Elmira College vs Alfred University

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	Alfred University	Elmira College
Overview
Location	Alfred, New York	Elmira, New York
Campus setting	Town: Remote	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	70.0%	72.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	67.2%	93.8%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $60
SAT range	1070 - 1300	N/A
ACT range	21 - 29	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	27.0%
Students submitting ACT score	3.0%
Total number of applicants	6,243	1,382
Total number of admissions given out	4,193	1,296
Admitted students who chose to enroll	388	158
Yield rate	9.3%	12.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $50,316 Out of state: $51,412	$39,878
Average net price	$25,377	$26,258
Tuition	In state: $32,664 Out of state: $33,760	$34,578
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,498 Meal plan: $6,750	Room/dormitory: $7,025 Meal plan: $6,100
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	98.0% Average amount $26,764	100.0% Average amount $23,604
Students receiving federal student loan	74.0% Average amount $5,297	78.0% Average amount $5,272
Students taking out private loans	34.0% Average amount $4,541	13.0% Average amount $14,669

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,485 Men 48.4% Women 51.6%	634 Men 30.6% Women 69.4%
Graduate students	497 Men 27.6% Women 72.4%	39 Men 23.1% Women 76.9%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	21.9%	N/A
International students	6.2%	5.0%
Campus local/setting	Town: Remote	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	1,482	1,119
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	New York Pennsylvania California Maryland New Jersey	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Engineering Business Visual & Performing Arts Health Professions Education	Education Business Public Administration and Social Service Biological and Biomedical Sciences Health Professions
Students to faculty ratio	9:1	8:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	59.9%	64.7%
Dropout rate	9.9%	29.4%
Transferred out	30.0%	6.0%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $71,196 Year 2: $66,020 Year 3: $73,240 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,346 Year 2: $60,523 Year 3: $69,467 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $69,371 Year 2: $66,171 Year 3: $65,419 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $60,036 Year 2: $59,350 Year 3: $63,734 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $50,677 Year 3: $59,609 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: $46,225 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,574 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $43,662 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $40,990 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $40,868 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,901 Year 2: $22,420 Year 3: $33,032 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,998 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $31,214	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,453 Year 2: $60,485 Year 3: $66,734 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,599 Year 2: $31,133 Year 3: $45,324 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,469 Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: $38,119 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,579 Year 2: $28,598 Year 3: $37,384 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,844 Year 3: N/A Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,797 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Human Services, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $30,409 Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $45,715 Year 3: N/A Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,852 Year 3: N/A

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