ENROLLMENT
Undergraduates:
Full-time:
7,161 men/5,932 women
Part-time:
3,053 men/3,149 women
Professional:
930 men/715 women

FRESHMAN ADMISSION
PROFILE
Number who applied:
14,121
Number accepted:
10,248
Number enrolled:
2,757
Average SAT scores:
V 571 M 600
Average ACT score:
25
Average GPA:
90 (weighted)
Freshman retention rate:
83%

COSTS:
Tuition:
$5,400 (in-state)
Room and Board:
$7,604
Fees:
$940
Books & supplies:
$856
Misc.:
$840

FINANCIAL AID:
Freshmen receiving aid:
62%
Average financial aid package:
$9,521

FACULTY:
Full-time:
1,456
Part-time:
510
Ph.D.:
975
Student-faculty ratio:
13:1

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Within the Center for the Arts on the SUNY at Buffalo
campus are the art, media study, and theatre and
dance departments and four state-of-the-art theatres
for student and touring professional performances.

College Description
The University at Buffalo is a full-spectrum public university where undergraduate education is enriched by its close association with graduate programs and cutting-edge research. Undergraduates study and work with faculty members who are leaders in their fields in academic and research facilities that support work at the most advanced levels of knowledge. Ahead of the pack in putting twenty-first century technology to work to benefit students, UB is a leader in making electronic research tools available. An expanded Honors program enrolls more than 400 students with SAT I scores ranging from 1300 to 1600. In 1998 UB disbursed nearly 2 million dollars in merit-based scholarships to incoming freshmen. Buffalo is a Great Lakes city on an international border with a metropolitan area population of more than 1 million. Only 11/2 hours by car to Toronto and 1 hour by air to New York City, Buffalo has music, theatre, major-league sports teams, and abundant outdoor recreation in all four seasons.

Academic Life
UB has more undergraduate programs than any other public university in New York State and the Northeast. The university has an undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences and 7 undergraduate schools (architecture and planning, engineering and applied sciences, health related professions, management, medicine and biomedical sciences, nursing, and pharmacy) with over a hundred degree programs. In the graduate schools (all of the above plus dental medicine, education, information and library sciences, law, and social work) there are 112 master's and 98 doctoral degree programs. Undergraduates can also formulate their own degree programs through double-degree or special major options and an extensive minors program. Hands-on internships and co-op programs are available for students to gain practical experience in their fields. Many students take advantage of an extensive array of study abroad programs; UB administers more than 54 overseas programs in 25 countries.

Campus Life
The university has a wide range of special-interest organizations (hundreds of them), two newspapers, a weekly magazine, a cable TV station and an award-winning FM radio station, and its own government (the Student Association, whose annual budget approaches $2 million). Students have access to on-campus theatres and movie venues, restaurants and snack bars, and low-rise and high-rise living. Fifteen coeducational residence halls, spread among the two campuses, provide housing for more than 5,400 undergraduates. Every residence hall room has a high-speed data connection to the campus computer network, UB's libraries, the Internet. Apartments for graduate students opened the summer of 1998; undergrad apartments are next. Among the numerous support services for students are a professional Public Safety force, student health services, campus ministry association, counseling center and leadership development center, academic advising center, and career planning and placement center.

Facilities and Resources
One of the nation's most modern universities, UB has two campuses. The (larger) North Campus, in suburban Amherst, opened in the 1970s and houses most of the non-medical disciplines. Newest buildings include a major fine arts center, a football stadium, and medical and chemistry research buildings. The (original) South Campus, three miles away in Buffalo, is home to many of the medical sciences and the School of Architecture and Planning. Buffalo's rapid transit line connects this campus with the city center and the waterfront. UB's 10 libraries hold a total of over 3 million bound volumes; for electronic research, its on-line information system can be accessed from just about anywhere on campus, including every residence hall room. State-of-the-art high-technology classrooms across the campuses enhance teaching and learning experiences. The university has student-access labs with computers, printers and workstations for research and writing. Many student and academic services are available on-line or by telephone, including all course listings and schedules, academic progress reports, career planning and placement services, course registration, and student "smart cards" used as ID's, debit, phone, and residence hall access cards.

Athletics/Sports
A major competitor in intercollegiate sports, UB is SUNY's only NCAA Division I sports program; eighteen teams — 9 men's and 9 women's — will compete in the Mid-American Conference in 1999. More than 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students play intramural and club sports each year and use the fitness facilities. The recently-built Alumni Arena includes a 10,000-seat main gym, an eight-lane Olympic-size pool and competition diving well, a 2000-meter indoor track, twelve handball/racquetball courts, seven squash courts, a gymnastics room, dance studio, three weight rooms and a triple gym for intramural and other recreational programs. UB hosted the 1998 NCAA Division I Track and Field National Championships in its new stadium. Other outdoor facilities include lighted basketball courts, baseball diamonds, and more than thirty tennis courts.

Financial Aid
UB administers $124 million in student assistance programs annually. Undergraduate students may be eligible for the Federal Pell grant, New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) grant, and the campus-based programs, which include Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), College Work-Study, Perkins and Nursing Student Loans. Students' and parents' eligibility for the William D. Ford Direct (Stafford) and Parent (PLUS) loans are also listed in an aid package. Students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid; for priority consideration, file as soon as possible after January 1 and before mid-March. Direct financial aid inquiries to: Office of Financial Aid, Hayes C, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214-3016.

Admission Requirements
Admission to UB is competitive; most successful candidates come to it with a strong level of academic preparation. Nearly 90% of accepted freshmen had a high school average of 85 or better, and about 70% had a combined SAT I score of 1100 or higher. Close to 70% ranked in the top quarter of their high school class. The university requires a high school transcript, SAT I or ACT, and in some cases recommendations and portfolio or audition. Application review and notification begins in mid-December and continues on a rolling basis until the freshman class is filled. UB offers an Early Decision Program, Individualized Admission Program, and the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP). Transfer applicants must have completed a minimum of 24 semester hours at a regionally accredited college prior to enrolling. Admission of transfer students is based on the quality of previous academic performance and space availability. Students presenting a minimum grade point average of 2.0 from a regionally accredited college of university (calculated according to UB grading policy) will be considered to the university. Admission to an academic department may occur concurrently if the applicant has fulfilled prerequisite requirements. Some departments have significantly higher GPA standards and early deadlines for application.

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