![Downtown Buffalo](/sites/default/files/styles/page_top_xl/public/2020-01/buffalo_water.jpg?h=def97304&itok=1_VqFpW8)
Feel the Buffalove!
We’re not the land of ice and snow (though we have that, too!). We’re a big city with a small-town feel with four beautiful seasons, friendly neighbors, and exciting things to do. Buffalo is the second-largest city in New York state and is always changing. Welcome to the City of Good Neighbors.
![Drone view of Delaware park and Elmwood Ave, facing the campus front.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_grid_2_xl/public/2020-02/campus-park-drone.jpg?h=35beb5e1&itok=fbE96L7r)
Our 125-acre campus is very accessible, walkable, and located between two culturally-rich sections of Buffalo's West Side: The Elmwood Village Museum District and Grant Street neighborhood. The university is surrounded by cafés, museums, restaurants, shops, and parks.
![Students studying water tub containing specimens](/sites/default/files/styles/image_grid_2_xl/public/2020-02/glc.jpg?h=ada05aa9&itok=4bsIS1Vz)
Buffalo's evolving waterfront is the place for fun, relaxation, and learning.
![H.H. Richardson Towers](/sites/default/files/styles/image_grid_2_xl/public/2020-02/richardson-towers.jpg?h=29234840&itok=8n0T_irE)
Buffalo boasts commercial, residential, and institutional buildings from some of the most revered architects in American history. The H.H. Richardson-designed Richardson Olmsted Campus looms large on Buffalo State's landscape.
![Japanese Garden](/sites/default/files/styles/image_grid_2_xl/public/2020-02/japanese-garden.jpg?h=08b866d1&itok=2xnXUgEC)
Like Buffalo's architecture, the city's lush parks are steeped in history. Designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Delaware Park is located directly across the street from campus and offers a green getaway for relaxation, exercise, and rejuvenation.
276K+
Population Estimate (2022)
18
Nearby campsites
50+
Art galleries
6
Frederick Law Olmsted Parks
![Plate of food on a table](/sites/default/files/styles/image_grid_2_xl/public/2020-02/food.jpg?h=5a621e4e&itok=LmxRnvRs)
Buffalo's cuisine offers something for every palate. From its world-famous chicken wings to local specialties like beef on weck, the city offers a full menu.
![Skiers on a chair lift](/sites/default/files/styles/image_grid_2_xl/public/2020-02/skiing.jpg?h=08b866d1&itok=BOKbFnQQ)
Everybody knows that Buffalo gets snow in the winter, but most don't realize that the bulk of the white stuff falls south of the city proper. That's where world-class skiing, skating, and sledding can be found. Some avoid the winter, Buffalo embraces it!
25 min.
To Niagara Falls
2 hrs.
To Toronto
3 hrs.
To Cleveland