About | SUNY Buffalo State University
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About | SUNY Buffalo State University
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Buffalo State has been educating in the city of Buffalo, NY, since 1871. We are an involved community of learners, scholars, leaders, and global citizens from all walks of life. We celebrate our diversity, yet work together to achieve excellence, transform ourselves, and, in turn, change the world.
Accreditations
Campus Map
Getting Here
Overview
Leadership and Planning
Explore Campus Virtually
Take the Tour!
Get to Know Us
Our Students
Our Students
Buffalo State students are diverse and driven. They choose Buffalo State for its small class sizes, engaged student life, and tight-knit community.
Meet our students
Our Faculty
Our Faculty
As award-winning experts in their fields, our faculty members inspire, teach, mentor, help, shape, guide, and transform students every day.
Meet our faculty
Our Leadership
Our Leadership
View Our Leadership Team
Our Alumni
Our Alumni
Our alumni network is 100,000+ strong. Be Buffalo State’s next great success story!
Meet our alumni
Join our Alumni Association
Our Campus
Our Campus
Our 125-acre campus is very accessible, walkable, and located Buffalo's vibrant museum district.
Take our virtual tour
Our City
Our City
Buffalo is the second-largest city in New York State. Explore all the "City of Good Neighbors" has to offer.
Explore our city
Our History
Our History
Our history and commitment to education are the cornerstones of our respected reputation.
Learn more about our history
6,095
Students Enrolled (Fall 2025)
1871
Buffalo State Is Founded
100K+
Alumni around the World
More Facts
Mission, Vision, Values
Buffalo State is a diverse and inclusive university committed to the intellectual, personal, and professional growth of its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Our mission is to empower students to succeed and to inspire a lifelong passion for learning. Buffalo State is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, service, scholarship, creative activity, and cultural enrichment.
Buffalo State will be a nationally recognized leader in public higher education known for
its caring and rigorous academic environment where lives are transformed through education;
the intellectual and creative accomplishments of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni;
its cross-culturally competent community dedicated to developing leaders for an increasingly global society.
We, the Buffalo State community, are committed to:
actively facilitating access to public higher education;
excellent learning experiences in and out of the classroom;
being student centered;
the rigors, joys, and fulfillment of intellectual discovery;
engagement, applied learning, and partnerships with the community;
social responsibility;
respect for diversity and individual differences;
supportive and collegial relationships;
opportunities for individuals to realize their full potential.
Year In Review
Annual Report (PDF)
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Buffalo State has been educating in the city of Buffalo, NY, since 1871. We are an involved community of learners, scholars, leaders, and global citizens from all walks of life. We celebrate our diversity, yet work together to achieve excellence, transform ourselves, and, in turn, change the world.
Accreditations
Campus Map
Getting Here
Overview
Leadership and Planning
Explore Campus Virtually
Take the Tour!
Get to Know Us
Our Students
Our Students
Buffalo State students are diverse and driven. They choose Buffalo State for its small class sizes, engaged student life, and tight-knit community.
Meet our students
Our Faculty
Our Faculty
As award-winning experts in their fields, our faculty members inspire, teach, mentor, help, shape, guide, and transform students every day.
Meet our faculty
Our Leadership
Our Leadership
View Our Leadership Team
Our Alumni
Our Alumni
Our alumni network is 100,000+ strong. Be Buffalo State’s next great success story!
Meet our alumni
Join our Alumni Association
Our Campus
Our Campus
Our 125-acre campus is very accessible, walkable, and located Buffalo's vibrant museum district.
Take our virtual tour
Our City
Our City
Buffalo is the second-largest city in New York State. Explore all the "City of Good Neighbors" has to offer.
Explore our city
Our History
Our History
Our history and commitment to education are the cornerstones of our respected reputation.
Learn more about our history
6,095
Students Enrolled (Fall 2025)
1871
Buffalo State Is Founded
100K+
Alumni around the World
More Facts
Mission, Vision, Values
Buffalo State is a diverse and inclusive university committed to the intellectual, personal, and professional growth of its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Our mission is to empower students to succeed and to inspire a lifelong passion for learning. Buffalo State is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, service, scholarship, creative activity, and cultural enrichment.
Buffalo State will be a nationally recognized leader in public higher education known for
its caring and rigorous academic environment where lives are transformed through education;
the intellectual and creative accomplishments of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni;
its cross-culturally competent community dedicated to developing leaders for an increasingly global society.
We, the Buffalo State community, are committed to:
actively facilitating access to public higher education;
excellent learning experiences in and out of the classroom;
being student centered;
the rigors, joys, and fulfillment of intellectual discovery;
engagement, applied learning, and partnerships with the community;
social responsibility;
respect for diversity and individual differences;
supportive and collegial relationships;
opportunities for individuals to realize their full potential.
Year In Review
Annual Report (PDF)