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Buffalo, NY, United States
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The University at Buffalo (UB) is the State University of New York's flagship campus and the largest and most comprehensive of the 64 institutions in the SUNY system. Founded in 1846 as a private medical college in downtown Buffalo, it joined SUNY in 1962 and became a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) in 1989, the first SUNY campus invited to do so. UB enrolls 21,188 undergraduates and 10,464 graduate and professional students, and offers more than 600 academic programs including over 150 undergraduate programs.
UB is spread across three campuses in and around Buffalo, New York. The North Campus in Amherst, opened in the early 1970s, is the largest and hosts most core academic programs, residence halls, the Student Union and athletic venues, with a 60-acre recreational lake and a 65-acre living woods. The 153-acre South Campus, dating to the 1920s, is a historic urban campus in North Buffalo. The Downtown Campus anchors the city's medical corridor around the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Academic units are 13 schools and colleges: Architecture and Planning; Arts and Sciences; Dental Medicine; the Graduate School of Education; Engineering and Applied Sciences; the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Law; Management; Nursing; Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Public Health and Health Professions; Social Work; and the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Graduate Division. The University Honors College offers an enriched track for high-achieving undergraduates, with more than 1,650 current students across 115+ majors. The student to faculty ratio is 12:1 and every student can pursue research, service or experiential learning from the first year.
Student life includes more than 500 student clubs, 16 Division I athletic programs, five fitness centers, nine theatres and performance venues, three art galleries and an eSports arena. UB has 18 residence halls and apartment complexes housing approximately 7,500 students, seven libraries holding about 4 million print and electronic volumes, and shuttle service between North and South campuses; the Downtown Campus is reached by Metro Rail. More than 700 study abroad programs are available.
International students make up 17% of enrollment, from 106 countries, and UB is ranked #20 in the U.S. for hosting international students by the Institute of International Education. International Student Services provides immigration advising, cultural exchange programmes and social events, and the English Language Institute on North Campus offers English instruction. UB is New York State's flagship university and a member of the AAU.
UB administers more than $426 million in scholarships and financial aid each year. Undergraduate merit scholarships are awarded automatically at admission to first-year applicants without a separate application, except for the Presidential Scholarship and athletic awards.
Flagship Scholarship: awarded in varying amounts to incoming international first-year students with no prior postsecondary credits, for fall or spring entry. All admitted international students are automatically considered; awards appear on the Applicant Status Page and are renewable for up to four years with good academic standing. UB's international admissions brochure cites merit scholarships of up to $20,000 per year for first-year and $18,000 per year for transfer international students (renewable four and two years respectively). International transfer students are considered for Transfer Student Scholarships based on transfer GPA, renewable for up to two years.
Presidential Scholarship: four-year award for academically exceptional first-year students, open to international and out-of-state applicants, through the University Honors College with a separate application; the international brochure cites up to $22,000 per year, with an application to UB by December 15 and the scholarship application by January 4. Recipients must maintain Honors enrollment and a UB GPA of at least 3.30 in the first year and 3.50 afterwards.
Complete the FAFSA (priority date March 1) for federal and state need-based aid; U.S. federal aid requires U.S. citizenship or eligible non-citizen status. Graduate students should explore funding through the Graduate School and departments, including assistantships and traineeships. F-1/J-1 students may work on campus up to 20 hours per week in session and up to 40 hours during breaks, and may not work off campus without government permission.
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View scholarships for University at Buffalo →Admission is by holistic review of the high school GPA, strength of coursework, and non-academic factors. Applications are made through ApplySUNY, the Common Application or the Coalition for College application, with a $50 non-refundable fee (fee waivers accepted). SAT and ACT scores are not required for admission or scholarship consideration and may be submitted optionally (SAT code 2925, ACT code 2978). At least one letter of recommendation is strongly recommended. An optional self-reported transcript (STARS) is available, and a final official transcript is required after enrollment. Direct admission to accounting and business management is limited, engineering applications receive an additional math and science readiness review, and auditions or portfolios are required for acting, dance, music theatre, music and BFA design/technology.
Fall entry: application opens August 1; Early Action (non-binding) November 1; Honors College priority consideration December 15; Regular Decision completion deadline February 1, with applications considered after that until capacity is reached; enrollment deposit May 1 or 10 days after acceptance; housing deposit May 7; FAFSA priority date March 1. Spring entry: recommended application date October 1; enrollment and housing deposit December 1.
Transfer applicants apply through the same applications. Students with 60 or more transfer credits and minimum prerequisite grades may be admitted directly to Arts and Sciences majors, except arts programs requiring a portfolio or audition. Engineering transfer admission is competitive with minimum prerequisite grades, and Architecture, Biomedical Sciences, Management, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health and Health Professions are selective.
Applicants are expected to have the equivalent of a 3.0 on UB's 4.0 scale (a B, or 83 on a 100-point scale), shown through transcripts or national exam results; documents not in English need an English translation. English proficiency minimums for undergraduate admission: TOEFL iBT 70 (or 4 on the new scale, MyBest accepted), IELTS Academic 6.0, Duolingo English Test 105, PTE Academic 50, ACT English and reading 18, SAT ERWS 500, IB English A grade 5, AP English Language 4, (I)GCSE English First Language grade C, GCE AS/A level English grade C. Scores must be under two years old. Exemptions apply to citizens of Australia, the Bahamas, Canada, Guam, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore and the United Kingdom who are native English speakers educated entirely in English. For an I-20 or DS-2019, admitted students submit the passport biographical page, the financial form and bank statements showing ability to cover the first year's tuition, fees, health insurance and living costs; acceptable evidence must be on letterhead, dated within a year of enrollment and show liquid assets.
Applicants need a bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited institution and a GPA of 3.0 (B) or higher; GRE, GMAT, LSAT and other test requirements vary by program. Unofficial transcripts are enough at application and official ones are required after admission. A nonrefundable application fee applies to each program and varies by program. English proficiency minimums for international graduate applicants: TOEFL iBT 79 (4.0 on the new scale), IELTS 6.5, PTE Academic 55, Duolingo 120, Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency 185; departments may require higher. International applicants provisionally accepted by a department are then reviewed by the Office of International Admissions before an I-20 or DS-2019 is issued.
Across the university: 1,172 acres, 197 buildings, 18 residence halls and apartment complexes (approximately 7,500 students), seven libraries, five fitness centres and 20 bikeshare hubs.
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