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Alfred University

Alfred, NY · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$25,620
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$41,500
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
57.0%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$54,897
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$57,445
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$41,500
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$41,500
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$15,380
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$11,950
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,300
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00016,512
$30,001–48,00015,067
$48,001–75,00022,125
$75,001–110,00028,280
$110,001+33,388

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
57.0%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
54.0%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
77.5%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$41,703
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$54,897
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$26,000
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$275.64
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
71.2%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $54,897 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
73.8%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,279
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
24–29
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
1,423
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
9:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
24.5%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
38.5%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
64.1%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$54,906
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White64%
Hispanic11%
Black7%
Asian2%
Two or more races4%
Nonresident / international9%

Other Four-year institutions in NY

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Academy for Jewish ReligionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Adelphi UniversityNot reported67.2%$75,482
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesNot reported67.5%$131,426
Albany Law SchoolNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Albany Medical CollegeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Albert Einstein College of MedicineNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
American Musical and Dramatic AcademyNot reported71.6%$26,975
Associated Beth Rivkah SchoolsNot reported77.5%$17,686
Bais Binyomin AcademyNot reported8.3%Not reported
Bais Medrash ElyonNot reported0.0%Not reported
Bais Medrash of Dexter ParkNot reported71.4%Not reported
Bank Street College of EducationNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Public Administration.$94,571$81,408Not reported
Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$84,232$60,111Not reported
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering.$83,641$83,947$27,000
Mechanical Engineering.$79,452$92,135$27,000
Engineering, Other.$71,845$93,989Not reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$70,070$65,184Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$69,000$103,485Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$61,629$68,257$26,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections.$57,570$55,378$22,625
Marketing.$55,339$69,303Not reported
Accounting and Related Services.$55,250$76,194Not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$49,612$47,382$22,020
Psychology, General.$47,445$50,706$27,000
Fine and Studio Arts.$38,877$41,367$27,000
Mechanical Engineering.Not reported$115,974Not reported
Engineering, Other.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Engineering, Other.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$55,000Not reported
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other.Not reported$50,580Not reported
English Language and Literature, General.Not reported$48,590Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10