Enrollment Trends at Buffalo State

The student population at SUNY Buffalo State University is 6,188 (5,255 undergraduate and 933 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 4,142 (40.10%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Buffalo State is 84.92% which is decreased by 3,932 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 210 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 70 male students for every 100 female students, down from 72 in 2015.
328 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 355.56% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,171 where 6,188 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 10,330 students in 2016 and was lowest at 6,188 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 10,330 to 6,188 students, a net loss of 4,142 (40.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at SUNY Buffalo State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	10,330	9,187	3,978	5,209	1,143	330	813
2016-17	9,475 -855	8,482 -705	3,690 -288	4,792 -417	993 -150	294 -36	699 -114
2017-18	9,516 41	8,527 45	3,732 42	4,795 3	989 -4	273 -21	716 17
2018-19	9,118 -398	8,082 -445	3,504 -228	4,578 -217	1,036 47	306 33	730 14
2019-20	8,658 -460	7,647 -435	3,257 -247	4,390 -188	1,011 -25	279 -27	732 2
2020-21	8,339 -319	7,309 -338	3,097 -160	4,212 -178	1,030 19	283 4	747 15
2021-22	7,173 -1,166	6,147 -1,162	2,660 -437	3,487 -725	1,026 -4	264 -19	762 15
2022-23	6,445 -728	5,464 -683	2,381 -279	3,083 -404	981 -45	256 -8	725 -37
2023-24	6,470 25	5,572 108	2,402 21	3,170 87	898 -83	231 -25	667 -58
2024-25	6,188 -282	5,255 -317	2,326 -76	2,929 -241	933 35	230 -1	703 36
Average	8,171	7,167	3,103	4,065	1,004	275	729

SUNY Buffalo State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,167 where 5,255 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at SUNY Buffalo State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,187	8,137	3,426	4,711	1,050	552	498
2016-17	8,482	7,598	3,218	4,380	884	472	412
2017-18	8,527	7,665	3,261	4,404	862	471	391
2018-19	8,082	7,278	3,069	4,209	804	435	369
2019-20	7,647	6,916	2,874	4,042	731	383	348
2020-21	7,309	6,582	2,713	3,869	727	384	343
2021-22	6,147	5,384	2,271	3,113	763	389	374
2022-23	5,464	4,861	2,090	2,771	603	291	312
2023-24	5,572	4,922	2,081	2,841	650	321	329
2024-25	5,255	4,703	2,059	2,644	552	267	285
Average	7,167	7,167	2,706	3,698	7,167	397	366

SUNY Buffalo State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,004 where 933 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at SUNY Buffalo State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,143	442	120	322	701	210	491
2016-17	993	416	119	297	577	175	402
2017-18	989	378	93	285	611	180	431
2018-19	1,036	416	101	315	620	205	415
2019-20	1,011	421	105	316	590	174	416
2020-21	1,030	451	111	340	579	172	407
2021-22	1,026	383	82	301	643	182	461
2022-23	981	386	92	294	595	164	431
2023-24	898	319	72	247	579	159	420
2024-25	933	363	85	278	570	145	425
Average	1,004	1,004	98	300	1,004	177	430

SUNY Buffalo State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 49.24% and the percentage of black students is 26.31% at SUNY Buffalo State University. 6.17% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 11.96% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 54.08% to 49.24%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.62% to 6.17%. Black student enrollment increased from 26.17% to 26.31%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 11.27% to 11.96%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6680 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6247 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at SUNY Buffalo State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	47	271	2,703	1,164	10	5,586	322
2016-17	50	272	2,745	1,144	10	4,763	316
2017-18	42	300	2,946	1,158	6	4,595	307
2018-19	29	317	2,824	1,125	5	4,349	316
2019-20	30	356	2,537	1,087	6	4,192	319
2020-21	41	382	2,473	1,066	5	3,964	304
2021-22	28	369	1,931	851	3	3,620	285
2022-23	26	389	1,758	723	4	3,241	239
2023-24	34	420	1,794	739	3	3,155	279
2024-25	27	382	1,628	740	5	3,047	292
Average	35	346	2,334	980	6	4,051	298

SUNY Buffalo State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

328 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 355.56% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at SUNY Buffalo State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	10,330	72	2,231	8,027
2016-17	9,475	83	9,392	0
2017-18	9,516	239	2,041	7,236
2018-19	9,118	299	1,962	6,857
2019-20	8,658	264	2,029	6,365
2020-21	8,339	3,943	3,985	411
2021-22	7,173	545	2,427	4,201
2022-23	6,445	369	1,983	4,093
2023-24	6,470	300	1,754	4,416
2024-25	6,188	328	1,335	4,525
Average	8,171	644	2,914	4,613

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Enrollment Trends at Buffalo State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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