$54,897
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Alfred University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Alfred, New York with 1,423 undergraduates and 565 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $25,620 a year (tuition and fees $41,500). It admits 74% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $54,897 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,620
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$41,500
US median $11,837
Admission rate
74%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$54,897
Rank 1,114 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $25,620
- Tuition and fees
- $41,500
- Cost of attendance
- $57,445
- Students with a need-based grant
- 39%
- Students with federal loans
- 64%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,512
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,067
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,125
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,280
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $33,388
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $26,261 in 2015-16 to $41,500 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1,279
- SAT reading, middle
- 585
- SAT math, middle
- 600
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 1,423
- Graduate students
- 565
- Part-time students
- 1.3%
- Women
- 52%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 63
- Endowment
- $193.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,114 of 5,094 US colleges and 115 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,620 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $41,500 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 74% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $41,703 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $54,897 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 71% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 67% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
63 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 140 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,655 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 102 | $24,864 | $66,377 | $84,232 | $60,111 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $27,000 | $22,912 | $38,877 | $41,367 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,571 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $26,500 | $26,433 | $47,445 | $50,706 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $27,000 | $63,747 | $79,452 | $92,135 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 23 | $32,196 | $56,143 | $69,000 | $103,485 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $15,000 | Withheld | $49,612 | $47,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $24,776 | $36,059 | $61,629 | $68,257 |
| Engineering, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $71,845 | $93,989 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | $21,443 | Withheld | $49,079 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,707 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $22,625 | $22,618 | $57,570 | $55,378 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 11 | $19,140 | $78,158 | $94,571 | $81,408 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,830 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $70,070 | $65,184 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Ceramic Sciences and EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $26,394 | $71,644 | $83,641 | $83,947 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Materials EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $91,449 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,786 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,250 | $76,194 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Alfred and New York on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in New York
- Homes: Homes for sale in New York
Questions and answers
How much does Alfred University cost?
$25,620 a year is the average net price at Alfred University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $41,500, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $57,445. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,512 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Alfred University?
74% of applicants are admitted to Alfred University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,279 and the middle ACT score is 25. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Alfred University graduates earn?
$54,897 a year is the median pay of former Alfred University students who work, 10 years after they started ($41,703 after 6 years). That ranks 1,114 of 5,094 US colleges and 115 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Public Administration (Master's) at $78,158.
How much student debt do Alfred University graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Alfred University graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 64% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Alfred University?
57% of first-time, full-time students at Alfred University finish within 6 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Alfred University?
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (140 graduate certificate graduates), Student Counseling and Personnel Services (102 master's graduates), Fine and Studio Arts (63 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 63 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.