Buffalo State University is a public university in Buffalo, New York, on Elmwood Avenue across from the Buffalo Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Founded in 1871 as the Buffalo Normal School, today the university enrolls about 6,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students, with strengths in education, art / design, business, and the natural sciences. Buffalo State houses the unique Burchfield Penney Art Center on campus. The Bengals compete in NCAA Division III in the SUNYAC. A two-year on-campus residency requirement is in effect. Halls include the Towers (Towers 1, 2, 3 — high-rise traditional c…
