Buffalo State College--SUNY Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Buffalo State College--SUNY is 17:1, and the school has 40.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Buffalo State College--SUNY include: Education; Social Sciences; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services; and Public Administration and Social Service Professions. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 75.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts English (including composition) Humanities Philosophy Computer literacy Foreign languages Mathematics Sciences (biological or physical)
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	17:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Education 24% Social Sciences 8% Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 7% Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services 7% Public Administration and Social Service Professions 5%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate
Combined-degree programs	Coaching and Physical Education; Early Childhood and Childhood Education, Birth-Grade 6
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	75%
4-year graduation rate	23

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data