Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY · Private four-year · Suburb: Small
4,368undergraduates
69%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$34,297average net price per year
74%graduate in 6 years
83%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 12,007
- Admitted
- 8,398
- Admit rate
- 69%
- Admit rate, women
- 69%
- Admit rate, men
- 71%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 14%
- First-year students
- 1,197
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 25%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 610-700
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 580-670
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 6%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 27-31
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
62 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Visual and performing arts (13)
- Acting Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production Bachelor's (55 awarded)
- Documentary Production Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (21 awarded)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other Bachelor's (28 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Jazz/Jazz Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Music Performance, General Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- Music Theory and Composition Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Musical Theatre Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Theatre/Theatre Arts Management Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (7)
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Bachelor's (35 awarded)
- Journalism Bachelor's (27 awarded)
- Organizational Communication, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's (45 awarded)
- Radio and Television Bachelor's (56 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Sports Communication Bachelor's (24 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (7)
- Athletic Training/Trainer Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- Physical Therapy/Therapist Bachelor's (53 awarded)
- Public Health, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (2)
- Accounting Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (88 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (49 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (3)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor's (24 awarded)
Education (5)
- Education, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Health Teacher Education Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (26 awarded)
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Social sciences (4)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (2)
- Creative Writing Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (2)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Communications technologies/technicians and support services (1)
- Recording Arts Technology/Technician Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Architecture and related services (1)
- Architecture Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (1)
- Women's Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Engineering (1)
- Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (2)
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Legal professions and studies (1)
- Legal Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Gerontology Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (13)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Master's
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's
- Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctorate (professional)
- Physician Associate/Assistant Master's
- Accounting Master's
- Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Master's
- Agricultural Teacher Education Master's
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments Master's
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- Music Teacher Education Master's
- Secondary Education and Teaching Master's
- Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master's
- Music Performance, General Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $50,510
- Housing and food on campus
- $16,030
- Books and supplies
- $850
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,326
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $68,716
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $68,716
- Total cost living at home
- $53,145
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $22,208 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $23,940 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $29,170 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $31,953 |
| Over $110,000 | $37,581 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $31,876
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $29,932
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 19%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 67%
- Average amount borrowed
- $5,352
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 68%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 74%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 74%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 77%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 74%
- Came back for year two
- 83%
| Pell grant students | 67% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 78% |
| Neither | 75% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 948 | 79% |
| Men | 674 | 67% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| Asian | 71 | 70% |
| Black | 80 | 69% |
| Hispanic | 166 | 71% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| White | 1,166 | 75% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 71% |
| Race unknown | 63 | 75% |
| International | 22 | 77% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,808 | 77% | 19% |
| Started here, part-time | 1 | 0% (small group) | 100% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 141 | 79% | 16% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 2 | 0% (small group) | 50% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 4,828
- Undergraduates
- 4,368
- Full-time undergraduates
- 4,285
- Part-time undergraduates
- 83
- Graduate students
- 460
- Students per faculty member
- 10 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 1%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 23%
| Women | 54% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Black | 5% |
| Hispanic | 10% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 72% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 3% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Small
- Address
- 953 Danby Road, Ithaca, NY, 14850-7002
- County
- Tompkins County
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.