University at Buffalo--SUNY Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at University at Buffalo--SUNY is 15:1, and the school has 33.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University at Buffalo--SUNY include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Social Sciences; Engineering; Psychology; and Biological and Biomedical Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 88.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Computer literacy History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	15:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 22% Social Sciences 14% Engineering 11% Psychology 10% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 9%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	Biological Sciences - B.A./M.S.; Biological Sciences/Dentistry - B.S./D.D.S; Business Administration - B.S./M.B.A.; Chemical Engineering/Business Administration - B.S./M.B.A.; Civil Engineering - B.S./M.E.; Civil Engineering/Business Administration - B.S./M.B.A.; Computational Physics/Physics - B.S./M.S.; Computer Science - B.S./M.S.; Computer Science/Business Administration - B.A./M.B.A.; Economics - B.A./M.A., B.A./M.S.; Economics/Business Administration - B.A./M.B.A.; Electrical Engineering/Business Administration - B.S./M.B.A.; Exercise Science/Nutrition - B.S./M.S.; Geography - B.A./M.A.; Geological Sciences - B.A./M.A.; Industrial Engineering/Business Administration - B.S./M.B.A.; Mathematics - B.A./M.A.; Mechanical Engineering/Business Administration - B.S./M.B.A.; Medicinal Chemistry - B.S./M.S.; Occupational Science/Occupational Therapy - B.S./M.S.; Pharmaceutical Sciences - B.S./M.S.; Pharmacology & Toxicology - B.S./M.S.; Social Sciences (Health & Human Services concentration)/Social Work Combined - B.A./M.S.W.
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 32.5% Service learning 7.6% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 8.7% Undergraduate research/creative projects 9.4% Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	88%
4-year graduation rate	47

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data