Alfred University is a focused, comprehensive university in the Village of Alfred in Western New York, USA, an hour south of Rochester and two hours southeast of Buffalo. Alfred has an undergraduate population of around 2,000, and approximately 300 graduate students.

　　Though the institution has five separate schools and colleges, the institutions reputation is grounded in the arts and engineering. On April 14, 2005, the University announced it had received a gift of $35 million from alumnus Marlin Miller 54, and his wife, Ginger, to further support arts education. The gift is the largest ever in the universitys history and is one of the largest endowment gifts made to a U.S. institution to support arts education. Ten million dollars is earmarked for a new theatre at the Miller Performing Arts Center, previously funded by the Millers, and $25 million will go towards the endowment.