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Alfred University

Alfred, NY · Private · Rural (distant)

Private institution in Alfred, NY · 1,401 undergraduates · 48% acceptance rate · $54,897 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$22,7011,320th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$39,5301,623rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$39,5301,589th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$54,5161,585th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,897799th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$41,7031,105th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
55.5%939th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
76.7%856th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
48.3%246th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1205390th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,4011,156th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
39.0%750th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 211 mi (PHL)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 37 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Ceramic Sciences and EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,005$55,964
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,154$60,523
Materials EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,771—
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,383—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$41,193—
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$38,289$29,685
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$36,668—
MarketingBusinessbachelors$35,954$22,667
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$32,563$29,685
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$30,409$22,420
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$29,250$28,960
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$28,381$26,896

Campus facts

Athletics — 15 sports + curated flag football

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Alfred University’s 1,401 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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