State University of New York Buffalo State College - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  1	Secondary School Record
  2	Class Rank
  3	School's Recommendation
  4	Standardized Test Scores
  N	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  N	Character and Personality
  C	Extracurricular participation
  C	Particular talent or ability
  N	Geographical distribution
  N	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• The average high school/secondary school Grade Point Average for freshmen stood at 83.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Accumulative Percent
  Top tenth	4%
  Top quarter	21%
  Top half	66%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

SAT verbal scores over 500 76%, SAT math scores over 500 86%, ACT scores over 18 96%, SAT verbal scores over 600 28%, SAT math scores over 600 40%, ACT scores over 24 57%, SAT verbal scores over 700 4%, SAT math scores over 700 7%, ACT scores over 30 10%
• The following scores do not include International students.
• The following scores do not include Nontraditional/Part-time students.
• The following scores do not include Freshmen transfers.
• The following scores do not include Special program students.
• The majority of accepted applicants took the ACT test.