city: 2,615,000
Online campus map: suny.buffalostate.edu/
campus#maps

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (80%)
  • other housing including Apartments for students with dependent children. (20%)
Percent of students who live in school housing: 34%
Percent of students who live off campus: 66%
Students required to live on campus: All first-time students must live on campus for two years unless living within a 35-mile radius.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 3400
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Special collections. Creative studies and art libraries. Curriculum materials lab.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery, theater arts building; art and performing arts centers

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
Academic Skills Center.
Additional services offered:
health service, women's center, day care, health insurance, Tutorial center.
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, ; services provided on an individual basis.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 13
Percent of men who join fraternities: 1%
Number of social sororities on campus: 13
Percent of women who join sororities: 1%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Record, published twice per week
Number of honor societies: 13
Total number of registered organizations: 58
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus Crusade for Christ, Muslim Student Organization, Newman Club; Hosanna Christian and InterVarsity Christian Fellowships
Minority student organizations:
Adelantes Estudiantes Latinos, Black Active Minds, Native American Student Association; African‐American and Caribbean Student Organizations
International student organizations:
International Student Organization
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Concert and jazz bands; chess club, chorus, dance ensemble, drama, film society; political, service, and special‐interest groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Jerry S. Boyes,
Director of Athletics
School colors: black and orange
School mascot: Bengals
Athletic conference memberships: ECAC West Women's Hockey League (Division III), State University of New York Athletic Conference (Division III), New Jersey Athletic Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cheerleadingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's divingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cheerleadingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's divingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Women's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III
Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 4%
Athletic facilities:
basketball and ice hockey arenas, field sports, gymnasium, swimming pool
Club sports for men:
lacrosse, rugby
Club sports for women:
lacrosse

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Buffalo (10 miles)
Nearest other airport: Buffalo (10 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Buffalo (5 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Buffalo (5 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 9%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

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