List of colleges and universities in Buffalo, New York

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The following is a list of public and private colleges and universities in Buffalo, New York.

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Public colleges and universities

Buffalo is home to three State University of New York (SUNY) institutions. University at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo) is the largest SUNY institution, and Buffalo State University (formerly Buffalo State College) and Erie Community College also serve the area. The total enrollment of the three institutions combined is approximately 54,000 students.

NameCountyDate FoundedEndowmentStudents
Buffalo State University Erie 1871$52.9 million (2019) [1] 8,658 [2]
Erie Community College Erie 1946-10,031 [3]
University at Buffalo Erie 1846$797.9 million (2019) [4] 31,923 [5]

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Private colleges

NameCountyDate FoundedEndowmentStudents
Bryant & Stratton College [6] Erie 1854-1,038 [7]
Canisius University Erie 1870$129.2 million (2019) [8] 3,102 [9]
D'Youville University Erie 1908$49.6 million (2019) [10] 3,048 [11]
Daemen University Erie 1947$21.2 million (2019) [12] 2,603 [13]
Medaille College (closed) Erie 1937$1.5 million (2017) [14] 2,002 [15]
Trocaire College Erie 1958$1.2 million (2015) [16] 1,322 [17]

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References

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  2. ↑ "College Navigator - Buffalo State College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ "College Navigator - Erie Community College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  4. ↑ "University at Buffalo--SUNY: UB: Best College: US News". U.S. News & World Report. US News. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  5. ↑ "College Navigator - University at Buffalo". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  6. ↑ Oram, Fern; Peterson's (Firm : 2006-) (24 July 2009). Peterson's Two-year Colleges, 2010. Peterson's. ISBN   9780768926880 . Retrieved 15 August 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  8. ↑ "Canisius College: Best College: US News". U.S. News & World Report. US News. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  9. ↑ "College Navigator - Canisius College". National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  10. ↑ "D'Youville College: Best College: US News". U.S. News & World Report. US News. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  11. ↑ "College Navigator - D'Youville College". National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Daemen College: Best College: US News". U.S. News & World Report. US News. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  13. ↑ "College Navigator - Daemen College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Medaille College". College Results Online. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  15. ↑ "College Navigator - Medaille College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  16. ↑ Thomas, G. Scott (December 16, 2015). "Endowment shrinks to $1.2 million at Trocaire". Buffalo Business First. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "College Navigator - Trocaire College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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