Alfred University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Alfred University

Alfred University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Alfred, New York (rural: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 1,423 students of which 1,663 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Alfred University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 73.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,279 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $25,620, with published in-state tuition of $41,500 and a Pell grant recipient share of 38.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 56.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.5%. Graduates earn a median of $54,897 ten years after enrolling, compared with $41,703 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 102100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.