Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2022-2023, 2,878 students out of 3,915 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-years BS degree) at University at Buffalo. By gender, 1,582 male and 1,296 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges (71.52% in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total3,9152,87873.51%
Men2,2901,58269.08%
Women1,6251,29679.75%
University at Buffalo graduate rate

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The graduation rate of American Indian or Alaska Native students is 55.56%, rate of Asian students is 77.26%, rate of Black (Non-Hispanic) students is 63.53%, rate of Hispanic students is 62.82%, rate of White students is 74.08%, rate of Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander students is 100.00%, rate of Two or More Race students is 61.54%, and rate of Unknown students is 77.20% at University at Buffalo.
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native55.56%(5/9) 60.00%(3/5) 50.00%(2/4)
Asian77.26%(452/585) 72.91%(261/358) 84.14%(191/227)
Black (Non-Hispanic)63.53%(169/266) 57.03%(73/128) 69.57%(96/138)
Hispanic62.82%(196/312) 60.50%(121/200) 66.96%(75/112)
White74.08%(1,435/1,937) 71.11%(832/1,170) 78.62%(603/767)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander100.00%(5/5) 100.00%(2/2) 100.00%(3/3)
Two or More Race61.54%(48/78) 45.00%(18/40) 78.95%(30/38)
Unknown77.20%(149/193) 69.23%(81/117) 89.47%(68/76)
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
University at Buffalo graduate rate by race

Graduation Rate By Completion Time Period

For BS degrees, 2,309 students completed their courses in 4 years (or 100% normal time) and 470 finished in 5 years (or 125% normal time). An additional 2,408 students graduated within 6 years (or 150% normal time).
Graduation Rate By Completion Time Period

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing the total number of students who are known to have transferred out of other institutions within 150% of normal time to completion into the total number of students. At UB, the transfer-out rate is 17.52%. Its transfer-out rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (14.53% in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
By definition, the retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At University at Buffalo, the retention rate is 84% for full-time students and 67 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges (86.03% in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
Retention Rates at University at Buffalo

Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At University at Buffalo, 419 of 530 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 79.06%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
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