Each year Alfred State is grateful to be recognized for the college's excellence and achievements, including top national rankings. These honors are updated each September. Is Alfred State College a good school? Yes and we can prove it.
We are proud and honored by many prestigious and reputable organizations. With accolades from US News & World Report to high student rankings on Niche and others, listed below are some of the ways in which the college has earned rankings as the best.
- US News & World Report: Best Colleges
- Top College Rankings with Selected Majors
- Alphabetized List of All Rankings per Major
- Most Affordable & Best Rankings
- Student Experience Honors
- Student Athlete & Team Achievements
Alfred State College students are seeing a high return on investment (ROI) according to a recent report by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. In Western New York, Alfred State is No. 1 for money earned in the first ten years of a career versus how much was invested for the education. Read more about ASC's high return on investment.
US News & World Report: Best Colleges
The prestigious US News list compares Alfred State to all Northern Regional Colleges in an 11-state territory of the northeastern US. The honors listed below include links to all web rankings that are publicly available without a subscription to the ranking organization's website. Updated Sept. 2022.
- No. 1 SUNY among regional colleges
- No. 1 SUNY Best for Veterans among SUNY and all NY regional colleges
- No. 1 SUNY Best Value School among regional colleges
- No. 2 SUNY for Social Mobility among regional colleges
- No. 2 SUNY for Least Debt among regional colleges
- No. 3 with 2,000+ enrollment among public and private northern regional colleges
- No. 3 Northern College with out-of-state tuition under $15,000 both public and private
- No. 3 Best for Veterans among public and private northern colleges
- No. 4 New York’s Best among public and private regional colleges
- No. 6 Top Public School among northern regional colleges
- No. 6 New York’s Best Value School among public and private regional colleges
- No. 7 for Least Debt among public and private northern regional colleges
- No. 7 New York’s Best for Social Mobility among public and private regional colleges
- No. 9 (tie) High Social Mobility among northern public and private college
Top College Rankings with Selected Majors
When searching for the best school for your career path, you'll find that Alfred State College is ranked Top 10 in the nation or No. 1 in New York for most of our majors. A detailed alphabetized list of all the Top College Rankings with Selected Majors is updated as of Nov. 2022.
18 Top-Ranked Bachelor's Degrees:
- No. 2 in the US Surveying & Geomatics Engineering Technology (BS)
- No. 3 in the US Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
- No. 4 in the US Architectural Technology (BS)
- No. 5 in the US Health Sciences (BS)
- No. 5 in the US IT: Network Administration (BTech)
- No. 6 in the US Computer Engineering Technology (BS)
- No. 7 in the US IT: Web Development (BTech)
- No. 8 in the US IT: Applications Software Development (BTech)
- No. 9 in the US Digital Media and Animation (BS)
- No. 10 in the US Financial Planning (BBA)
- No. 10 in the US Human Services Management (BS)
- No. 1 Public in NY Electrical Engineering Technology (BS)
- No. 1 in NY Forensic Science Technology (BS)
- No. 1 Public in NY Graphic and Media Design (BS)
- No. 1 Public in NY Health Sciences (BS)
- No. 1 in NY Healthcare Management (BTech)
- No. 1 in NY Mechatronics Technology (BS)
- No. 1 in NY Technology Management (BBA)
29 Top-Ranked Associate Degrees:
- No. 1 in the US Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (AOS)
- No. 1 in the US Heavy Equipment Operations (AOS)
- No. 1 in the US Heavy Equipment, Truck & Diesel Tech (AOS)
- No. 1 in the US Masonry (AOS)
- No. 2 in the US CNC Manufacturing & Machining (AOS)
- No. 2 in the US Electrical Construction and Maintenance Electrician (AOS)
- No. 2 in the US Surveying & Geomatics Engineering Technology (AAS)
- No. 3 in the US Construction Engineering Technology (AAS)
- No. 3 in the US Mechanical Engineering Technology (AAS)
- No. 4 in the US Architectural Technology (AAS)
- No. 4 in the US Autobody Repair (AOS)
- No. 5 in the US Building Trades: Building Construction (AOS)
- No. 6 in the US Automotive Service Technician (AOS)
- No. 6 in the US Computer Engineering Technology (AAS)
- No. 6 in the US Motorsports Technology (AOS)
- No. 9 in the US Culinary Arts (AOS)
- No. 9 in the US Culinary Arts: Baking, Production, and Management (AOS)
- No. 9 in the US Digital Media and Animation (AAS)
- No. 10 in the US Health Information Technology (AAS)
- No. 10 in the US Welding Technology (AOS)
- No. 1 Public in NY Accounting (AAS)
- No. 1 Public in NY Agricultural Business (AAS)
- No. 1 in NY Agricultural Technology (AAS)
- No. 1 Public in NY Diagnostic Medical Sonography (AAS)
- No. 1 Public in NY Electrical Engineering Technology (AAS)
- No. 1 Public in NY Graphic and Media Design (AS)
- No. 1 Public in NY Marketing (AAS)
- No. 1 in NY Mechatronics Technology (AAS)
- No. 1 in NY Veterinary Technology (AAS)
Most Affordable & Best Rankings
- Princeton Review: Named to the Best Northeastern colleges list.
- Open SUNY+ awarded for high quality online programs and support services.
- College Consensus: No. 1 consensus score among northern regional public colleges.
- College Consensus: No. 2 student score for all northern regional public or private colleges.
- College Consensus: No. 5 consensus score or all northern regional public or private colleges.
- BestValueSchools.com: No. 1 most affordable New York public college under 4,000 enrollment.
- BestValueSchools.com: No. 1 NY public college for out-of-state tuition.
- AffordableColleges.com: Best colleges for low-income students.
- AffordableSchools.net: Most affordable colleges with best return.
- EdSmart.org: Least expensive out-of-state tuition.
- CollegeXpress.com: Best US colleges supporting students with average scores.
- CollegeXpress.com: US colleges with unique majors: Motorsports technology.
- CollegeXpress.com: US colleges offering both associate degrees and on-campus housing.
Student Experience Honors
- Niche.com: No. 5 Best Campus among New York public colleges
- Niche.com: No. 5 Best College Food among New York public colleges
- Niche.com: No. 6 Best College Dorms among New York public colleges
- Niche.com: No. 10 Best Student Life among New York public colleges
- Niche.com: No. 13 Best College Athletics among New York public colleges
- Niche.com: No. 18 Best Location among New York public colleges
- Niche.com: No. 24 Best for Student Athletes among New York public colleges
- Campus Pride Index: Top 5 public colleges in New York with a 4-star rating
- GI Jobs: Military Friendly School award for exceeding standards
- Voter Friendly Campus: Award from nonpartisan Campus Vote Project
- CollegeXpress.com: Top colleges with strength in equestrian activities
- Alfred State Archer Jay Lawrence named to All-American Team
- Alfred State Archers Named to Academic All-American Team
- SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence: Katherine Frascella and Hunter Dejonge