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Athletics
Stony Brook has 20 varsity teams competing in NCAA
Division I. Varsity sports include men’s baseball and
football; women’s softball and volleyball; and men’s
and women’s lacrosse, soccer, basketball, cross
country, swimming, tennis, and indoor and outdoor
track and field. Stony Brook also offers an extensive
intramural and recreation program, as well as a
variety of club sports.
Career Services and Graduate Placement
Stony Brook’s Career Center provides comprehensive
services from career selection to graduate
school preparation to job placement. The Career
Center offers individual and group counseling,
aptitude and interest assessment, career seminars,
internships, credentials service, job fairs, career
library, workshops on interviewing skills and
résumé writing, mock interviews and a Web site
with online job search features.
Freshman Profile
Traditional: 2,386
High School Average Middle 50%: 88-95
Percent reporting SAT scores: 91%
Middle 50%, Combined
(Math/Critical Reading): 1170-1310
Middle 50%, Decile Range:
1st-3rd
EOP: 135
High School Average Middle 50%: 83-89
Percent reporting SAT scores: 97%
Middle 50%, Combined
(Math/Critical Reading): 920-1020
Middle 50%, Decile Range:
5th-7th
Demographic and Geographic Profile
New York State Residents: 79%
Upstate New York Residents: 10%
Long Island/NYC Residents: 69%
Out-of-State Residents: 21%
Special Programs
>Special Talent Admission
>Applicants to upper division health sciences
programs at Stony Brook should contact the
Student Services Office for application materials
Application Services Center Participant? Yes
New York State
College of Ceramics
at Alfred University
Office of Admissions
One Saxon Drive
Alumni Hall
Alfred, New York 14802
607.871.2115, 800.541.9229
admissions@alfred.edu
www.alfred.edu
Undergraduate Enrollment 622
Men: 236 Full-time: 610
Women: 386 Part-time: 12
Most Popular Programs
Biomaterials; Ceramic Engineering; Ceramics; Glass;
Glass Engi neering Science; Graphic Design; Material
Science Engineering; Photography; and Sculpture
Faculty
Full-time: 48
Part-time: 9
Doctorates/MFA: 98%
Student-Faculty Ratio: 12 to 1
Campus
Alfred University, while privately endowed, is also
host to the internationally renowned New York State
College of Ceramics. The Ceramics College educates
over one-third of all ceramic engineering graduates
in the U.S. and is one of 10 centers for advanced
research in New York State. Students in the School of
Art and Design work with internationally acclaimed
artists in one of the nation’s finest art facilities.
Ceramics students also have the advantage of
selecting courses from AU’s College of Liberal Arts
& Sciences, College of Professional Studies and
Inamori School of Engineering.
The picturesque village of Alfred is one hour
south of Rochester and one-and-one-half hours
south east of Buffalo. The 232-acre campus dominates
a country hillside and offers glorious views
of the foot hills of the Allegheny Mountains.
Admission to the College of Ceram ics is very
selective. Ceram ics, as part of Alfred University, is
ranked as very competitive by Barron’s. The Na tional
Associ a tion of Schools of Art desig nates the School
of Art and Design as one of the most selective art
schools in the nation. Peterson’s includes AU in its
listing of approximately 370 competitive colleges
nationwide. U.S. News & World Report has included
the University in every issue of its reports on
“America’s Best Colleges.”
Unique Features
The Scholes Library of Ceramics is the larg est
library in the U.S. devoted to the study of ceramics.
This $6.2 million facility, dedicated in 1992, houses
66,600 books, 63,000 government research reports,
37,000 bound periodicals, and 167,000 slides.
The $9 million Powell Campus Center opened in
the mid-1990s.
Specialized equipment includes three elec tron
microscopes, a scanning transmission electron
microscope, an infrared and ultraviolet spectro -
photometer, an emission spectrograph, infrared,
laser-Raman, and atomic adsorption spectroscopy.
Art facilities include individual studios, three art
galleries, and generous space for work or display.
Sixty-five wood, gas, and electric-fired kilns are
available for student use.
Semester and year-long study abroad programs
are available with CAFA City Design School (China),
Sheffield University (United Kingdom), Farnham University
(United Kingdom), Sydney College of the Arts
(Australia), just to name a few. The university also
has faculty led short-courses that are offered during
semester breaks and the summer to provide students
with additional opportunities to broaden their
global perspective.
To Visit the Campus
Students are encouraged to visit the AU campus at
any time. Individual interviews and campus tours are
available Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m., and on select Saturdays in the fall and
spring. To schedule a campus visit, contact the
Office of Admissions.
Alfred is accessible from exit 33 of Interstate 86
(the Southern Tier Expressway), and from the north
and south via Routes 390, 19, 21, and 36. Major airlines
serve Rochester, Buffalo, and Elmira. Airports
in Hornell and Wellsville accommodate private
carriers. The Shortline Bus Company services Alfred
twice daily from New York City, with transfers to all
major cities.
Admission Requirements for Engineering
Sixteen academic units including four units of
English; three or four units of college preparatory
mathematics (algebra I and II, geometry, and pre -
calculus preferred); two or three of science; three
or four of social studies or history.
Remaining units should be earned in the fields
above, computer science, or foreign language.
Admission Requirements
for School of Art and Design
Sixteen academic units including four units of
English; two of academic mathematics (algebra
and geometry); two of labora tory science; two or
three of social studies or history.
Submission of a portfolio.
Remaining units should be earned in the fields
above, foreign language, or art.
Evaluation Process
Variables are used to assess an applicant’s qualifications:
rigor of course work, grades received, extra -
curricular involvement, letters of recommendation,
and SAT/ACT test results.
All candidates are strongly encouraged to interview
with admissions staff.
The evaluation process for art candidates also
includes a review of the student’s port folio by a
faculty review committee.
The regular freshman application and port folio
deadline is February 1 for fall admission.
Freshman engineers may enter in spring by
meeting a December 1 deadline. ➤