How many students at UB? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 31,903 students have enrolled in University at Buffalo with 20,359 undergraduate and 11,544 graduate students.
By gender, 16,348 male and 15,555 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (34,856 students on average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
2,663 students are enrolled exclusively, and 13,527 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
University at Buffalo has a total of 31,903 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 20,359 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 11,544 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 16,348 male and 15,555 female students (the male-female ratio is 51:49) are attending the school.
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.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 130 | 60 | 70 |
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| Asian | 4,699 | 2,561 | 2,138 |
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| Black | 2,575 | 1,125 | 1,450 |
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| Hispanic | 2,507 | 1,225 | 1,282 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 11 | 6 | 5 |
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| White | 13,595 | 6,769 | 6,826 |
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| Two or more races | 1,083 | 491 | 592 |
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| Race Unknown | 979 | 562 | 417 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 92 | 46 | 46 |
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| Asian | 3,705 | 2,158 | 1,547 |
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| Black | 1,899 | 900 | 999 |
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| Hispanic | 1,905 | 988 | 917 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 8 | 5 | 3 |
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| White | 8,880 | 4,961 | 3,919 |
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| Two or more races | 792 | 403 | 389 |
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| Race Unknown | 694 | 435 | 259 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 38 | 14 | 24 |
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| Asian | 994 | 403 | 591 |
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| Black | 676 | 225 | 451 |
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| Hispanic | 602 | 237 | 365 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| White | 4,715 | 1,808 | 2,907 |
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| Two or more races | 291 | 88 | 203 |
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| 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.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 606 | 275 | 331 |
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| 18-19 | 7,917 | 3,650 | 4,267 |
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| 20-21 | 8,488 | 4,013 | 4,475 |
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| 22-24 | 7,349 | 3,580 | 3,769 |
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| 25-29 | 4,359 | 2,125 | 2,234 |
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| 30-34 | 1,404 | 758 | 646 |
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| 35-39 | 720 | 438 | 282 |
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| 40-49 | 727 | 478 | 249 |
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| 50-64 | 312 | 226 | 86 |
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| Over 65 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 606 | 275 | 331 |
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| 18-19 | 7,902 | 3,639 | 4,263 |
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| 20-21 | 7,900 | 3,694 | 4,206 |
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| 22-24 | 2,875 | 1,246 | 1,629 |
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| 25-29 | 711 | 258 | 453 |
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| 30-34 | 173 | 89 | 84 |
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| 35-39 | 90 | 53 | 37 |
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| 40-49 | 77 | 41 | 36 |
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| 50-64 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
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| Over 65 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
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| 20-21 | 588 | 319 | 269 |
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| 22-24 | 4,474 | 2,334 | 2,140 |
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| 25-29 | 3,648 | 1,867 | 1,781 |
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| 30-34 | 1,231 | 669 | 562 |
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| 35-39 | 630 | 385 | 245 |
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| 40-49 | 650 | 437 | 213 |
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| 50-64 | 292 | 213 | 79 |
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| 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 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 |
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| Graduate | 11,544 | 2,153 | 2,168 |
Online Student Population by Locality
| New York Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
| All Students | 2,305 | 207 | 151 |
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| 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
For the academic year 2024-2025, 31,903 students are enrolled at UB.
20,359 undergraduate and 11,544 graduate students are enrolled at UB.
16,348 male (51.24%) and 15,555 female (48.76%) students are attending UB.
6,324 international students (19.82%) are enrolled at UB, including 2,384 undergraduate and 3,940 graduate students.
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.
606 students are under 18 and 21 students are over 65 years old.
2,663 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 13,527 students take some online courses.