Buffalo, NY
University at Buffalo
https://www.buffalo.eduRepayment outcome
88.7%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$32,000–$72,700
middle 50% · median $49,700
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$15,088
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$15,200
Sticker price
before any aid
$20,885
Default rate
4.5%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Computer Science$71,575
- Engineering$59,485
- Legal Studies$54,593
- Education$45,383
- Public Admin$40,546
- Library Science$40,318
- Math & Statistics$40,132
- Business$40,065
- Communication and Media Studies.$34,793
- Social Sciences$29,250
- Psychology$27,346
- Physical Sciences$27,126
- History$26,739
- English & Literature$23,803
- Biology$23,456
- Health Professions$19,227
- Visual & Performing Arts$18,771
- Foreign Languages$18,315
Academics
Acceptance
56.5%
Avg SAT
1,158
Enrollment
19,365
What students study
16 fields offered
Business
17% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Social Sciences15.2%
- 03Engineering12.5%
- 04Psychology11.9%
- 05Communications9.1%
- 06Biology6.8%
- 07Health Professions5.5%
- 08Visual & Performing Arts4.5%
- 09Physical Sciences2.5%
- 10Architecture2.5%
- 11Parks & Fitness2.2%
- 12History2.1%
- 13English & Literature2.0%
- 14Math & Statistics1.8%
- 15Computer Science1.6%
- 16Foreign Languages1.4%