Student Population at UB

How many students at UB?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University at Buffalo has a total enrollment of 31,903 students, including 20,359 undergraduate and 11,544 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 16,348 male students (51.2%) and 15,555 female students (48.8%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 13,595 White students (42.6%) and 4,699 Asian students (14.7%).
Class Level Breakdown: 20,359 undergraduate students (63.8%) and 11,544 graduate students (36.2%).
Class Delivery: 2,663 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 13,527 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - UB's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 16,348 male (51.24%) and 15,555 female (48.76%) students are attending University at Buffalo. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 105.10.

By class level, 20,359 (63.82%) are undergraduate students and 11,544 (36.18%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 54.27% are male and 45.73% are female, while among graduate students, 45.90% are male and 54.10% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	31,903	20,359	11,544
Men	16,348	11,049	5,299
Women	15,555	9,310	6,245

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 13,595 White, 2,575 Black, and 4,699 Asian students out of a total of 31,903 are attending at University at Buffalo. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University at Buffalo is quite diverse with a diversity index of 78.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	130	60	70
Asian	4,699	2,561	2,138
Black	2,575	1,125	1,450
Hispanic	2,507	1,225	1,282
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	11	6	5
White	13,595	6,769	6,826
Two or more races	1,083	491	592
Race Unknown	979	562	417

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	92	46	46
Asian	3,705	2,158	1,547
Black	1,899	900	999
Hispanic	1,905	988	917
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	8	5	3
White	8,880	4,961	3,919
Two or more races	792	403	389
Race Unknown	694	435	259

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	38	14	24
Asian	994	403	591
Black	676	225	451
Hispanic	602	237	365
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	1	2
White	4,715	1,808	2,907
Two or more races	291	88	203
Race Unknown	285	127	158

Student Age Distribution

By age, UB has 606 students under 18 years old and 21 students over 65 years old. There are 24,360 students under 25 years old, and 7,543 students over 25 years old out of 31,903 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 606 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. UB has 19,283 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,076 students aged 25 and over.

It has 5,077 graduate students aged under 25 and 6,467 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	606	275	331
18-19	7,917	3,650	4,267
20-21	8,488	4,013	4,475
22-24	7,349	3,580	3,769
25-29	4,359	2,125	2,234
30-34	1,404	758	646
35-39	720	438	282
40-49	727	478	249
50-64	312	226	86
Over 65	21	12	9

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	606	275	331
18-19	7,902	3,639	4,263
20-21	7,900	3,694	4,206
22-24	2,875	1,246	1,629
25-29	711	258	453
30-34	173	89	84
35-39	90	53	37
40-49	77	41	36
50-64	20	13	7
Over 65	5	2	3

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	15	11	4
20-21	588	319	269
22-24	4,474	2,334	2,140
25-29	3,648	1,867	1,781
30-34	1,231	669	562
35-39	630	385	245
40-49	650	437	213
50-64	292	213	79
Over 65	16	10	6

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University at Buffalo, 2,663 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 13,527 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,305 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 358 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	31,903	2,663	13,527
Undergraduate	20,359	510	11,359
Graduate	11,544	2,153	2,168

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	New York Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	2,305	207	151
Undergraduate	404	19	87
Graduate	1,901	188	64

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 20,359 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,420 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.97%.1,286 students have transferred in as full-time status and 134 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	17,485
Transfer-in Full-time	1,286
Regular Part-time	1,454
Transfer-in Part-time	134

UB Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend UB?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 31,903 students are enrolled at UB.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at UB?

20,359 undergraduate and 11,544 graduate students are enrolled at UB.

What is the gender breakdown at UB?

16,348 male (51.24%) and 15,555 female (48.76%) students are attending UB.

What is the international student enrollment at UB?

6,324 international students (19.82%) are enrolled at UB, including 2,384 undergraduate and 3,940 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at UB?

UB has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 13,595 White (42.61%), 2,575 Black (8.07%), and 4,699 Asian (14.73%) students are enrolled.

How many students at UB are under 18 or over 65?

606 students are under 18 and 21 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at UB take online courses?

2,663 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 13,527 students take some online courses.

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