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Alfred, NY · Public · 3,563 undergraduates · rural

SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Less selective

Alfred State is a SUNY college of technology built around learning by doing, with labs, shops and field experience embedded across majors.

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Institutional profile

Regionally focused Solid in affordability, and solid in mobility.
Academic Emerging Affordability Solid Career Emerging Mobility Solid Experience Emerging
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Solid
Career outcomes Emerging
Mobility Solid
Student experience Emerging
Admission
81.8% admitted

7,839 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
56.9%

$50,445 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets SUNY College of Technology at Alfred apart

Academic design

Programs range from skilled trades and engineering technology to architecture, business, nursing, agriculture and the sciences with applied learning in each area.

Campus pattern

Student life centers on the Alfred campus and nearby technical facilities, combining residence halls, clubs, athletics and project-based work.

Career & value signal

Applied learning is not reserved for a capstone; students use industry-style labs, shops, clinics and workspaces throughout their programs.

Can I get in?

81.8% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

7,839

About 82 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 81.8%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%970–1170
8401300
ACT middle 50%16–23
1128

Of admitted students, 14% submitted an SAT, and 1% submitted an ACT. Almost nobody admitted here sent a score, which leaves the SAT and ACT ranges standing on a handful of files.

Academic benchmarkLess selective

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for SUNY College of Technology at Alfred, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What SUNY College of Technology at Alfred weighs when it reads a file

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  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Programs range from skilled trades and engineering technology to architecture, business, nursing, agriculture and the sciences with applied learning in each area.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Alfred State is a SUNY college of technology built around learning by doing, with labs, shops and field experience embedded across majors.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Regular Decisionrolling
Application routeSUNY application

$50 application fee

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$30,256
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$15,000
Affordability profileSolid

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Average annual cost by household income at SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years56.9%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one69.5%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$50,445

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates50
Median earnings$51,988

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

Recent graduates32
Median earnings$80,450

Health and Medical Administrative Services

Recent graduates31
Median earnings

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

Recent graduates27
Median earnings$64,011

What is campus life like?

SUNY College of Technology at Alfred beyond the classroom

Student life centers on the Alfred campus and nearby technical facilities, combining residence halls, clubs, athletics and project-based work.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Programs range from skilled trades and engineering technology to architecture, business, nursing, agriculture and the sciences with applied learning in each area.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Student life centers on the Alfred campus and nearby technical facilities, combining residence halls, clubs, athletics and project-based work.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Applied learning is not reserved for a capstone; students use industry-style labs, shops, clinics and workspaces throughout their programs.

3,563 undergraduatesMid-Atlanticrural settingCampus housing available