Broad-Based Fees

Broad-based fees for institutions within the State University of New York (SUNY) are generally charged to all enrolled students to finance discrete activities that benefit the student body—excluding those activities that are part of the core instructional program.

Buffalo State's broad-based fees include the athletics, college, health, technology and transportation fees.

Broad-based fees are intended to work in concert with SUNY's rational tuition plan, providing students and their families with information that will help them to plan for the costs of college. SUNY's expectations for campuses include:

Student consultation through open forums
Annual increases limited to covering mandatory costs, expansion of existing services, provision of new services or upgrades to equipment.
A rolling five-year plan for broad-based fees

SUNY's Policy on Fees, Rentals and Other Charges provides system-level information regarding broad-based fees. Buffalo State's Broad-Based Fees Policy describes the process for establishing fees at this institution.

Buffalo State's current broad-based fees are:

Fee	Full-time Students, Fall 2020/Spring 2021	Part-time Students, per credit hour, per semester Fall 2020/ Spring 2021	Applies to Undergraduate Stdents	Applies to Graduate Students
Athletics	$343	$14.25	X
Health	349	14.65	X	X
Technology	364	15.15	X	X
Transportation	110	4.55	X
Subtotal	$1,166	$48.60
College	50	1.70	X	X
Student Activity	200	8.50	X
Graduate Student	42	3.50		X

All fees are subject to change, pending approval from the SUNY Board of Trustees.

Other Fees

The student activity fee supports programs that benefit Buffalo State students, including programs for cultural and educational enrichment and recreational and social activities. A student-body referendum, held every two years, determines whether student activity programs will be supported by either voluntary or mandatory student fees.

A mandatory graduate student fee helps to support research and scholarship, participation in professional organizations, travel expenses for professional purposes, and professional development opportunities.

At Buffalo State

Buffalo State's Student Accounts Office manages the collection of tuition and fees for the campus.

Fee waivers are granted on a per-semester basis for Buffalo State students who meet one of these conditions:

(1) Those who are enrolled in study-abroad;

(2) Those who reside outside of Erie and Niagara counties and are enrolled exclusively in online courses;

(3) Those who reside outside of Erie and Niagara counties and are participating exclusively in off-site internships, master’s project, student teaching curricula, or similar that never meet on campus.

For Spring 2021 only, students who have chosen, or have been directed, to participate via a distance or online modality, regardless of county of residence, will be considered for the transportation fee waiver upon request. Transportation services and NFTA bus passes of students who have been approved for the waiver will be deactivated for the spring semester.

Fee waivers are not automatic. Student seeking fee waivers must apply for them. For Spring 2021, students may apply for a fee waiver until February 21, 2021.

Summer session is deemed one semester for consideration of broad-based fee waivers.

In accordance with SUNY policy, Buffalo State provides for participatory student involvement in the broad-based fee decision-making process, hosting forums for discussion and opportunities for questions and answers.

Feedback

We welcome your input! To provide feedback on broad-based fees, or to comment or inquire about the consultation process, please email us at vpfm@buffalostate.edu.