New York · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

UB

Buffalo, New York. 20,284 undergraduate students. 333 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at UB

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+14%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at University at Buffalo rose 14% between 2006 and 2009 ($6.1k → $7.0k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at University at Buffalo fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.3% → 0.0%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. New York

Each tile compares this institution to the New York median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$70,814+32% · 6→10y
New York median $48,917
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$53,742
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
73.4%+9% · '97→'09
New York median 64.2%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$14,250+96% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
20,284+36% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
84.5%+1% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
69.3%-17% · '01→'09
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$10,782+49% · '00→'09
out-of-state $30,572
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

2.7%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $14,250 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $70,814 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996202420,112
22,05914,72319962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997200963.2%
63%54%19972009
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$19,000
$19,500$9,08619972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 100% · 19972024+145%

UB · completion · 100% rose

24.5% → 60.2%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024+36%

UB · undergrad enrollment rose

14,820 → 20,112

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002009+49%

UB · in-state tuition rose

$4,715 → $7,013

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+228%

UB · out-of-state tuition rose

$9,615 → $31,536

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+96%

UB · median debt rose

$9,700 → $19,000

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

UB · cohort default rate fell

4.1% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 20082024+25%

UB · pell share rose

26.5% → 33.1%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20032020+38%

UB · earnings_median_6yr rose

$39,000 → $53,742

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Dentistry.CIP 5104 · First Professional Degree$183,422127 gradsPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.CIP 5120 · First Professional Degree$138,822118 gradsComputer Science.CIP 1107 · Bachelor's Degree$110,541249 gradsComputer Engineering.CIP 1409 · Bachelor's Degree$103,60131 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Master's Degree$103,14771 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Master's Degree$103,081183 gradsBiomedical/Medical Engineering.CIP 1405 · Bachelor's Degree$100,25892 gradsPharmacology and Toxicology.CIP 2610 · Bachelor's Degree$99,45115 gradsCivil Engineering.CIP 1408 · Master's Degree$96,18156 gradsIndustrial Engineering.CIP 1435 · Bachelor's Degree$93,93356 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.CIP 1410 · Bachelor's Degree$91,292112 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Bachelor's Degree$90,970155 gradsLaw.CIP 2201 · First Professional Degree$90,174137 gradsChemical Engineering.CIP 1407 · Bachelor's Degree$88,44467 gradsClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.CIP 5110 · Bachelor's Degree$84,53031 gradsAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.CIP 1402 · Bachelor's Degree$83,498113 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Bachelor's Degree$83,438124 gradsMechanical Engineering.CIP 1419 · Bachelor's Degree$81,124274 gradsPublic Health.CIP 5122 · Master's Degree$78,81760 gradsCivil Engineering.CIP 1408 · Bachelor's Degree$76,516131 gradsEnvironmental/Environmental Health Engineering.CIP 1414 · Bachelor's Degree$74,76731 gradsPsychology, General.CIP 4201 · Master's Degree$74,35912 gradsArchitecture.CIP 0402 · Master's Degree$73,9253 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and Services.CIP 5102 · Bachelor's Degree$70,92861 grads
Showing top 24 of 56 ranked programs.333 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

56 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

EDUCATION · CIP 13

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16

LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

LIBRARY SCIENCE · CIP 25

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

HISTORY · CIP 54

ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at UB

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$520,138
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 10
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 10year 0year 39
Cost per year
$21,261
HS-only baseline · NY
$40,100
Years to complete
4
CIP family
52

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

UB graduates earn $X” — not “UB makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending UB caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →