Published: Sept. 1, 2016

Where the Buffalo RoamÌý

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Wherever in the United States you live, chances are good there’s a fellowÌýBuff nearby. Today ²ÊÃñ±¦µä alumni number nearly 300,000 in all. TheyÌýmake their homes in all 50 states, most U.S. territories and about 140Ìýforeign countries. It’s no surprise that the greatest share of alumni (142,945,Ìýor 50 percent) live in Colorado. North Dakota has the fewest resident Buffs,Ìýwith 186. This map tells more of the story.Ìý
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287,665

Living alumni worldwideÌý

30

States with 1,000 or more resident BuffsÌý

37%

Graduated since 2000Ìý

142

Foreign countries Buffs call homeÌý

Living Alums by Decade*

  • 1930s: 1,627
  • 1940s: 4,632
  • 1950s: 11,437
  • 1960s: 23,511
  • 1970s: 38,423
  • 1980s: 40,524
  • 1990s: 49,840
  • 2000s: 58,683
  • 2010s: 39,826

Top 10 Metro AreasÌý

  • Denver: 59,401
  • Boulder: 33,645
  • San Francisco: 8,615
  • Longmont (Colo.): 7,688
  • Los Angeles: 6,528
  • Colorado Springs: 4,727
  • Seattle: 4,570
  • Chicago: 4,484
  • Washington, D.C.: 4,457
  • New York: 4,011Ìý

*Based on available data; Sum is less than total alumni population.