Residential (New York State) Tuition Rates: The SUNY Board of Trustees carefully reviews SUNY’s budget outlook and all options available before imposing any financial burden on students and their families. SUNY has not increased tuition rates for the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters, but rather is continuing to charge at 2019-20 academic year rates:
Full-Time Student (12 or more credit hours)
Tuition per semester $3,535.00
Mandatory fees per semester $653.84
Part-Time Student (1-11 credit hours)
Tuition per credit hour $295.00
Mandatory fees per credit hour $54.31
Nonresidential (out-of-state) Tuition Rates: The SUNY Board of Trustees carefully reviews SUNY’s budget outlook and all options available before imposing any financial burden on students and their families. SUNY has not increased tuition rates for the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters, but rather is continuing to charge at 2019-20 academic year rates:
Full-Time Student (12 or more credit hours)
Tuition per semester $8,490.00
Mandatory fees per semester $653.84
Part-Time Student (1 – 11 credit hours)
Tuition per credit hour $708.00
Mandatory fees per credit hour $54.31
Remote Instruction: This semester Buffalo State is offering remote instruction due to COVID-19. Infrastructure, quality instruction and services continue with remote learning. Students will continue to receive the quality instruction fully supported with the infrastructure, faculty staff and support services in a virtual remote instruction model, towards their SUNY degree. Please note, courses taught via remote instruction are not synonymous with online courses and therefore not eligible for online tuition rates.
Online Tuition Rates: The SUNY Board of Trustees carefully reviews SUNY’s budget outlook and all options available before imposing any financial burden on students and their families. SUNY has not increased tuition rates for the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters, but rather is continuing to charge at 2019-20 academic year rates. According to SUNY guidelines, an online course will be charged the online rate regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic. The online rate is charged to students taking courses in exclusively online programs that have been previously approved by the Provost’s Office and registered by the New York State Education Department in distance education format, consistent with the student’s intention to take courses exclusively online at the time of application and matriculation toward the degree.
Please note, students who are nonresidents (out of state), whose intent is to be on campus learning, but may be studying remotely, will be charged the nonresidential rate.
Non-residential (out-of-state) students enrolled in Buffalo State's online courses are eligible for online tuition rates if they meet the following criteria:
1. Must be enrolled exclusively in courses originally designated as online courses
2. Must not have had an address in New York State within the last fiscal year (July 1 - June 30)**
** Students' residency status at Buffalo State during the last fiscal year will be used to determine the residency requirement for online tuition rates.
Full-Time Student (12 or more credit hours)
Tuition per semester $4,240.00
Mandatory fees per semester $653.84
Part-Time Student (1 – 11 credit hours)
Tuition per credit hour $353.00
Mandatory fees per credit hour $54.31
Please note, the tuition rate initially shows as out-of-state tuition. Once Student Accounts verifies that a student has met online tuition eligibility (typically after 100% liability date), the tuition rate will be adjusted to reflect appropriately.
Please note: The rates listed are subject to review and may change without prior notice.
College Fee
This fee finances the operating budget. All units of the state university system collect this fee. This fee is a non-refundable fee.
$25.00 per semester for full-time students
$1.70 per credit hour per semester for part-time students
Activity Fee
The United Students Government (USG) Activity Fee goes to support the many student organizations, and virtual events and programs that will be planned for the year. This fee is managed by USG and not by Buffalo State College or SUNY. Assessment of upcoming program and organizational need is performed by the United Student Government officers prior to the start of the semester. Student charges will reflect a reduction of 25% in the activity fee for spring 2021, effective at the start of the semester. Additional questions and concerns should be directed to usgactivities@buffalostate.edu
$75.00 per semester for full-time students
$6.40 per credit hour per semester for part-time students
Health Fee
This fee was increased for 20/21 and approved through the student broad based fee process. Buffalo State’s Health Fee supports services both on campus and remote, including health and counseling services, health promotions, nutrition counseling, and programs that maintain compliance with state regulations. These services are available to every student, whether in person or remote, and telehealth options are available for students outside the Western NY area. For this reason the Health Fee is not eligible for waiver. Students are encouraged to make the most of the services provided by the Health Fee. Additional questions and concerns should be directed to Weigel Health Center at 716-878-6711 or weigel@buffalostate.edu
$174.50 per semester for full-time students
$14.65 per credit hour per semester for part-time students
Athletics Fee
The athletics fee is a program fee to support the intercollegiate program and recreation at the college. Effective fall 2020, student charges reflect a reduction of 17% from the 19/20 rates for the athletics fee. This reduction reflects a delay, not cancellation, of fall sports and the variable costs that can be controlled and not expended at this time. The Athletics Fee will still support a host of new virtual activities, along with recreational and intramural activities, wellness programs, and facilities for students (e.g. open pool hours). The college continues to support athletes and the college population in providing engaging experiences and support services. Additional questions and concerns should be directed to studentaffairs@buffalostate.edu
$142.34 for fall semester full-time students
$11.86 per credit hour for fall semester for part-time students
Technology Fee
This fee was increased for 20/21 and approved through the student broad based fee process. The Technology Fee provides many services to help students succeed and get the most from their education and this needed more than ever due to our current environment with many online course offerings. SUNY campuses are authorized to establish a technology fee as part of a comprehensive funding plan to build and maintain an infrastructure offering students the highest quality learning environment, and may be used to address specific technology needs such as:
Library electronic resources and databases
Networking infrastructure, remote network access, enterprise software and advancements in technology integration
Updates to technology for classrooms, student computer labs and enhanced multi-media learning spaces
Equipment such as scanners, digital cameras, iPads and assistive technology for student computer labs
Student assistants to help provide technology support
Our Information Technology staff is dedicated to keeping current with new technologies and providing a high level of customer service with our IT help desk and working with the SUNY Online help desk. For more information, visit it.buffalostate.edu
$182.00 per semester for full-time students
$15.15 per credit hour per semester for part-time students
Transportation Fee
Buffalo State has not increased the transportation rates for the fall semester and is charging at the 19/20 rates. This fee funds the Buffalo State - NFTA Metro Pass Program and is largely subsidized by the college, charging just a small portion of the actual cost via the broad based fees. Under this program, all undergraduate students receive an NFTA Metro Pass, which provides unlimited use of both the extensive NFTA bus services on and around campus, and all NFTA bus and rail services throughout the region. The campus provides many other transportation services such as a shuttle service and others, which are described here. This service continues to be available to the campus population for fall 2020.
$55.00 for fall semester for full-time students
$4.55 per credit hour for fall semester for part-time students
Non-Mandatory Fees
Parking
$70.00 per academic year (fall through spring semesters) for on-campus parking
$35.00 for spring semester only
Waiver of broad-based fees for online learners
Please note: The rates listed are subject to review and may change without prior notice.
Updated November 30, 2020
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