University at Buffalo, State University of New York

📚 Courses & programs at University at Buffalo, State University of New York

University at Buffalo, State University of New York is best known for Reasonable tuition for SUNY, Strong engineering school, Graduate funding opportunities, Research focus. Popular programs for international students include:

• MS Computer Science
• MS Electrical Engineering
• MS Mechanical Engineering
• MS Data Science
• MBA

Class profile: Strong engineering and CS programs; international enrollment growing. Notable alumni: Good placements in Fortune 500 companies.

✅ Entry requirements

💰 Fees & cost of studying

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📝 Step-by-step admission process

1. Shortlist programs & note GRE/GMAT policy
2. Take IELTS/TOEFL + GRE/GMAT if required
3. Prepare SOP, 2–3 LORs, CV & transcripts
4. Apply online (Fall deadlines Dec–Jan)
5. Pay application fee; submit
6. Receive decision → I-20 → F-1 visa

📄 Documents checklist

• Academic transcripts
• Statement of Purpose
• 2–3 Letters of Recommendation
• Resume / CV
• GRE/GMAT (if required)
• IELTS / TOEFL
• Application fee
• Passport copy
• Financial proof (I-20)

🛂 Student visa & post-study work · USA

• Student visa: F-1 student visa
• Work while studying: 20 hrs/week on-campus during term; full-time in breaks
• Post-study work: OPT: 12 months (36 months for STEM degrees)

📅 Intakes & deadlines

All figures are indicative and change year to year — always confirm on the official site (www.buffalo.edu) before applying.

How University at Buffalo, State University of New York compares in USA

The figures on this page mean little on their own. Set against the 30 other USA universities in our dataset, they say something more useful about where an application to University at Buffalo, State University of New York is likely to be won or lost.

• Selectivity. An indicative acceptance rate of about 68% against a median of 45% across the 30 other USA universities in our dataset. 25 of them are harder to get into than University at Buffalo, State University of New York. It sits on the more accessible side of its national peer group, which usually means a complete, early, well-matched application matters more than an exceptional one.
• Rank in context. QS #347, against a peer median of #89; 24 USA universities rank above it here. Rank is worth exactly this much and no more — it is driven by institution-wide research output and reputation surveys, not by the department you would actually join, so treat it as a coarse filter and judge the programme on its own page.
• English bar. IELTS 6.5 against a peer median of 7. That is below the national norm, which makes it a low-risk gate here, but the same score may not clear the universities you are applying to alongside it. Prepare to the highest bar on your list, not this one. Equivalents: TOEFL 80, PTE 59.

Programme areas: MS Computer Science · MS Electrical Engineering · MS Mechanical Engineering · MS Data Science · MBA. Entry requirements are set per programme, not per university, so the figures above are the institutional baseline — a competitive department inside an accessible university can run far tighter than the headline rate suggests.

Practical order of work for University at Buffalo, State University of New York: clear the English requirement first, because it gates everything and is the only part of the application you fully control; then confirm which of the Fall (Aug) and Spring (Jan) intakes you are targeting, since the typical deadline is Rolling (deadlines vary by program) and funding decisions usually close before admission decisions; then build the application around one specific programme rather than the institution. Budget the application fee of $75 per programme, and living costs of $12,000–20,000/yr on top of tuition of ~$28k/yr for international graduate students.

Figures here are indicative and compiled for comparison. Acceptance rates in particular are institution-level estimates and move year to year — confirm anything you are deciding on against the university's official pages.