Students Life

English Score Requirement

MINIMUM IELTS SCORE

MINIMUM TOEFL IBT

Note: Language proficiency requirements can vary on program basis.

Accomodation

Living on Campus

Living on campus in Buffalo State's residence halls helps international students adjust to life in the US through programming and activities with American Students. We encourage all of our international students to live in on-campus residence halls for all years attending. There are a lot of housing options here at Buffalo State that will make your US collegiate experience complete. 

Buffalo State provides a variety of housing options from which international students may choose. Some halls house first-year students exclusively, some house a mixture of students, and some are reserved for upper-division students. There is also specialty housing for specific groups and interests, including the Global Village LLC located in Bishop Hall. International students are able to request any residence hall on campus!

All Incoming international freshman and sophomore students are REQUIRED to reside in on-campus housing and have a meal plan. The requirement for on-campus housing can be lifted and allow international students to live off-campus ONLY once 60 credits hours or 30 classes are completed

Off-Campus Housing

Buffalo State is pleased to continue its relationship with Campus Walk, the private student housing development adjacent to campus on Grant Street. The relationship designates Campus Walk as the preferred off-campus housing partner.

The 318-bed complex—which opened in fall 2017—features apartments with private bathrooms for each resident, a common living room, and full-size washers and dryers in each unit. Other amenities include a central study lounge, a computer lab with Apple products, and a state-of-the-art fitness center.

Scholarships

• Destination Buffalo State Grant all international bachelor students annually up to four years if student lives on campus, covers 95% of housing costs.
• No scholarships for graduate $9,500

The Office of International Student and Scholar Services provides financial awards through several scholarships to international students. Recipients must be matriculated and enrolled full-time at Buffalo State at the time they apply for the scholarships. Eligibility requirements vary by scholarship. 

NEW DESTINATION BUFFALO STATE SCHOLARSHIP $9,500 yearly

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be enrolled full-time (12+ credit hours) 
• Live on campus 
• The scholarship is renewable for up to four years for entering freshman, provided the student maintains a 2.25 grade point average and is in good academic standing.

The scholarship is targeted to support “non-tuition” related expenses of the recipient including fees, room and board, books, personal, travel along with other related expenses related to special experiences like study abroad, etc.3

Spring 2025 Scholarship Process

• Reminder that for spring 2025, scholarships are not included in the offer letters. A separate scholarship letter is sent out up to 2 weeks later (depending on admit date). Admitted students who have not received their scholarships yet should receive their awards on Wednesday, October 9. Scholarship award dates after this are October 23, November 6, and November 20.
• The process for fall 2025 and beyond will be much better as the scholarship award will be included in the offer letter!

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