by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Alfred University was awarded 7 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is counselor education/school counseling & guidance services.
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Alfred is ranked #609 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Alfred held the #1,717 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Alfred also holds the #56 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.
If you're applying to Alfred University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 51%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 29% of students accepted to Alfred submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 650. Math scores were between 545 and 640.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Alfred it is much better at 10 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Alfred University is 76%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Alfred University is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Alfred the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 46%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,593 undergraduates at Alfred with 1,520 being full-time and 73 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,288 | $17,521 | $25,209 | $25,638 | $26,909 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Alfred, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Alfred, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $7,819 a year. That adds up to $31,276 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Alfred are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY 14802-1205 |
| Phone: | 607-871-2111 |
| Website: | www.alfred.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Mental & Social Health Services | 114 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 84 | $22,912 |
| Business Administration & Management | 64 | $36,059 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 59 | $63,747 |
| General Psychology | 34 | $26,433 |
| Public Administration | 30 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 29 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 28 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 22 | NA |
| Materials Engineering | 20 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 270 students took at least one online class at Alfred University. This is a decrease from the 1,095 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 270 | 4 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,095 | 56 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,522 | 94 |
| 2018-2019 | 71 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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