After University at Buffalo: graduation, pay and debt
Buffalo, New York · Public · 20,112 undergrads
73% of University at Buffalo students finish within six years, the typical student earns $75,679 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$75.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
73%
finish within six years.
59%
finish in four years.
85%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19k
median federal debt at graduation.
68%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
59%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
73%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
85%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
69%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
79%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
4,031
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
72%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
17%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
3,757
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
16%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$59,246
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$75,679
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
75%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$19,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$14,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,808
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
68%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
74%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
77%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Test scores: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Test rule: buffalo.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)
Updated Nov 2, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers