| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
19,831 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
18,091 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
1,740 |
| Total graduate students: |
10,019 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
6,722 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
3,297 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
21 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
4% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 0.1% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 16.6% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.8% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 7.1% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.1% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 47.8% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 2.7% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 11.8% | Nonresident Alien |
| 8.0% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 12.9% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 6.7% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 6.6% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.1% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 49.5% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 2.1% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 16.3% | Nonresident Alien |
| 5.6% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
1,350 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Buffalo, NY |
| Population of city/town: |
259,384 |
| Locations of branch/satellite campuses: |
Branch campus in Amherst. |
| Nearest major city: |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
100 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
5,113,149 |
| Online campus map: |
www.buffalo.edu/
buildings/maps/Spine.pdf |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (85%)
- single-student apartments (14%)
- married-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students (1%)
- special housing for international students
- other housing including Freshman, Honors, and academic interest housing.
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
72% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
35% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
65% |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
71% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
2000 |
| 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: |
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Archives. Architecture/planning, health sciences, law, music, science/engineering, and undergraduate libraries. Multimedia center. Poetry, rare books, and digital collections. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Arts, archaeological survey, electronic poetry, earthquake engineering, bioinformatics/life sciences, computational research, document analysis/recognition, engineering design/industrial innovation, and research centers; anthropology research, pharmacy, and virtual site museums; concert hall, gallery. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills, Learning skills course. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, day care, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, employment listings, automated resume referral service, job vacancy hotline. |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, special transportation, adaptive equipment, braille services, registration assistance, special computer hardware and software. |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
90% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
24 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
2 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
2% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
16 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
2% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Generation, Spectrum |
| Number of honor societies: |
34 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
220 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Brothers and Sisters In Christ, Campus Ambassadors, Campus Church, Campus Crusade for Christ, Chabad House Jewish Student Center, ConneXion, Hillel, Jehovah's Witnesses, The Naz, Eastern Hills Wesleyen Church, Evangel Assembly of God, International Students Inc, Trading Post 317, The Chapel Vintage, United Methodist Church, Buffalo Korean Presbyterian Church, ENCOUNTER, Buffalo Zen Center BSCL; Christian Medical/Dental, Frontier Baptist, Orthodox Campus Ministries, and Campus Ambassadors Associations; Baha'i, Baptist Campus, Chinese Christian, InterVarsity Christian, and The Commons Christian Fellowships; Episcopal, Frontier Baptist Association, InterFACE, Living Water, Lutheran, The Tabernacle, Unitarian‐Universalist, and Muslim Campus Ministries |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Black Student Union, Native American Peoples Alliance |
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| International student organizations: |
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Bangladesh Student Organization, French Connection, Hellenic Club; Asian American, Caribbean, Chinese, Chinese Students/Scholars, Filipino‐American, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Malaysian, Latin American, Pakistani, Polish Taiwanese, Thai International, Turkish, Korean, Ukranian, Vietnamese, and Middle Eastern Student Associations |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Music, theatre, political, service, and special-interest groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Danny White,
Athletic Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Kathy Twist,
Senior Associate Athletic Director/Sports Administration/SWA |
| School colors: |
royal blue and white |
| School mascot: |
Victor E. Bull |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Mid-America Conference (Division I, Football I-A) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's cross-country | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's football | yes | NCAA Div. I-A |
| Men's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's swimming | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's tennis | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's wrestling | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's crew | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's cross-country | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's softball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's swimming | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's tennis | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's volleyball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
3% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
19% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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arena, athletic centers, fields, hall, and stadium |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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badminton, basketball, cross-country, racquetball, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball |
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| Club sports for men: |
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badminton, baseball, boxing, crew, cricket, cross-country, equestrian sports, gymnastics, ice hockey, judo, lacrosse, martial arts, roller hockey, rugby, seido karate, skiing, soccer, tae kwon do, tennis, track and field, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, wrestling |
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| Club sports for women: |
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badminton, boxing, cricket, cross country, equestrian sports, field hockey, gymnastics, ice hockey, judo, lacrosse, martial arts, rugby, seido karate, skiing, soccer, tae kwon do, tennis, track and field, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Buffalo, NY (7 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Toronto, Ontario - Canada (100 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Buffalo, NY (7 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Buffalo, NY (6 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Albany Law School-Union University, Boston University, CUNY--Brooklyn College, CUNY--City College, CUNY--Hunter College, CUNY--Queens College, Canisius College, Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University, Cornell University, George Washington University, Harvard University, Hofstra University, Long Island University--C.W. Post Campus, New York Law School, New York University, Ohio State University--Columbus, Pennsylvania State University--University Park, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--Newark, SUNY--Binghamton, SUNY--Buffalo State College, SUNY--Stony Brook, Syracuse University, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, University at Buffalo--SUNY, University of California--San Diego, University of California--Santa Barbara, University of Maryland--University College, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor, University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, University of Rochester, Yale University. |
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| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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A3 Media Network, ACS, Advanced Neuro Technology-North, America, AM FM Consulting Group Inc., AMC Entertainment, APP Pharmaceutical, Archer Communications, Inc., Budget Rent-A-Car of Buffalo, Cannon Design, Citigroup, Cornell University Vet School, Daigler Engineering, P.C., Dan of All trades LLC, Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC, Derrick Equipment, Dresser-Rand, Entercom Buffalo, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, ESRI, FM International Services (NY) Ltd., Freed Maxick & Battaglia CPAs, Functional Life Achievement Inc., Gap, General Dynamics Electric Boat, General Electric-Infrastructure & Energy, Goldman Sachs, Ground Forces Command Foreign Relations Branch, Israel Defense Forces, Harris Corporation, HDR, Hewlett-Packard, Horizon Health Services, Horizon Media, HQ Signals & Command Systems, Indianapolis Colts, Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, James Desiderio, Inc., John W. Danforth Company, KS&R Inc., Lockheed Martin, M&T Bank, Manning & Napier Advisors, MBMS Inc., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Misericordia University, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, MVP Health Care, Northrop Grumman, Pama Enterprise, Parsons Brinckerhoff, PCB Piezotronics, REAL Watersports, Inc., Rosina Food Products, Inc., St Barnabas Medical Center, St. Mary's Hospital; Seton Health, Standard Publishing Corporation, Taiyo Kogyo Corporation, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Taylor & Taylor, The Boeing Company, Tronconi, Segarra, and Associates, TVGA Consultants, University at Buffalo, vizioncore, inc, Xerox. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Wolf I. Blitzer, Senior Anchor and Host of Cable News Network America, Inc. (CNN)
- Robin Li, Co-Founder/Chairman/CEO, Baidu.com
- Brad Grey, CEO, Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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