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SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Alfred, NY 3,563 Undergrads 56.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$25,385
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,016
After Aid
Median Earnings
$58,372
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$15,016
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$58,372
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$50,445
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate56.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age21.0
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients46.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time91.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS74.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
75.7%
SAT Avg
1,094
SAT Reading
25th: 500-75th: 600
SAT Math
25th: 490-75th: 600
ACT Composite
25th: 20-75th: 24

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$523k
+$56k
+$38k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$469k
+$2k
-$16k
Full Cost$25k/yr
+$431k
-$36k
-$53k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
40
∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
Never
-29%
Full Cost$25k/yr
Never
-58%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return-7%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-52%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,825
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Agriculture, General
AssocCIP: 0100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,327
Natl Median: $45,683
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,526
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
AssocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,758
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$37,811
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
AssocCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,941
Natl Median: $52,613
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
AssocCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$36,622
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,093
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,156
Natl Median: $70,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,570
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,500
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,221
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,971
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,447
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4703
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,453
Natl Median: $69,017
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,315
Natl Median: $39,422
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,799
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,250
Earnings (4yr)
$39,787
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Mason/Masonry
AssocCIP: 4601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,035
Natl Median: $39,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$233k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,773
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,635
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$72,581
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
AssocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,497
Natl Median: $40,162
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,750
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Median Debt
$12,714
Earnings (4yr)
$37,936
Natl Median: $41,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$26,211
Earnings (4yr)
$66,462
Natl Median: $82,320
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$29,169
Earnings (4yr)
$64,658
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Median Debt
$22,137
Earnings (4yr)
$51,988
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$58,323
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $83,742
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,439
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$64,011
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,375
Earnings (4yr)
$74,870
Natl Median: $95,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,063
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,933
Natl Median: $74,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,833
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$35,521
Natl Median: $43,283
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$42,923
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$80,450
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,643
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Median Debt
$22,768
Earnings (4yr)
$88,810
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,312
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,308
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.