Side-by-Side Comparison of SUNY Buffalo State

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	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Central Connecticut State University	Southern Connecticut State University	University of North Florida	Salisbury University	SUNY Buffalo State
Overview
Location	Colorado Springs, Colorado	New Britain, Connecticut	New Haven, Connecticut	Jacksonville, Florida	Salisbury, Maryland	Buffalo, New York
Campus setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize	City: Large	Suburb: Small	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	4-1-4	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	67.0%	72.0%	72.0%	79.0%	80.0%	48.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	95.3%	74.8%	82.9%	77.5%	86.5%	84.5%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $60	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $30	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $65	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $65
SAT range	N/A	950 - 1180	N/A	1000 - 1210	N/A	930 - 1160
ACT range	N/A	19 - 26	N/A	19 - 26	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score		52.0%		74.0%		19.0%
Students submitting ACT score		1.0%		26.0%
Total number of applicants	11,900	6,285	7,294	16,004	7,691	12,057
Total number of admissions given out	11,337	4,703	6,049	12,401	6,650	10,193
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,409	1,093	1,022	2,574	1,217	1,344
Yield rate	12.4%	23.2%	16.9%	20.8%	18.3%	13.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $26,306 Out of state: $38,762	In state: $27,572 Out of state: $40,976	In state: $26,686 Out of state: $40,090	In state: $22,849 Out of state: $37,253	In state: $26,688 Out of state: $36,958	In state: $27,150 Out of state: $37,060
Average net price	$15,547	$14,425	$18,493	$7,746	$18,885	$9,998
Tuition	In state: $7,296 Out of state: $19,752	In state: $6,162 Out of state: $18,436	In state: $6,162 Out of state: $18,436	In state: $4,281 Out of state: $17,999	In state: $7,408 Out of state: $17,678	In state: $7,070 Out of state: $16,980
Room & board	$11,458	Room/dormitory: $7,174 Meal plan: $5,200	Room/dormitory: $7,438 Meal plan: $6,228	Room/dormitory: $5,800 Meal plan: $4,368	Room/dormitory: $7,300 Meal plan: $5,200	Room/dormitory: $8,506 Meal plan: $5,880
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan Other alternative tuition plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	71.0% Average amount $6,940	90.0% Average amount $6,526	94.0% Average amount $6,478	83.0% Average amount $9,011	86.0% Average amount $6,437	88.0% Average amount $9,663
Students receiving federal student loan	34.0% Average amount $5,047	48.0% Average amount $5,113	68.0% Average amount $5,267	25.0% Average amount $4,522	45.0% Average amount $5,154	52.0% Average amount $4,720
Students taking out private loans	7.0% Average amount $15,415	7.0% Average amount $10,404	7.0% Average amount $12,508	2.0% Average amount $10,181	8.0% Average amount $15,078	3.0% Average amount $10,210
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	10,002 Men 45.8% Women 54.2%	7,748 Men 53.5% Women 46.5%	6,800 Men 37.5% Women 62.5%	14,167 Men 42.8% Women 57.2%	6,695 Men 44.4% Women 55.6%	6,147 Men 43.3% Women 56.7%
Graduate students	2,029 Men 40.0% Women 60.0%	1,905 Men 35.9% Women 64.1%	1,988 Men 24.7% Women 75.3%	2,427 Men 27.7% Women 72.3%	875 Men 22.3% Women 77.7%	1,026 Men 25.7% Women 74.3%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	22.0%	5.6%	9.4%	6.8%	17.3%	2.5%
International students	1.3%	1.6%	1.1%	2.3%	1.0%	1.0%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize	City: Large	Suburb: Small	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	1,719	2,512	2,509	3,504	2,248	2,842
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Colorado Texas California Illinois Minnesota	Connecticut Mississippi New York New Jersey Rhode Island	Connecticut New York Mississippi New Jersey Georgia	Florida Georgia New York New Jersey Virginia	Maryland Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania New York	New York New Jersey Mississippi California Connecticut
Academics
Popular study areas	Business Health Professions Education Engineering Communication and Journalism	Education Business Health Professions Computer and Information Science Engineering Technologies	Education Health Professions Business Psychology Public Administration and Social Service	Health Professions Business Education Liberal Arts Communication and Journalism	Public Administration and Social Service Health Professions Education Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Education Multidisciplinary Studies Health Professions Visual & Performing Arts Engineering Technologies
Students to faculty ratio	16:1	14:1	12:1	19:1	14:1	15:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	New England Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Outcome
Graduation rate	44.1%	54.7%	52.3%	67.1%	72.2%	41.2%
Dropout rate	16.8%	14.3%	14.7%	25.1%	6.2%	19.8%
Transferred out	35.6%	27.2%	30.6%	7.0%	20.5%	37.7%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $96,442 Year 2: $92,358 Year 3: $103,568 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,849 Year 2: $67,240 Year 3: $77,111 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,511 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $76,950 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,374 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $74,444 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,567 Year 2: $56,544 Year 3: $64,874 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,473 Year 2: $59,441 Year 3: $63,152 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,437 Year 2: $45,048 Year 3: $53,324 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,674 Year 2: $44,170 Year 3: $49,511 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,542 Year 2: $40,089 Year 3: $48,299 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,745 Year 2: $40,521 Year 3: $47,859	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $187,984 Year 2: $198,307 Year 3: $194,357 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $79,864 Year 2: $87,604 Year 3: $98,038 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $66,439 Year 2: $70,456 Year 3: $97,145 Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $78,617 Year 2: $82,685 Year 3: $86,267 Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,056 Year 2: $60,839 Year 3: $79,520 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,268 Year 2: $68,422 Year 3: $79,440 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,906 Year 2: $63,997 Year 3: $78,042 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,873 Year 2: $69,617 Year 3: $76,973 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,468 Year 2: $65,131 Year 3: $76,161 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,686 Year 2: $68,139 Year 3: $71,268	Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $73,779 Year 2: $75,072 Year 3: $81,441 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,460 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $74,943 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,714 Year 2: $64,706 Year 3: $73,822 Public Health (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,286 Year 2: $53,358 Year 3: $62,933 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,930 Year 2: $58,221 Year 3: $60,874 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,046 Year 2: $56,415 Year 3: $55,879 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $57,138 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $55,763 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $48,671 Year 2: $50,263 Year 3: $54,461 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $53,775 Year 3: $53,125 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,635 Year 2: $54,032 Year 3: $52,600	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $157,001 Year 2: $126,504 Year 3: $126,204 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,203 Year 2: $65,557 Year 3: $74,548 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,518 Year 2: $66,897 Year 3: $73,024 Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,614 Year 2: $64,990 Year 3: $72,538 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $65,441 Year 3: $71,319 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,435 Year 2: $61,516 Year 3: $69,352 American Sign Language (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $64,122 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,057 Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: $63,493 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,256 Year 2: $56,415 Year 3: $61,746 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,266 Year 2: $58,057 Year 3: $60,411	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,634 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $82,316 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,286 Year 2: $53,537 Year 3: $72,692 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,698 Year 2: $56,931 Year 3: $66,769 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,403 Year 2: $63,267 Year 3: $65,146 Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,581 Year 2: $57,564 Year 3: $64,056 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,666 Year 2: $58,221 Year 3: $63,215 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,646 Year 2: $54,296 Year 3: $58,642 Physics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $58,475 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,520 Year 2: $48,112 Year 3: $55,702 Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,977 Year 2: $43,426 Year 3: $55,396	Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,172 Year 2: $58,522 Year 3: $72,509 Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,939 Year 2: $63,749 Year 3: $69,910 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,019 Year 2: $44,942 Year 3: $57,686 Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,405 Year 2: $46,254 Year 3: $52,604 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,976 Year 2: $44,276 Year 3: $48,855 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,038 Year 2: $45,969 Year 3: $48,754 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,663 Year 2: $45,249 Year 3: $47,057 Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,709 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $46,776 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,130 Year 2: $36,488 Year 3: $45,629 Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,151 Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $44,724

Side-by-Side Comparison of SUNY Buffalo State

University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Central Connecticut State University

Southern Connecticut State University

University of North Florida

Salisbury University

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