Private nonprofit · Community college

Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo

Buffalo, New York · Large city

8%
Transfer rate: $14,135
Avg net price: 21%
Grad / completion: $32,568
Median earnings

Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Buffalo, New York (large city setting), enrolling 743 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 743 undergradsLarge cityUSCAACold wintersSnowy

About Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York. Before the arrival of Europeans, nomadic Paleo-Indians inhabited the western New York region from the 8th millennium BCE. The Woodland period began around 1000 BC, marked by the rise of the Iroquois Confederacy and the spread of its tribes throughout the state. Buffalo is home to over 20 theater companies, with many centered in the downtown Theatre District. Shea's Performing Arts Center is the city's largest theater. Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and built in 1926, the theater presents Broadway musicals and concerts. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: Buffalo, NY
To Great Lakes shore: 1 mile
Nearest airport: 8 miles to Buffalo Niagara (BUF) · major hub

How Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo compares

Graduation rate21%

Higher than 5% · #176 of 185 in New York

Earnings, 10 years after entry$32,568

Higher than 41% · #109 of 148 in New York

Average net price$14,135

Cheaper than 54% · #69 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$21,549

Lower than 4%

Student–faculty ratio23 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment743

Larger than 69%

Percentiles compare Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New York.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women60782%
Men13618%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White20%
Black32%
Hispanic10%
Asian2.8%
Other or multiracial35%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 743
Student–faculty ratio: 23 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 69%
First-generation students: 54%
Students over 25: 51%
Median family income: $15,184
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $52,569

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 84 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From New York95%
Other U.S. states3.6%
International1.2%

Most first-years stay in state — Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo draws overwhelmingly from New York.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $18,910
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,800
Total cost of attendance: $24,969
Average net price: $14,135

Outcomes

Graduated: 21%
First-year retention: —
Transferred to another college: 8%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $27,873
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $32,568
Median debt at graduation: $21,549
Students with federal loans: 69%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 14%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

21%

Low-income (Pell)

26%

First-generation

27%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free
Athletics: USCAA
Varsity athletes: 64 (52 men · 12 women)

Varsity sports (3)

Basketball34

Soccer21

Cross Country9

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$14,155

$30–48k

$12,709

$48–75k

$14,868

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

73%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$4,622

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 73% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,622. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 70 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $32,568
Typical debt at graduation: $21,549
Debt vs. one year's pay: 66%
Out-earn a HS grad: 34%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$32,089

Men

$34,349

Men out-earn women by $2,260 (7%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 80°F
Winter low: 19°F
Annual rain: 40.7″
Annual snow: 95.4″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Buffalo, NY US station (7.9 mi from campus).

What Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo graduates study — and earn

Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

73 grads$32k 1 yr$35k 5 yr$24k debt

73$32,115$34,900$24,200 Business Administration, Management and Operations

48 grads$36k 1 yr$49k 5 yr$45k debt

48$36,375$48,785$45,243 Business/Commerce, GeneralAssoc.

24 grads$30k 1 yr$35k 5 yr$25k debt

24$30,059$35,439$24,509 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

16 grads$28k 1 yr$26k 5 yr$16k debt

16$28,135$25,581$16,467 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssoc.

16 grads$30k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$27k debt

16$30,013$36,438$27,000 Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

14 grads$32k 1 yr$35k 5 yr$23k debt

14$32,211$35,000$22,960 Public Health

11 grads$38k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$52k debt

11$37,548$43,215$52,060 Legal Support ServicesAssoc.

10 grads$31k 1 yr$41k 5 yr$26k debt

10$30,998$40,856$25,524 Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssoc.

8 grads$32k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$23k debt

8$31,581$43,408$23,137 Accounting and Related ServicesAssoc.

8 grads$37k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$26k debt

8$36,958$42,567$26,291 Business/Commerce, GeneralCert.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr$14k debt

7——$14,094 Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

6 grads$28k 1 yr— 5 yr$15k debt

6$28,070—$14,860

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.