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SUNY University at Buffalo

SUNY University at Buffalo
12 Capen Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260

Official telephone: (716) 645-2000
Fax number: (716) 645-6411
Website: https://www.buffalo.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 85%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 1118 men, 1016 women
Full-time faculty: 832 men, 660 women
Part-time faculty: 286 men, 356 women
Graduation rate: 73% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chemistry, Other
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Comparative Group Studies
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
  • Criminology
  • Dance, General
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
  • Ecology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Informatics
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Musical Theatre
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology, Other
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Structural Engineering
  • System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager
  • Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Certificates

  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Journalism
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
Diplomas

  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Applied Economics
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biostatistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Canadian Studies
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • College/Postsecondary/University Teaching
  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Creative Writing
  • Critical Care Nursing
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Data Science, General
  • Dental Clinical Sciences, General
  • Dietetic Technician
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Disability Studies
  • Ecology
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
  • Endodontics/Endodontology
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Psychology
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Materials Engineering
  • Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Informatics
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Molecular Biology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Multicultural Education
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Nanotechnology
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nursing Education
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician
  • Online Educator/Online Teaching
  • Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology
  • Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics
  • Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Periodontics/Periodontology
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
  • School Psychology
  • Science/Technology Management
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Structural Engineering
  • Superintendency and Educational System Administration
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Systems Engineering
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
Doctorates

  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anatomy
  • Anthropology, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Audiology/Audiologist
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Comparative Group Studies
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dentistry
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Ecology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Epidemiology
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Genetics, Other
  • Genome Sciences/Genomics
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Physics
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Engineering
  • International Law and Legal Studies
  • Law
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Management Science
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Informatics
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Medicine
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Molecular Pharmacology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
  • Neuroscience
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Nursing Science
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Oncology and Cancer Biology
  • Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology, Other
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychology, Other
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Structural Biology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Health Nurse/Nursing
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anatomy
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Economics
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Biostatistics
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Canadian Studies
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
  • Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Comparative Group Studies
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Criminology
  • Critical Care Nursing
  • Dance, General
  • Data Science, General
  • Dental Clinical Sciences, General
  • Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician
  • Dental Materials
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Dietetic Technician
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Earth Science Teacher Education
  • Ecology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Economics, Other
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Epidemiology
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Fine and Studio Arts Management
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • Genetic Counseling/Counselor
  • Genetics, Other
  • Genome Sciences/Genomics
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Language Teacher Education
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Physics
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Informatics
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Law and Legal Studies
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Latin Teacher Education
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Management Science
  • Materials Science
  • Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Informatics
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Molecular Pharmacology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
  • Natural Sciences
  • Neuroscience
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nursing Science
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Oncology and Cancer Biology
  • Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Health, General
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Real Estate Development
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
  • School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
  • School Psychology
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Structural Biology
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Systems Science and Theory
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
  • Transportation/Mobility Management
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
  • Water Resources Engineering
  • Women's Health Nurse/Nursing

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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