BUFFALO STATE, State University of New York College Portrait
BUFFALO STATE, State University of New York1300 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY 14222
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- Students
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- Admissions
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- College Costs & Financial Aid
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- Classes and Campus Life
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- Student Experiences
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- Majors, Graduation and Next Steps
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- Student Success & Progress
Discover how many students who start at Buffalo State finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.
- Student Learning Outcomes
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Buffalo State Classes & Instructors
| Classroom Environment | |
|---|---|
| Students per Faculty | 17 to 1 |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students | 76% |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students | 92% |
| Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty | 402 |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female | 46% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color | 17% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study | 90% |
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Campus-based Housing
58% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
25% of all undergraduates live on campus
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Campus Safety
Buffalo State offers a 125-acre, safe, walkable campus. University Police officers are on duty 24-hours a day, seven days a week. University Police—committed to both the philosophy and practice of community policing—maintains safety by patrolling campus, responding to emergencies immediately, and notifying the college community of any unusual events as soon as they occur.
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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics
The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/
- Basic Type
- Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
- Size and Setting
- Medium four-year, primarily nonresidential
- Enrollment Profile
- High undergraduate
- Undergraduate Profile
- Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
- Undergraduate Instructional Program
- Professions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
- Graduate Instructional Program
- Postbaccalaureate with arts & sciences (education dominant)