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Ithaca College is a private regional university located in Ithaca, New York. Ithaca College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Ithaca College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $62,146 10 years after enrolling, 35th in New York, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Ithaca College bachelor students earn 9% more than the national average. Ithaca College is ranked 74th in New York.
Ithaca College’s median net annual cost of $34,554 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Ithaca College sorted by number of graduates - Advertising & PR, Broadcast & Digital Comms, Business Administration, Therapeutic professions, FIlm, Video & Photography, Drama - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$34,554
Average years to graduate
4.1
Computer Science
Rank: #183
Economic score: 2.34
Accounting
Rank: #406
Economic score: 3.73
Physiology & Pathology
Rank: #13
Economic score: 5.95
Journalism
Rank: #99
Economic score: 7.34
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #245
Economic score: 7.41
Sociology
Rank: #288
Economic score: 10.78
Psychology
Rank: #589
Economic score: 13.42
Music
Rank: #109
Economic score: 22.29
Rhetoric & Composition
Rank: #59
Economic score: 23.51
English Language & Lit
Rank: #422
Economic score: 32.54
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Ithaca College - Therapeutic professions, Education, Music, Physiology & Pathology, Education (subject specific), Accounting - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Special Education
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When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 0.64
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 75% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Ithaca College is 8% higher than the state average, and 17% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Ithaca College, Pell Grant recipients represent 20% of the measured graduating class, 15% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Ithaca College graduates within 4.2 years.
Ithaca College is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Ithaca College’s economic mobility score of 14.02 is calculated by adjusting the 2.47 economic score of lower-income students by the 20% pell grant recipients within the student body. Ithaca College’s EMS of 14.02 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Ithaca College pays $34,554 a year, $30,973 less than the $65,527 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $34,554
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Ithaca College, 98% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $34,554 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 71% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,311. This is 17% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,311
Pell grants
$5,098
State grants
$3,074
Institutional grants
$27,308
Ithaca College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 78% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 13,445 applicants, of which 10,451 were admitted and 1,166 enrolled. Ithaca College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Ithaca College does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
59%
59%
First time
91%
59%
In-state
48%
68%
1st generation
14%
35%
White
72%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
10%
15%
Asian
4%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%