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Alfred University

Alfred University is based in the town of Alfred, NY — a private campus in a small-town setting. International students are a visible presence at Alfred University — 8.8% of its 1,423 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$15,458

family income
under $30k

$18,570

$30–48k

$23,315

$48–75k

$27,943

$75–110k

$27,120

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$25,6202023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Alfred University rose from $21,738 (2008) to $25,620 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$21,738
2009	$21,574
2010	$21,931
2011	$21,358
2012	$19,567
2013	$19,791
2014	$20,214
2015	$21,221
2016	$22,286
2017	$19,289
2018	$20,420
2019	$22,685
2020	$24,627
2021	$23,038
2022	$22,701
2023	$25,620

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$57,4452024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Alfred University rose from $37,374 (2009) to $57,445 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$37,374
2010	$38,870
2011	$39,737
2012	$40,966
2013	$38,830
2014	$39,758
2015	$40,697
2016	$41,421
2017	$42,249
2018	$43,294
2019	$44,856
2020	$50,643
2021	$52,103
2022	$52,337
2023	$54,516
2024	$57,445

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$19,158	$19,158
2001	$19,196	$19,196
2002	$19,236	$19,236
2003	$19,278	$19,278
2004	$20,060	$20,060
2005	$20,960	$20,960
2006	$22,100	$22,100
2007	$23,162	$23,162
2008	$24,278	$24,278
2013	$25,430	$25,430
2014	$26,026	$26,026
2015	$26,261	$26,261
2016	$27,078	$27,078
2017	$28,114	$28,114
2018	$29,188	$29,188
2019	$34,770	$34,770
2020	$34,960	$34,960
2021	$33,864	$34,960
2022	$37,644	$37,644
2023	$39,530	$39,530

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $41,500 before grants and other attendance costs. At Alfred University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,423 — Alfred University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

57% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Alfred University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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57%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Alfred University fell from 68% (entered 1991) to 57% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	68%
1992 cohort	61.7%
1993 cohort	66.2%
1994 cohort	59.3%
1995 cohort	62.3%
1996 cohort	65.5%
1997 cohort	63.4%
1998 cohort	68.8%
1999 cohort	62.3%
2000 cohort	66.3%
2001 cohort	63.8%
2002 cohort	66.9%
2003 cohort	69.1%
2004 cohort	64%
2005 cohort	59.9%
2006 cohort	63.5%
2007 cohort	62.2%
2008 cohort	55.4%
2009 cohort	60%
2010 cohort	60.8%
2011 cohort	53.3%
2012 cohort	59.7%
2013 cohort	57.4%
2014 cohort	60.7%
2015 cohort	59.9%
2016 cohort	53.5%
2017 cohort	55.5%
2018 cohort	57%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$5,409
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$8,650
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$7,378
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$7,125
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,875	$8,754
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,497	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$24,650	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$6,944
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,910	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,000	$5,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$41,703

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$51,231

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$54,897

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Alfred University admitted 3,683 of 4,988 applicants in Fall 2024. The 73.8% rate describes that application pool.

73.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $39,530 tuition · 2023–24 1,423 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1095–13101600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Alfred University received 4,988 applications and admitted 3,683 (73.8%), with 365 enrolling.

Alfred University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Alfred University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 555–660 and Math was 540–650 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1095–1310 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	555	620	660
SAT Math	540	590	650
ACT Composite	24	28	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

73.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	75%
Fall 2002	71.6%
Fall 2003	68.8%
Fall 2004	72.8%
Fall 2005	76.8%
Fall 2006	78.2%
Fall 2007	73.7%
Fall 2008	76.1%
Fall 2009	70.4%
Fall 2010	69.7%
Fall 2011	72.3%
Fall 2012	70.3%
Fall 2013	69.8%
Fall 2014	69.4%
Fall 2015	68.4%
Fall 2016	62.8%
Fall 2017	62.7%
Fall 2018	62.7%
Fall 2019	62.5%
Fall 2020	64.1%
Fall 2021	67.2%
Fall 2022	50.6%
Fall 2023	48.3%
Fall 2024	73.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1095–1310Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	950	1198
Fall 2002	950	1180
Fall 2003	980	1200
Fall 2004	1000	1220
Fall 2005	1020	1230
Fall 2006	1020	1233
Fall 2007	990	1230
Fall 2008	1010	1230
Fall 2009	1000	1200
Fall 2010	980	1200
Fall 2011	980	1180
Fall 2012	980	1180
Fall 2013	1000	1200
Fall 2014	950	1160
Fall 2015	920	1150
Fall 2016	910	1140
Fall 2017	990	1210
Fall 2018	970	1200
Fall 2019	940	1180
Fall 2020	970	1200
Fall 2021	1070	1300
Fall 2022	1085	1290
Fall 2023	1100	1280
Fall 2024	1095	1310

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

24–29Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	21	27
Fall 2002	21	26
Fall 2004	21	26
Fall 2005	22	27
Fall 2006	21	27
Fall 2007	22	27
Fall 2008	21	26
Fall 2009	22	27
Fall 2010	21	27
Fall 2011	21	26
Fall 2012	21	27
Fall 2013	22	27
Fall 2014	21	26
Fall 2015	21	28
Fall 2016	20	26
Fall 2017	21	26
Fall 2018	20	27
Fall 2019	19	26
Fall 2020	21	27
Fall 2021	21	29
Fall 2022	25	30
Fall 2023	24	31
Fall 2024	24	29

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,423Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Alfred University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 1,971 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 1,423.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,302
Fall 2003	1,969
Fall 2004	1,971
Fall 2005	1,895
Fall 2006	1,917
Fall 2007	1,955
Fall 2008	1,893
Fall 2009	1,846
Fall 2010	1,871
Fall 2011	1,918
Fall 2012	1,903
Fall 2013	1,905
Fall 2014	1,842
Fall 2015	1,754
Fall 2016	1,725
Fall 2017	1,621
Fall 2018	1,591
Fall 2019	1,668
Fall 2020	1,572
Fall 2021	1,460
Fall 2022	1,305
Fall 2023	1,401
Fall 2024	1,423

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

78%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Alfred University has held near 78% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	82%
Fall 2003 cohort	82%
Fall 2004 cohort	79%
Fall 2005 cohort	80%
Fall 2006 cohort	79%
Fall 2007 cohort	78%
Fall 2008 cohort	71%
Fall 2009 cohort	77%
Fall 2010 cohort	73%
Fall 2011 cohort	68%
Fall 2012 cohort	75%
Fall 2013 cohort	75%
Fall 2014 cohort	75%
Fall 2015 cohort	76%
Fall 2016 cohort	68%
Fall 2017 cohort	73%
Fall 2018 cohort	73%
Fall 2019 cohort	67%
Fall 2020 cohort	70%
Fall 2021 cohort	72%
Fall 2022 cohort	77%
Fall 2023 cohort	78%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Alfred University

38.5% of Alfred University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Alfred University as a primarily residential campus of 1,423 undergraduates — and 77.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Alfred University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1095–1310 — their midpoint is below the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Alfred University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Alfred University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Alfred University73.8%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Alfred University$41,500

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Alfred University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Alfred University$54,897

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

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Alfred University, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	Alfred University	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	73.8%	70.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$41,500	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$54,897	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Alfred University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Alfred University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 10 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering	$83,641
Mechanical Engineering	$79,452
Engineering, Other	$71,845
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$61,629
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$57,570
Marketing	$55,339
Accounting and Related Services	$55,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$49,612
Psychology, General	$47,445
Fine and Studio Arts	$38,877

These 10 fields listed for Alfred University measure earnings after completion. The $54,897 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 28 additional Alfred University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Alfred University report?

Alfred University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1095–1310 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Alfred University's acceptance rate?

73.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,683 admitted from 4,988 applicants.

How much does Alfred University cost?

At Alfred University, tuition is $41,500. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Alfred University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $54,897. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

Adelphi University — 65.9% admitted
Associated Beth Rivkah Schools — 84.1% admitted
Canisius University — 72.4% admitted
Clarkson University — 77.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.