Beautifully situated on 232 acres nestled among New York State' s Allegheny Mountains, Alfred University is consistently placed among the nation's finest private educational institutions by US News & World Report, Barron's Best Buys, Peterson's, and The New York Times. A small university offering highly diverse academic programs, Alfred is comprised of the Colleges of Business, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Engineering and Professional Studies. The University also serves as home to the New York State College of Ceramics, which is considered the world's premier ceramic engineering and materials sciences program.

Programs
Pre-dentistry, Pre-law, Pre-medicine, Pre-veterinary medicine, Co-op Programs and Internships

Dual Degree Programs

Honors Program, Peer Mentoring and Peer Tutoring Programs, Services for LD Students

Key facts
Campus features

-Art galleries, athletic center, campus center (occupied in 1994), observatory, Performing Arts Center, swimming pool. Career services, counseling center, health center. Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology, Center for Glass Research, Bioceramics Institute.

Library

-240,000 vols; 50 microform titles; 1,450 periodicals; 40 CD-ROMs; 2,500 records, tapes, and CDs.

Computer facilities

-400 computers for student use in computer center, labs, learning resource center, academic departments, library; dorms provide access to campus computer, on-line services and internet. (Staffed computer lab open 24 hrs).

Extracurricular

-Orientation program, drama/theater group, choral group, equestrian program, intercollegiate and intramural athletics, student run newspaper, radio station, activities and social organizations.

Dormitories

-On-campus residence required through sophomore year; joint and single rooms, residence halls, suites, and apartments.

Public transportation

-Occasional (vacation periods) airport shuttle; local taxi

Enrollment

-2,000 undergraduates
-Co-educational

Community

-Close-knit, collegial community. Population of Alfred: 2,000

Climate

-Temperate - 4 seasons;warm summers, winter snowfall

Location
-Location: Alfred, New York
-Nearest cities: Rochester, NY (1.5 hrs), Buffalo, NY (1.5 hrs)
-Nearest international airport: Rochester or Buffalo, NY

Majors
College of Business

-Accounting, Health Planning & Management, Business Administration with career emphases in: Business Economics, Family Business & Entrepreneurial Studies, Human Resource Management and Organizational Development, International Business, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing

College of Engineering & Professional Studies

-Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

School of Art and Design

-Ceramic Art, Electronic Art, Glass Art, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Video Arts, Wood Design

College of Liberal Arts & Science

-Biology, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Comparative Cultures, Computer Science, Criminal Justice Studies, Economics, Elementary Education, English, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, French, General Science, Geology, German, Gerontology, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre

School of Ceramic Engineering & Materials Science

-Ceramic Engineering, Glass Engineering Science, Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty
-200 (164 full-time; 88% with terminal degrees)
-12:1 student/faculty ratio