Alfred University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Alfred University, also known as AU, is a small, comprehensive university located in Alfred, Western New York, United States. It was established in 1836 as a non-sectarian institution by the Seventh Day Baptists. AU offers more than 60 majors and areas of concentrations. The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

• The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• The College of Business
• The Inamori School of Engineering
• The Graduate School

AU has an active Greek life. The campus is home to several fraternities and sororities for more than 100 years. There are more than 100 on-campus student clubs and organizations including the American Marketing Association, Caribbean Student Association, and American Institute of Graphic Arts.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in fine arts, education and teaching, engineering, and therapy and counseling.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,427 in 2009-2010 (2,431 full-time equivalent).

About 50% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 50% of the class.

Undergrads are 75% of enrolled students and graduate students are 25%.

Students under 25 years old represent 85% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Alfred provides on-campus housing for 1,456 of its 2,431 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Empire Eight for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Alfred offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is STEM Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (73 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (9 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (7 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (267 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Reading Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (74 awarded)

• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Community Organization and Advocacy
• Public Administration

FINE ARTS (131 awarded)

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
• Fine/Studio Arts
• Sculpture

LIBERAL ARTS (40 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (12 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICINE (1 awarded)

• Gerontology

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (7 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (6 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (21 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (9 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (72 awarded)

• Psychology
• School Psychology