阿尔佛雷德, New York named the ultimate college town

Data analysis by Washington Post Reporter Andrew Van Dam defined the Ultimate College Town by ranking US Census Urban Areas with the largest share of college 学生. Urban Areas follow population-density patterns, not municipal borders.

阿尔佛雷德 is No. 1 by a wide margin. Winning the number one national ranking for the Ultimate College Town proves that 阿尔佛雷德's picture-perfect environment away from big city worries st和s out among all other university 和 college towns in the country. Van Dam called 阿尔佛雷德 “the collegiest” a term he coined.

Van Dam describes 阿尔佛雷德 as a village wedged into Western New York’s hills that is home to both a private 和 public school, 阿尔佛雷德 University 和 阿尔佛雷德 状态 College. As noted in the Washington Post, "学生 make up an astonishing 85 percent of the town's population... If you go left at the town's only stoplight, you're on one campus. Turn right, you're on the other. Now that's a college town."

阿尔佛雷德 is at the center of the US Northeast. Located along the I-86 freeway, 阿尔佛雷德 is a convenient 和 attractive college town for 学生 from a wide region 和 around the world. According to NASA's Socioeconomic Data 和 Applications Center (SEDAC), there are 104,464,746 people within 350 miles of 阿尔佛雷德. That amounts to approximately one-third of the US population.

学生 across New York 和 from many states choose 阿尔佛雷德 to take advantage of a caring academic community, enjoy low student-to-faculty ratios for personal attention, 和 be part of something special.

阿尔佛雷德 University President Dr. Mark Zupan said, “While there is only one traffic light in 阿尔佛雷德, there are plentiful 和 potent intersections that benefit faculty, 学生, 和 staff—including those offered by our sister school, 阿尔佛雷德 状态 College, 和 the friendly surrounding village. Set in a safe, bucolic valley in the Finger Lakes region of New York, our 学生 make bold discoveries by pursuing multiple pathways 和 integrating their interests. 阿尔佛雷德 University’s purpose is to help our 学生 identify 和 realize their purpose. The combination of our small size, wide range of programs, applied learning opportunities, 和 commitment to student engagement through mentoring allows 阿尔佛雷德 University to be a talent incubator 和 socioeconomic development engine.”

阿尔佛雷德 状态 College (ASC) President Dr. Steven Mauro said, “Living in the Ultimate College Town gives you access to both beautiful campuses 和 a supportive tight-knit community, including world-class faculty who judge their achievements by how 学生 succeed at launching their careers. With 学生 making up 85 percent of all residents in our village, you know we are student-centered. Great ideas 和 innovations are shared across Main Street, many alumni met their spouses at the sister school, 和 everyone benefits from the wealth of recreation to share fun, 健身, 和 fellowship in such a friendly environment.”

Village of 阿尔佛雷德 Mayor Becky Prophet '70 said, “In this beautiful valley of Western New York, the word 阿尔佛雷德 is applied to three communities that coalesce into a single multifaceted gem. The Village of 阿尔佛雷德, nestled between the two schools, makes an intersection 和 a gathering place for the valley. There is nothing like the sum of the 阿尔佛雷德s anywhere in the US or, perhaps, in the world. We are the most collegiate of all college towns. We are an excellent place to 成长 up. We are a fine place to raise a family. But most of all, 阿尔佛雷德 is the best place to combine daily life 和 learning. In 阿尔佛雷德, we live to learn 和 learn to live for all of our lives.”

New York 状态 is home to the most 和 highest-ranked Ultimate College Towns. The Washington Post report on Ultimate College Towns shows that New York has a greater number of towns than any other state where 学生 are more than half the local population. Five towns with the 50+ percent honor are in New York. Ohio has three such college towns 和 Pennsylvania has two. Fifteen out of the top 150 ranked college towns are in New York 状态. Number one is the college town of 阿尔佛雷德, home of 阿尔佛雷德 University 和 阿尔佛雷德 状态 College.

状态 University of New York (SUNY) institutions 和 private schools are represented in the New York list. SUNY originally coordinated all 64 locations for colleges 和 universities so that 93 percent of New Yorkers live within 15 miles of a higher education provider, 和 nearly 100 percent live within 30 miles. 大学 outside cities are near an abundance of outdoor recreation to offer college 学生 a great place to learn, 成长, seek their purpose in life, 和 focus on building skills for a successful future.

The full list of Ultimate College Town rankings by the Washington Post is based on US Census Urban Area Data. NASA's Socioeconomic Data 和 Applications Center (SEDAC) is the source of information regarding the 104 million people surrounding 阿尔佛雷德.

Village of 阿尔佛雷德 历史, by Mayor Becky Prophet '70

阿尔佛雷德, the village, has been a town centered on education since 1836. By 1856, the small school had become 阿尔佛雷德 University. 阿尔佛雷德 University, founded as a co-educational place of learning that embraced diversity with persons of both sexes 和 all races sharing classes 和 a full curriculum was a college imbued with the powerful progressive values of the mid-19th century. 教师 和 学生 hosted Frederick Douglass 和 leaders of the Women's Suffrage movement. In 1900 with the creation of the New York 状态 School of Clay Working at 阿尔佛雷德, the University added ceramic art 和 engineering colleges to the institution. In 1908, the creation of an agriculture program 和 later the School for American Craftsmen exp和ed the educational opportunities for prospective 学生. 阿尔佛雷德 状态 College was spun off from the University in 1948 with the founding of the 状态 University of New York (SUNY) system, to become an energetic school with programs originally based on agricultural, vocational, 和 technical education. Both institutions of higher education have 成长n in the variety of programs. 学生, 老师, researchers, 和 makers from all over the US 和 much of the world find their way to 阿尔佛雷德. Many stay, making the Village as diverse as the colleges.