SUNY Buffalo State University Scholarships and Merit Aid: Amounts and Requirements

SUNY Buffalo State University Scholarships and Merit Aid

Buffalo, New York

3 scholarships SUNY Buffalo State University publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

5,358Undergraduates

84%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (3)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

President's Scholars Award

$4,000

Published requirement: 96.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Amount: up to $4,000/year - $16,000 totalfinancialaid.buffalostate.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Provost's Scholars Award

$3,000

Published requirement: 91.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Amount: up to $3,000/year - $12,000 totalfinancialaid.buffalostate.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Dean's Scholars Award

$2,000

Published requirement: 87.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Amount: up to $2,000/year - $8,000 totalfinancialaid.buffalostate.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.

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What SUNY Buffalo State University costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$30,191In-state, per year

$41,931Out-of-state, per year

Where SUNY Buffalo State University lists its scholarships

CAPS (Campus Application Portal for Scholarships) via AcademicWorks — General Application auto-matches students to qualifying scholarships; an Opportunities tab lists apply-to awards needing supplemental materials

Where this came from

https://financialaid.buffalostate.edu/first-year (read 2026-07-07)
https://financialaid.buffalostate.edu/scholarships (read 2026-07-10)

Every amount on this page was read off a SUNY Buffalo State University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.