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Acceptance Rate 67.71%
Yield 20.12%
SAT Score 1,280
ACT Score 29
Applicants 30,939

UB Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 67.71% at University at Buffalo. Total 30,939 students applied and 20,948 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,280 and the average ACT score is 29.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to UB.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationadmissions.buffalo.edu/
Online Applicationadmissions.buffalo.edu/apply/index.php
Acceptance Rate67.71%
Average Test Scores1,280 SAT / 29 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 67.71%. A total of 30,939 students (14,917 men and 16,022 women) have applied to and 20,948 (9,773 men and 11,175 women) students admitted to University at Buffalo.
Among them, 2,191 male and 2,024 female students have enrolled into UB and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 20.12%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UB
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants30,93914,91716,02200
Admitted20,9489,77311,17500
Enrolled4,2152,1912,02400
Acceptance Rate 67.71% 65.52% 69.75% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 20.12% 22.42% 18.11% - -
[Chart] University at Buffalo Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UB, 1,403 applicants (33% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 175 applicants (4%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,280 at UB. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,380 and 25th percentile score is 1,190.
The average ACT score is 29 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 32 and the 25th percentile score is 25.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UB. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UB with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UB
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total119012801380
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing590630680
Math600650700
ACT Composite252932
Math252730
English232732
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University at Buffalo, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for UB
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UB

The calendar system at University at Buffalo is Semester. University at Buffalo accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University at Buffalo accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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