Alfred University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 20,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,207 (8% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 198 (3% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,436
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 65%
From Region 13%
Athletes 515 (36.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 65%
Hispanic 10%
International 8%
Black 7%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Alfred University 296 45% 65% 2% 8% 9% 7% $56,024 3 -1.03 34 95%
Biomedical Engineering 8 — 38% 62% 0% 0% 12% 25% $84,819 9 -1.19 85 — — — — —
Ceramic Engineering 8 — 88% 62% 0% 0% 38% 0% $86,004 16 -0.95 86 — — — — —
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering 8 — 88% 88% 0% 0% 0% 12% $88,577 17 -0.66 88 95% — — — —
Energy Systems Engineering — — — — — — — — $88,752 7 -1.18 88 — — — — —
Engineering 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,384 5 -1.31 82 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 29 — 79% 69% 0% 3% 3% 17% $83,174 1 -2.02 84 99% — — — —
Computer Science 3 — 100% 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% $109,139 35 -0.46 97 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,454 5 -1.27 41 — — — — —
Geological/Earth Sciences — — — — — — — — $57,566 20 -0.68 39 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,839 14 -0.85 52 — — — — —
Physics 2 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,931 7 -1.34 58 — — — — —
Biochemistry 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $56,427 5 -1.34 35 — — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences — — — — — — — — $55,444 8 -1.28 33 — — — — —
Biology 14 — 14% 50% 7% 21% 14% 0% $54,435 7 -1.39 30 94% — — — —
Environmental Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,052 2 -1.83 9 100% — — — —
Equestrian/Equine Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,545 16 -0.78 14 — — — — —
Athletic Training 7 — 43% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $56,501 24 -0.87 36 100% — — — —
Accounting 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $63,334 4 -1.53 54 96% — — — —
Business Administration 21 — 71% 62% 0% 14% 10% 5% $47,102 1 -1.59 13 100% — — — —
Business Analytics 4 +1 25% 25% 0% 0% 0% 75% $65,405 3 -1.55 59 — — — — —
Business Studies 6 — 67% 17% 0% 33% 17% 0% $58,212 6 -1.01 40 — — — — —
Finance 5 — 100% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $69,221 4 -1.03 66 — — — — —
Health Administration — — — — — — — — $58,322 34 -0.41 41 — — — — —
Marketing 8 — 38% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $64,733 13 -1.00 57 95% — — — —
English 8 — 0% 62% 0% 0% 0% 12% $46,556 20 -0.71 12 — — — — —
History 8 — 88% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $47,889 12 -0.88 15 — — — — —
Philosophy — — — — — — — — $50,164 18 -0.85 19 — — — — —
Communication 10 — 60% 20% 0% 30% 10% 0% $48,711 7 -1.23 16 89% — — — —
International Studies — +4 — — — — — — $55,227 7 -0.91 32 — — — — —
Political Science 4 +1 50% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $55,548 7 -1.23 33 — — — — —
Psychology 22 +2 18% 64% 0% 9% 23% 0% $49,986 22 -0.77 19 100% — — — —
Sociology 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,967 22 -0.63 19 — — — — —
Elementary Education 22 — 9% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% $49,138 28 -0.47 17 97% — — — —
General Education — — — — — — — — $48,262 16 -0.80 15 — — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $39,682 11 -0.94 5 90% — — — —
Music 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,455 13 -0.78 5 — — — — —
Studio Art 70 — 30% 66% 6% 4% 7% 7% $39,682 15 -0.77 5 90% — — — —
Theater 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,994 19 -0.68 4 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 10 +2 40% 30% 0% 20% 10% 10% $56,893 32 -0.41 37 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,404
ROI Percentile 34th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Arts 25.0% 74 30% 68% 5% 4% 7% 7% $39,650 6 -0.76 5 90% —
Engineering 18.2% 54 76% 70% 0% 2% 9% 15% $84,604 1 -1.52 85 98% —
Business & Economics 15.5% 46 65% 54% 0% 15% 13% 9% $56,319 2 -1.34 35 99% —
Social Sciences 12.5% 37 35% 51% 0% 19% 16% 0% $50,242 10 -0.94 19 97% —
Education 7.4% 22 9% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% $49,138 20 -0.47 17 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.7% 17 18% 53% 6% 18% 12% 6% $54,787 6 -1.38 31 94% —
Humanities 5.4% 16 44% 69% 0% 0% 6% 6% $47,223 9 -0.80 13 — —
Professional 3.4% 10 40% 30% 0% 20% 10% 10% $56,893 15 -0.41 37 100% —
Health Sciences 2.4% 7 43% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $56,501 2 -0.87 36 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 7 71% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,184 8 -1.11 51 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.0% 3 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,216 2 -1.48 10 100% —
Computer Science 1.0% 3 100% 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% $109,139 48 -0.46 97 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $5.5M #211 58% $0.5M 6 #198 14 5
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #411 100% $0 3 #297 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #603 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0 #547 — $0 — — — —
Total $5.9M #360 61% $0.5M 9 #480 14 5

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 115 $599K $603K -$3K
Lacrosse 46 $216K $208K $8K
Baseball 37 $198K $205K -$7K
Soccer 34 $150K $142K $8K
Track & Field (outdoor) 28 $76K $74K $1K
Track & Field (indoor) 24 $76K $74K $1K
Swimming & Diving 23 $100K $88K $11K
Basketball 19 $171K $153K $18K
Cross Country 16 $33K $31K $2K
Other Sports 16 $83K $81K $1K
Tennis 13 $49K $47K $2K
Skiing 3 $22K $20K $2K
Total 314 $1.8M $1.7M $46K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Equestrian 42 $364K $340K $24K
Soccer 33 $141K $146K -$5K
Other Sports 22 $185K $187K -$1K
Lacrosse 21 $162K $158K $3K
Volleyball 20 $130K $126K $4K
Softball 18 $151K $148K $2K
Basketball 16 $161K $158K $2K
Swimming & Diving 16 $86K $76K $9K
Track & Field (outdoor) 13 $73K $72K $623
Track & Field (indoor) 12 $73K $72K $623
Cross Country 11 $30K $28K $1K
Tennis 8 $53K $50K $2K
Skiing 5 $23K $20K $2K
Total 201 $1.6M $1.6M $48K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 115 $599K $603K -$3K
Lacrosse 67 $378K $366K $11K
Soccer 67 $291K $289K $2K
Equestrian 42 $364K $340K $24K
Track & Field (outdoor) 41 $149K $146K $2K
Swimming & Diving 39 $186K $165K $21K
Other Sports 38 $269K $269K $15
Baseball 37 $198K $205K -$7K
Track & Field (indoor) 36 $149K $146K $2K
Basketball 35 $333K $312K $20K
Cross Country 27 $64K $60K $4K
Tennis 21 $102K $97K $4K
Volleyball 20 $130K $126K $4K
Softball 18 $151K $148K $2K
Skiing 8 $45K $40K $4K
Total 515 $5.3M $5.2M $101K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 74%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 74% 74% 74%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 71%
SAT Range 1090 – 1310
SAT Math Range 540 – 650
SAT RW Range 550 – 660