Enrollment Trends at UB

The student population at University at Buffalo is 31,903 (20,359 undergraduate and 11,544 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,107 (7.07%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UB is 63.82% which is increased by 406 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,701 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 105 male students for every 100 female students, down from 115 in 2015.
2,663 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 172.57% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 31,462 where 31,903 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 32,347 students in 2021 and was lowest at 29,796 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 29,796 to 31,903 students, a net gain of 2,107 (7.1%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	29,796	19,953	11,127	8,826	9,843	4,830	5,013
2016-17	30,184 388	20,412 459	11,597 470	8,815 -11	9,772 -71	4,773 -57	4,999 -14
2017-18	30,648 464	21,020 608	11,963 366	9,057 242	9,628 -144	4,719 -54	4,909 -90
2018-19	31,503 855	21,607 587	12,193 230	9,414 357	9,896 268	4,860 141	5,036 127
2019-20	31,923 420	21,921 314	12,308 115	9,613 199	10,002 106	4,844 -16	5,158 122
2020-21	32,347 424	22,306 385	12,249 -59	10,057 444	10,041 39	4,681 -163	5,360 202
2021-22	32,332 -15	21,467 -839	11,646 -603	9,821 -236	10,865 824	5,164 483	5,701 341
2022-23	32,099 -233	20,761 -706	11,131 -515	9,630 -191	11,338 473	5,475 311	5,863 162
2023-24	31,889 -210	20,463 -298	11,009 -122	9,454 -176	11,426 88	5,359 -116	6,067 204
2024-25	31,903 14	20,359 -104	11,049 40	9,310 -144	11,544 118	5,299 -60	6,245 178
Average	31,462	21,027	11,627	9,400	10,436	5,000	5,435

University at Buffalo Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 21,027 where 20,359 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 University at Buffalo since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	19,953	18,452	10,432	8,020	1,501	695	806
2016-17	20,412	18,824	10,843	7,981	1,588	754	834
2017-18	21,020	19,401	11,172	8,229	1,619	791	828
2018-19	21,607	19,941	11,407	8,534	1,666	786	880
2019-20	21,921	20,401	11,549	8,852	1,520	759	761
2020-21	22,306	20,435	11,320	9,115	1,871	929	942
2021-22	21,467	19,773	10,817	8,956	1,694	829	865
2022-23	20,761	19,081	10,369	8,712	1,680	762	918
2023-24	20,463	18,926	10,283	8,643	1,537	726	811
2024-25	20,359	18,771	10,271	8,500	1,588	778	810
Average	21,027	21,027	10,846	8,554	21,027	781	846

University at Buffalo Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 10,436 where 11,544 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 University at Buffalo since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,843	6,394	3,180	3,214	3,449	1,650	1,799
2016-17	9,772	6,354	3,082	3,272	3,418	1,691	1,727
2017-18	9,628	6,306	3,029	3,277	3,322	1,690	1,632
2018-19	9,896	6,534	3,201	3,333	3,362	1,659	1,703
2019-20	10,002	6,361	3,051	3,310	3,641	1,793	1,848
2020-21	10,041	6,164	2,838	3,326	3,877	1,843	2,034
2021-22	10,865	7,506	3,665	3,841	3,359	1,499	1,860
2022-23	11,338	7,460	3,584	3,876	3,878	1,891	1,987
2023-24	11,426	7,335	3,396	3,939	4,091	1,963	2,128
2024-25	11,544	7,483	3,439	4,044	4,061	1,860	2,201
Average	10,436	10,436	3,247	3,543	10,436	1,754	1,892

University at Buffalo Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 42.61% and the percentage of black students is 8.07% at University at Buffalo. 14.73% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 7.86% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 47.59% to 42.61%. Asian enrollment grew from 11.63% to 14.73%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.15% to 8.07%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.16% to 7.86%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7829 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7532 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University at Buffalo 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	80	3,464	1,832	1,536	20	14,179	577
2016-17	89	3,533	1,892	1,677	23	14,302	581
2017-18	91	3,762	1,980	1,817	20	14,432	629
2018-19	88	4,004	2,144	1,910	13	14,766	644
2019-20	99	4,188	2,338	1,942	16	15,086	647
2020-21	111	4,383	2,442	2,123	17	15,337	777
2021-22	131	4,423	2,432	2,163	18	15,033	817
2022-23	68	4,547	2,393	2,343	15	14,273	843
2023-24	142	4,550	2,452	2,361	16	13,905	923
2024-25	130	4,699	2,575	2,507	11	13,595	1,083
Average	103	4,155	2,248	2,038	17	14,491	752

University at Buffalo Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,663 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 172.57% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University at Buffalo from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	29,796	977	3,235	25,584
2016-17	30,184	804	5,275	24,105
2017-18	30,648	850	5,672	24,126
2018-19	31,503	1,103	4,145	26,255
2019-20	31,923	1,269	6,605	24,049
2020-21	32,347	14,989	14,781	2,577
2021-22	32,332	3,186	16,575	12,571
2022-23	32,099	2,183	12,034	17,882
2023-24	31,889	2,265	10,831	18,793
2024-25	31,903	2,663	13,527	15,713
Average	31,462	3,029	9,268	19,166

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Enrollment Trends at UB

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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