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SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Alfred, New York · Distant rural

21%
Transfer rate
$15,016
Avg net price
55%
Grad / completion
$50,445
Median earnings

SUNY College of Technology at Alfred is a public associate-granting institution in Alfred, New York (distant rural setting), enrolling 3,563 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 3,563 undergradsDistant ruralAccessible · 76% admitNCAA Division III with football · Eastern Collegiate Football ConferenceCold wintersSnowy

About Alfred, New York

Alfred is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. In 1786 New York conceded the lands to Massachusetts but retained the sovereignty." Ownership of the land changed hands several times until 1791, when "most of the lands of Alfred were sold to the settlers at from $2 to $4 per acre." (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant rural
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To Great Lakes shore
66 miles
Nearest airport
47 miles to Elmira Corning (ELM)

How SUNY College of Technology at Alfred compares

Selectivity75.7%

More selective than 61% · #22 most selective of 57 in New York

SAT average1094

Higher than 67%

Graduation rate55%

Higher than 43% · #115 of 185 in New York

First-year retention65%

Higher than 34%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$50,445

Higher than 91% · #30 of 148 in New York

Average net price$15,016

Cheaper than 50% · #79 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$13,750

Lower than 18%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment3,563

Larger than 88%

Percentiles compare SUNY College of Technology at Alfred with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New York.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

3,563undergrads
  • Women1,28336%
  • Men2,28064%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White68%
  • Black12%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Other or multiracial6.7%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,563
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
45%
First-generation students
33%
Students over 25
10%
Median family income
$42,370
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$58,131
Endowment
$10,086,161

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,256 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York95%
  • Other U.S. states4.6%

Most first-years stay in state — SUNY College of Technology at Alfred draws overwhelmingly from New York.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,892
Out-of-state tuition
$16,837
Room & board
$14,624
Books & supplies
$1,200
Total cost of attendance
$25,385
Average net price
$15,016

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Admissions

Admission rate
75.7%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
990–1200
SAT average
1094
SAT reading
500–600
SAT math
490–600
ACT composite
20–24
Average GPA (estimated)
3.17

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
55%
Graduated on time (4 years)
38%
First-year retention
65%
Transferred to another college
21%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,460
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,445
Median debt at graduation
$13,750
Students with federal loans
57%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
63%

About 17% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
38%
Low-income (Pell)
45%
First-generation
46%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
2,477
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
70%
Housing charge (year)
$8,380
Meal plan (year)
$6,500
Application fee
$50
Athletics
NCAA Division III with football
Football conference
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
Varsity athletes
481 (336 men · 145 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)117
Football110
Soccer59
Wrestling43
Lacrosse39
Baseball34
Basketball27
Swimming and Diving (combined)27
Softball15
Volleyball10

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
13
Property offenses (2022–2024)
7

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (3,781 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

6.7reported offenses a year
4.3 violent a year2.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
2.7
Motor vehicle theft
2.3
Aggravated assault
1.0
Fondling
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$9,628
$30–48k
$11,197
$48–75k
$15,721
$75–110k
$16,911
$110k+
$21,778

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$70,079

$15,721/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

91%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,436
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 91% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,436. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,022 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$50,445
Typical debt at graduation
$13,750
Debt vs. one year's pay
27%
Out-earn a HS grad
61%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$41,366
Men
$55,792

Men out-earn women by $14,426 (35%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
80°F
Winter low
12°F
Annual rain
37.7″
Annual snow
82.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alfred, NY US station (2.2 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.