The University provides a variety of options from which 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.
Residency Requirement
All full‐time freshmen and sophomore students whose permanent residency is beyond a 35 mile radius of Buffalo State are required to reside on campus FOR 4 CONSECUTIVE SEMESTERS OR UNTIL YOU EARN 60 CREDITS, whichever comes first. Those exempt from this requirement include married students, single parents, veterans, students over the age of 21, and students commuting from the home of their parent(s) or court appointed guardian(s) if within a 35-mile radius of the Buffalo State University campus.
- All residence halls are equipped with security cameras at all ground floor entry and exit locations.
- All residence halls ground floor entry and exit doors are equipped with an electronic door alarm monitoring system.
- University Police Safety Aids (UPSAs) provide coverage at each of the residence hall front desks between the hours of midnight and 4:00 am, seven days per week within Bengal, Neumann, and Perry Halls. During these times all residents must sign in all guests visiting their respective buildings and show identification for their particular residence hall.
- All student entrance doors are equipped with an electronic proximity key system. Proximity keys are computer programmed to allow access only during authorized periods of occupancy. All access to the residence halls during break periods will be denied unless a resident is authorized to remain and occupy a room.
- All residence halls are equipped with smoke and fire detection systems. The Buffalo Fire Department and the University Police Department respond to any fire alarm detected throughout the campus.
Gender Inclusive Housing at SUNY Buffalo State
The main purpose for Gender Inclusive Housing (GIH) is to provide support to students who wish to have a living option that best aligns with their gender identity and to not limit their choices. We recognize that single-gender housing may not be comfortable for all students. Students who sign up for GIH will be assigned to suites in Tower 3 and will be allowed to have roommates/ suitemates from across the gender spectrum. The Residence Life Office believes that it is important to evolve our housing policy to meet the needs of all students and to create a positive, inclusive community. Requests for GIH will be reviewed with each applicant and the Assistant Director of Residence Life including a discussion of community expectations with placement facilitated on a space available basis.
Please contact the Residence Life Office if you are interested in living in Gender Inclusive Housing. Our email is reslife@buffalostate.edu and our phone number is 716-878-3000.
Living/ Learning Communities are available to residents for the current academic year. Please select your options in your Housing License and Dining Application!
- The Studio – An Arts-Based Living Community
The Studio is an arts-based living community open to all music, television and film arts, and theater majors. Residents have the opportunity to live and collaborate with artistically minded peers and participate in a variety of arts-based events. The Studio is located in Tower 1 with suite-style living and includes a student lounge with a full kitchen.
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. To learn more about the complex please visit https://campuswalkny.org/ or call (716) 436-2820.