Generally, the University at Buffalo is a fairly selective school. Approximately 40,900 applications are received by the school annually. With regards to the overall acceptance rate, it tends to be around 74 percent which equals about 30,000 students being accepted to the school. But when the semester begins, about 4,240 students will choose the University at Buffalo as their school of choice. Based on the application data, 48% of the applicants were men while 51% were women, however, after being accepted, only 44 percent of the women chose the University at Buffalo as compared to 55 percent of men who decided to enroll. Applicants are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to the University at Buffalo when filling out the application. Most often, accepted students have test scores in the range of 25 - 31 for ACT or 1,220 - 1,390 for SAT. This school also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits. the University at Buffalo’s undergraduate application fee is $50.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle
Applications
40,856
Male 19,810
Female 21,021

 

Acceptance
30,308
Male 14,381
Female 15,909

 

Enrollment Total
4,238
Male 2,331
Female 1,907


Acceptance Rate
74.2%
Male
72.6%
Female
75.7%

 

Yield
14%
Male
16.2%
Female
12%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$50


Graduate

$75



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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