NY
University at Buffalo
1.88 incidents / 1,000 students
Buffalo, NY · Clery Act 2024 · Public
University at Buffalo
Across 2022–2024, University at Buffalo reported 129 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Columbia University in the City of New York.
- 1.88
- Incidents / 1k students
- #992
- Rank of 2,072
- #125
- NY rank
- 31,903
- Enrolled students
1.88 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
University at Buffalo reports 1.88 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 6% above California State University-Sacramento. Similar-enrollment scored peers: California State University-Sacramento (3.73/1k); Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs (0.00/1k); San Jacinto Community College (0.31/1k); University of Massachusetts-Amherst (2.74/1k); Florida Atlantic University (2.12/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Columbia University in the City of New York (5.12/1k); Cornell University (4.22/1k); Stony Brook University (2.62/1k); Syracuse University (4.60/1k); CUNY Hunter College (0.80/1k); CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (0.05/1k); St. John's University-New York (1.50/1k); Binghamton University (8.93/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.88
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #992
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 52%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 44
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 196088 · University at Buffalo 1.88/1k score rate · #992/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-LOW 1.88/1k
- RANK-MID #992/2,072
- ST-MID #125 in state
- BELOW-PEER Florida Atlantic University · 0.24 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 10%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-LARGE 31,903
- FIRE-REPORT 7 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Florida Atlantic University (+0.24/1k)
University at Buffalo sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT · peer Florida Atlantic University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Florida Atlantic University (+0.24/1k). National rank #992 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
University at Buffalo reports 1.88 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 6% above California State University-Sacramento. Similar-enrollment scored peers: California State University-Sacramento (3.73/1k); Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs (0.00/1k); San Jacinto Community College (0.31/1k); University of Massachusetts-Amherst (2.74/1k); Florida Atlantic University (2.12/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Columbia University in the City of New York (5.12/1k); Cornell University (4.22/1k); Stony Brook University (2.62/1k); Syracuse University (4.60/1k); CUNY Hunter College (0.80/1k); CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (0.05/1k); St. John's University-New York (1.50/1k); Binghamton University (8.93/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around University at Buffalo
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest University on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs · lowest peer 0
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- San Jacinto Community College · near 0.31
San Jacinto Community College — near
0.31 per 1,000 students
- University at Buffalo · this campus
University at Buffalo — this campus
1.88 per 1,000 students
- Florida Atlantic University · near
Florida Atlantic University — near
2.12 per 1,000 students
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst · near
University of Massachusetts-Amherst — near
2.74 per 1,000 students
- California State University-Sacramento · highest peer
California State University-Sacramento — highest peer
3.73 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around University at Buffalo's 1.88/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
University at Buffalo decreased from 45 to 44 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 NY 4-year peers in this comparison, University at Buffalo is larger than 94% and safer-reporting than 36% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- University at Buffalo: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 7,040 | 1.56 | 0 | 42 |
| SUNY Brockport | 7,482 | 5.48 | 3 | 3 |
| Adelphi University | 7,603 | 4.74 | 6 | 14 |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | 7,898 | 2.41 | 8 | 28 |
| Monroe University | 8,141 | 1.35 | 11 | 53 |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | 8,206 | 0.73 | 14 | 75 |
| Mercy University | 8,991 | 1.22 | 17 | 56 |
| The New School | 9,068 | 0.99 | 19 | 64 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | 9,536 | 0.10 | 22 | 89 |
| Farmingdale State College | 10,039 | 0.70 | 25 | 78 |
| Empire State University | 10,469 | 0.00 | 28 | 94 |
| University at Buffalo (this campus) | 31,903 | 1.88 | 94 | 36 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
Enrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 31,903 enrolled students, University at Buffalo is the 94th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,491 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Columbia University in the City of New York (5.12/1k); Cornell University (4.22/1k); Stony Brook University (2.62/1k); Syracuse University (4.60/1k); CUNY Hunter College (0.80/1k); CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (0.05/1k); St. John's University-New York (1.50/1k); Binghamton University (8.93/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (California State University-Sacramento is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at University at Buffalo fell from 45 to 44 (-2%). The increase shows up in Burglary (9 to 18), Fondling (5 to 7) and Robbery (0 to 2). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (25 to 10).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at University at Buffalo
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 8 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft, Fondling, Rape, Arson, Robbery, Aggravated Assault and Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter.
The remaining 3 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, Incest, Negligent Manslaughter and Statutory Rape. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyUniversity at Buffalo: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 10% (40 → 44 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 40 |
| 2023 | 45 |
| 2024 | 44 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 18 | 9 | 24 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 10 | 25 | 4 |
| Fondling | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Rape | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Arson | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Robbery | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 90 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 8 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 201 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 1 | 234 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
University at Buffalo vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
CA
California State University-Sacramento
3.73 incidents / 1,000 students
CO
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where University at Buffalo sits on price and outcomes
At $20,995, University at Buffalo's reported average net price is cheaper than 61% among 326 New York colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,940.
- $20,995
- average net price
- $17,940
- New York median
- 2.8×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $13,411
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $14,668, while those above $110,000 record $28,079 - roughly 1.9 times as much. A published average of $20,995 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $53,742, roughly 2.6 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $10,936
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $31,536
- Avg Net Price
- $20,995
- Median Debt
- $19,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 33%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- SAT Average
- 1295
- SAT Math Range
- 610-700
- ACT Average
- 28
- ACT Range
- 27-32
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 74%
- Retention Rate
- 85%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $53,742
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $70,814
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 75%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 271 similar institutions by enrollment size.
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA · 31,943 enrolled
Safety Score 3.73
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO · 31,830 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX · 31,812 enrolled
Safety Score 0.31
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA · 31,726 enrolled
Safety Score 2.74
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL · 31,607 enrolled
Safety Score 2.12
Closest by National Rank
University at Buffalo (national rank #992) sits near Indian Hills Community College (#993) and Merrimack College (#991) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for University at Buffalo, both outside NY so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA · 31,943 enrolled
Safety score 3.73
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO · 31,830 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX · 31,812 enrolled
Safety score 0.31
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA · 31,726 enrolled
Safety score 2.74
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL · 31,607 enrolled
Safety score 2.12
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO · 31,543 enrolled
Safety score 2.25
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · 32,438 enrolled
Safety score 4.04
DeVry University-Illinois
Lisle, IL · 31,296 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Merrimack College
North Andover, MA · 5,862 enrolled
Safety score 1.88
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA · 29,640 enrolled
Safety score 1.89
McMurry University
Abilene, TX · 3,175 enrolled
Safety score 1.89
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA · 4,757 enrolled
Safety score 1.89
Villanova University
Villanova, PA · 10,041 enrolled
Safety score 1.89
Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL · 3,211 enrolled
Safety score 1.87
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL · 8,564 enrolled
Safety score 1.87
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN · 13,728 enrolled
Safety score 1.89
Frequently Asked Questions
Is University at Buffalo safe?
University at Buffalo has a safety score of 1.88 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #992 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: California State University-Sacramento (3.73/1k). Same-state same-level set: Columbia University in the City of New York (5.12/1k); Cornell University (4.22/1k); Stony Brook University (2.62/1k); Syracuse University (4.60/1k); CUNY Hunter College (0.80/1k); CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (0.05/1k); St. John's University-New York (1.50/1k); Binghamton University (8.93/1k).
What crimes are reported at University at Buffalo?
For calendar year 2024, University at Buffalo reported Burglary (18), Motor Vehicle Theft (10), Fondling (7), Rape (5) and Arson (2), and 1 further category in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does University at Buffalo compare to similar schools?
University at Buffalo reports 6% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than California State University-Sacramento. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: California State University-Sacramento (3.73/1k); Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs (0.00/1k); San Jacinto Community College (0.31/1k); University of Massachusetts-Amherst (2.74/1k); Florida Atlantic University (2.12/1k). Same-state same-level set: Columbia University in the City of New York (5.12/1k); Cornell University (4.22/1k); Stony Brook University (2.62/1k); Syracuse University (4.60/1k); CUNY Hunter College (0.80/1k); CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (0.05/1k); St. John's University-New York (1.50/1k); Binghamton University (8.93/1k).
Does University at Buffalo have fire safety data?
Yes. University at Buffalo reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 7 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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