SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

SUNY College of Technology at Alfred operates as a public institution located in Alfred, New York (rural: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 3,563 students of which 4,281 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. SUNY College of Technology at Alfred is categorized as “23” 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 75.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,094. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,016, with published in-state tuition of $8,892 and a Pell grant recipient share of 45.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $13,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 53.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 65.5%. Graduates earn a median of $50,445 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,460 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 245000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 66.1% 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.