Student Population at UB
Total Enrollment
32,099
Undergraduate
20,761
Graduate
11,338
Online Enrollment
2,183
Men Students
16,606
Women Students
15,493
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 32,099 students have enrolled at University at Buffalo - 20,761 undergraduate and 11,338 graduate.
By gender, 16,606 male and 15,493 female students are attending University at Buffalo. By attendance status, there are 26,541 full-time students and 5,558 part-time students.
The number of students at University at Buffalo is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of South Dakota and University of Louisville, its population is large (average population is 25,197).
University at Buffalo offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,183 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between University at Buffalo and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 16,606 male and 15,493 female students attending UB. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.07 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UB.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 20,761 | 19,081 | 1,680 |
Men | 11,131 | 10,369 | 762 |
Women | 9,630 | 8,712 | 918 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 11,338 | 7,460 | 3,878 |
Men | 5,475 | 3,584 | 1,891 |
Women | 5,863 | 3,876 | 1,987 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 14,273 White students (44.47%) and 4,547 Asian students (14.17%) at University at Buffalo(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University at Buffalo.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 41 | 21 | 20 |
Asian | 3,605 | 2,042 | 1,563 |
Black or African American | 1,807 | 849 | 958 |
Hispanic | 1,789 | 915 | 874 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 13 | 3 | 10 |
White | 9,426 | 5,312 | 4,114 |
Two or More Races | 610 | 277 | 333 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 846 | 497 | 349 |
Total | 20,761 | 11,131 | 9,630 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 27 | 11 | 16 |
Asian | 942 | 400 | 542 |
Black or African American | 586 | 203 | 383 |
Hispanic | 554 | 234 | 320 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 2 | 2 | 0 |
White | 4,847 | 1,974 | 2,873 |
Two or More Races | 233 | 84 | 149 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 276 | 118 | 158 |
Total | 11,338 | 5,475 | 5,863 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 24,413 students whose age under twenty five and 3,109 students whose age is over thirty years old at University at Buffalo.
Especially, 577 students are younger than eighteen and 17 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University at Buffalo.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 20,761 | 11,131 | 9,630 |
Under 18 | 577 | 285 | 292 |
18-19 | 7,838 | 4,098 | 3,740 |
20-21 | 8,108 | 4,273 | 3,835 |
22-24 | 3,137 | 1,840 | 1,297 |
25-29 | 692 | 439 | 253 |
30-34 | 193 | 104 | 89 |
35-39 | 91 | 39 | 52 |
40-49 | 86 | 40 | 46 |
50-64 | 36 | 11 | 25 |
65 and over | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 20,761 | 11,131 | 9,630 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 11,338 | 5,475 | 5,863 |
18-19 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
20-21 | 506 | 215 | 291 |
22-24 | 4,238 | 2,114 | 2,124 |
25-29 | 3,885 | 1,996 | 1,889 |
30-34 | 1,308 | 653 | 655 |
35-39 | 561 | 226 | 335 |
40-49 | 534 | 181 | 353 |
50-64 | 283 | 80 | 203 |
65 and over | 14 | 6 | 8 |
Total | 11,338 | 5,475 | 5,863 |
Online Student Population
At University at Buffalo, 14,217 students (44.29% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,183 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,851 students live in New York where University at Buffalo is located in and 221 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 32,099 | 20,761 | 11,338 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 2,183 | 578 | 1,605 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 12,034 | 9,639 | 2,395 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 17,882 | 10,544 | 7,338 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 2,183 | 578 | 1,605 |
New York Residents | 1,851 | 525 | 1,326 |
Other State in U.S. | 221 | 24 | 197 |
Outside of U.S. | 106 | 28 | 78 |
Unknown | 5 | 1 | 4 |