- The Inkwell
- New York
- Ithaca College
Ithaca, NYSuburb: smallZIP 14850Founded 1892
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1892
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.ithaca.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Ithaca College
Ithaca College is a private nonprofit college in Ithaca, New York, with 4,242 undergraduates. It admits 69% of applicants, graduates 72% within six years and costs $33,233 a year after aid.
72%graduate
Admission rate69%
Retention85%
4-year graduation62%
Pell Grant share22%
Federal loans51%
$33,233net price / year
69%admission rate
1312average SAT
72%graduate in 6 years
$70,258median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,750median debt
#386 of 1,704 for earnings#1,551 of 1,739 for lowest net price#332 of 1,738 for graduation rate#534 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
- $71,876tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $56,752
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $56,752
- Average net price
- $33,233national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$23,013
$30,001–48,000$26,039
$48,001–75,000$28,598
$75,001–110,000$31,411
$110,001+$38,284
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 69%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1312
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 630–710
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 600–680
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 27–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college69%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college85%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college72%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college22%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 72%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 62%
- First-year retention
- 85%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 75%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,908
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $70,258middle 50%: $46,986–$97,842
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$97,842
Median, Ithaca College$70,258
Lower quarter$46,986
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
- 4,242
- Part-time
- 1.0%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 19.4
- First-generation students
- 14%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 22%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 78%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,844 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,787
- Endowment, end of year
- $403,195,724
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White71%
Hispanic11%
Black4.5%
Asian2.9%
Two or more races4.6%
U.S. nonresident3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.1%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts27%
Communication & journalism22%
Health professions12%
Business & management9.8%
Psychology4.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.0%
English language & literature3.5%
Computer & information sciences3.1%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 191968. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3540690.