SUNY Erie
SUNY Erie at a Glance
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SUNY Erie Featured Rankings
About SUNY Erie
According to Wikipedia, SUNY Erie is a public community college with three campuses in western New York that serve residents in and near Erie County. It is part of the State University of New York system and has locations in Williamsville , Buffalo , and Orchard Park .
SUNY Erie's Online Degrees
AAS in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Office Management
- Required Credits: 62
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Degree Completion
- Required Credits: 64
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Accounting Technician
- Required Credits: 30
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Entrepreneurship
- Required Credits: 30-31
- Completion Time: 1-2 years
AAS in Information Technology
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
AAS in Criminal Justice
Degree Concentrations
- Law Enforcement
- Required Credits: 64
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
AS in Criminal Justice
- Required Credits: 61
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Emergency Management
- Required Credits: 62.5-63.5
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
Certificate in Corrections Officer
- Required Credits: 31
- Completion Time: 1-2 years
Certificate in Homeland Security
- Required Credits: 30
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
AS in Physical Education Studies
- Required Credits: 62
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
AA in Humanities
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AA in Social Science
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in General Studies
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Sports and Leisure Studies
- Required Credits: 61
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
Certificate in Community Public Health
- Required Credits: 33
- Completion Time: 1-2 years
SUNY Erie Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 56% | 27% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does SUNY Erie Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $6,100 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $9,072 |
| 30K - 48K | $10,027 |
| 48K - 75K | $11,462 |
| 75K - 110K | $14,821 |
| 110K+ | $17,650 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do SUNY Erie Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former SUNY Erie students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $46,497 a year, and 88% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
SUNY Erie's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 12,566 | 12,566 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is SUNY Erie?
SUNY Erie is located at 121 Ellicott St, Buffalo, NY 14203-2698.
How Safe is SUNY Erie?
No violent or property offenses were reported on SUNY Erie’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, SUNY Erie has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Buffalo has a violent crime rate of 0.77% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 4.00%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is SUNY Erie Known For?
SUNY Erie is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Medical
- Social Work
- Nursing
- Mathematics
- Education
- Engineering
- Computer Science
- Literature
- Criminal Justice
- Communications
SUNY Erie's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much SUNY Erie's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
SUNY Erie ranks #1615 in the U.S. and #5564 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesSUNY Erie ranks #1768 in the U.S. and #4687 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesSUNY Erie ranks #2099 in the U.S. and #5326 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesSUNY Erie ranks #2197 in the U.S. and #8009 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesSUNY Erie ranks #2367 in the U.S. and #8779 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesSUNY Erie ranks #2428 in the U.S. and #10758 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesSUNY Erie ranks #2573 in the U.S. and #9689 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesSUNY Erie ranks #2645 in the U.S. and #8698 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesSUNY Erie ranks #2854 in the U.S. and #5971 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesSUNY Erie ranks #3214 in the U.S. and #11724 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications Degrees