- The Inkwell
- New York
- Alfred University
Alfred, NYRural: distantZIP 14802Founded 1836
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1836
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.alfred.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Alfred University
Alfred University is a private nonprofit university in Alfred, New York, with 1,423 undergraduates. It admits 74% of applicants, graduates 46% within six years and costs $22,325 a year after aid.
46%graduate
Admission rate74%
Retention78%
4-year graduation35%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans65%
$22,325net price / year
74%admission rate
1279average SAT
46%graduate in 6 years
$57,978median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,123median debt
#893 of 1,704 for earnings#1,046 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,186 of 1,738 for graduation rate#673 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $60,721tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $43,570
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $43,570
- Average net price
- $22,325national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,803
$30,001–48,000$15,003
$48,001–75,000$18,752
$75,001–110,000$24,239
$110,001+$29,722
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 74%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1279
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 555–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 540–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college74%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college46%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 46%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 35%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 60%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,495
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,978middle 50%: $38,788–$84,144
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,123
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$84,144
Median, Alfred University$57,978
Lower quarter$38,788
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,423
- Part-time
- 1.3%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 19.8
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 84%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,390 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,894
- Endowment, end of year
- $193,793,251
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White64%
Hispanic11%
Black7.0%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races3.8%
U.S. nonresident8.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown4.2%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts25%
Engineering18%
Business & management14%
Education7.4%
Psychology7.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.7%
Communication & journalism3.4%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 188641. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3446091.