Buffalo State earned 38 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 14 in the top 10% and 23 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #140 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 38 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 1
Highest placement: #140 of 4,939, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 14
Placements this edition: 204
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has SUNY Buffalo State University Earned?
SUNY Buffalo State University holds 38 ranking badges across 14 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. These badges come from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. See our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
1
Top 10%
14
Top 15%
23
Total
38
What Is SUNY Buffalo State University Known For?
SUNY Buffalo State University is best known for Education: 4 of its 13 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Teacher Education Subject Specific, Textile & Apparel Studies and Other Interdisciplinary Studies. Its highest traditional-student placement is #57 of 1,068 in Most Popular for Teacher Education Subject Specific.
How Does SUNY Buffalo State University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, SUNY Buffalo State University earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #15 of 122 in Most Popular Online for Other Interdisciplinary Studies.
How Does SUNY Buffalo State University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, SUNY Buffalo State University earned 24 badges, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #140 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
The rankings above are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. SUNY Buffalo State University appears in 204 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team