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Buffalo, NY
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Compare with New York Public Colleges

Compare with New York Public Colleges for University at Buffalo
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$5 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$369 lower in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$70 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$3,554 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	$3,466 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$3,398 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$3,596 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$3,472 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$10,936 lower in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$1,983 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$2,184 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$1,937 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	$2,403 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$3,484 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	$2,310 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$2,105 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	$2,062 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, NY	$2,111 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	$2,111 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$2,364 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$3,446 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$2,105 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	$2,347 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY	$2,514 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$1,633 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	$1,901 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred, NY	$2,044 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$2,311 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	$10,041 lower in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with New York Private Colleges

Compare with New York Private Colleges for University at Buffalo
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$51,860 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$58,378 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$54,592 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$60,909 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$53,979 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$59,370 higher in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$56,144 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$58,952 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$60,094 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$42,084 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$53,145 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$42,354 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$46,724 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$36,814 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$48,338 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Iona University New Rochelle, NY	$36,324 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$56,354 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$38,174 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$42,464 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$50,909 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$47,758 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$42,604 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$58,024 higher in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$35,644 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$48,462 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Alfred University Alfred, NY	$30,564 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$31,496 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$55,500 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$55,926 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY	$28,854 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$58,103 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	$29,394 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$54,964 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY	$30,254 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	$54,181 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hartwick College Oneonta, NY	$44,026 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY	$30,799 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wagner College Staten Island, NY	$42,264 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY	$30,539 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Canisius University Buffalo, NY	$23,564 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY	$30,934 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	$35,624 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yeshiva University New York, NY	$40,864 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Houghton University Houghton, NY	$7,494 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Elmira College Elmira, NY	$28,040 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$35,884 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Touro University New York, NY	$11,514 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Nazareth University Rochester, NY	$31,514 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY	$27,890 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for University at Buffalo
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$6,800 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$9,708 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$5,522 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$2,308 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$873 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$10,867 higher in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$5,874 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$3,284 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$6,836 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$10,990 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$3,314 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$6,993 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$10,108 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$10,936 lower in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio University Main Campus Athens, OH	$3,222 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$8,122 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$378 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$5,638 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$8,696 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$2,320 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$9,038 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$3,704 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Toledo Toledo, OH	$1,808 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$5,841 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$5,036 higher in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$4,768 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$944 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Camden Camden, NJ	$6,828 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$5,036 higher in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$4,272 higher in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, PA	$5,036 higher in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$4,272 higher in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA	$4,272 higher in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA	$3,472 higher in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$3,472 higher in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$3,344 higher in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for University at Buffalo
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$51,752 higher in-state tuition	69% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$54,294 higher in-state tuition	68% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$57,750 higher in-state tuition	69% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$56,314 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$56,840 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$57,081 higher in-state tuition	61% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$24,874 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$55,310 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$56,774 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$51,476 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$57,332 higher in-state tuition	69% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$44,544 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$56,876 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$54,044 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$47,835 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$59,544 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$54,462 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$54,558 higher in-state tuition	67% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$42,234 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$57,624 higher in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$55,672 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$56,430 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$35,616 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$43,047 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$59,406 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$59,752 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$38,050 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$47,414 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$51,869 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$56,664 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$56,064 higher in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$60,584 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$52,526 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$46,214 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$55,704 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	$30,184 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$42,324 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
John Carroll University University Heights, OH	$39,564 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI	$28,414 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	$50,704 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$54,714 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$59,834 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	$38,139 higher in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Norwich University Northfield, VT	$38,804 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD	$45,864 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$59,858 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$54,984 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$54,242 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Springfield College Springfield, MA	$34,238 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University at Buffalo
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$5,280 lower in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Clemson University Clemson, SC	$4,618 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$1,244 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	$4,568 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Auburn University Auburn, AL	$1,954 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$2,876 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Texas A&M University College Station College Station, TX	$2,218 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$2,990 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Davis Davis, CA	$5,838 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of South Carolina Columbia Columbia, SC	$1,752 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$5,201 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$1,208 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	$3,464 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Iowa State University Ames, IA	$149 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$3,402 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$2,660 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$3,708 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$1,316 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$3,040 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	$734 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=196088.

Last updated: August 2026