- The Inkwell
- New York
- Elmira College
Elmira, NYCity: smallZIP 14901Founded 1855
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1855
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.elmira.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Elmira College
Elmira College is a private nonprofit college in Elmira, New York, with 708 undergraduates. It admits 77% of applicants, graduates 48% within six years and costs $23,178 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Admission rate77%
Retention70%
4-year graduation44%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans70%
$23,178net price / year
77%admission rate
1314average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$63,320median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#633 of 1,704 for earnings#1,112 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,108 of 1,738 for graduation rate#767 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $53,202tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $39,760
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $39,760
- Average net price
- $23,178national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,136
$30,001–48,000$15,860
$48,001–75,000$21,829
$75,001–110,000$24,709
$110,001+$28,882
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 77%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1314
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 568–694
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 522–691
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college77%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,784
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,320middle 50%: $44,718–$86,862
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$86,862
Median, Elmira College$63,320
Lower quarter$44,718
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 708
- Part-time
- 2.4%
- Women / men
- 66% / 34%
- Average age at entry
- 21.2
- First-generation students
- 27%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 46%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,191 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,186
- Endowment, end of year
- $25,816,885
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White68%
Hispanic8.8%
Black5.2%
Asian3.2%
Two or more races3.7%
U.S. nonresident6.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Unknown4.2%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management21%
Health professions17%
Public administration & social service13%
Education12%
Psychology9.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.1%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies4.7%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.7%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 190983. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3051594.