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Acceptance Rate 74.18%
Yield 14.07%
SAT Score 1,290
ACT Score 29
Applicants 40,856

UB Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 74.18% at University at Buffalo. Total 40,856 students applied and 30,308 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,290 and the average ACT score is 29.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationhttps://admissions.buffalo.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.buffalo.edu/apply/index.php
Acceptance Rate74.18%
Average Test Scores1,290 SAT / 29 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 74.18%. A total of 40,856 students (19,810 men and 21,021 women) have applied to and 30,308 (14,381 men and 15,909 women) students admitted to University at Buffalo.
Among them, 2,344 male and 1,921 female students have enrolled into UB and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 14.07%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UB
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants40,85619,81021,02100
Admitted30,30814,38115,90900
Enrolled4,2652,3441,92100
Acceptance Rate 74.18% 72.59% 75.68% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 14.07% 16.30% 12.07% - -
[Chart] University at Buffalo Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UB, 1,161 applicants (28% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 107 applicants (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,290 at UB. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,380 and 25th percentile score is 1,210.
The average ACT score is 29 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 32 and the 25th percentile score is 27.
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 Total121012901380
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing600640680
Math610650700
ACT Composite272932
Math252830
English242833
[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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