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University or college · Private nonprofit

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY4 online only

Ithaca College is a private nonprofit college in Ithaca, NY, with about 4,824 students on campus.

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Students on campus
4,824
plus 4 studying only online
Admission rate
69%
lower than at 66% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$33,926
higher than at 90% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
76%
higher than at 86% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$63,548
higher than at 89% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Ithaca College

Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges

Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $21,901 a year after grants. The average family on aid pays $33,926, more than at 90% of 4-year colleges. What it costs ↓

Students are a big part of Ithaca

33% of Ithaca’s 20,670 residents are enrolled in college. Living in Ithaca ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Ithaca College’s biggest bachelor’s programs, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates earn a median $76,766 four years out. Film/video and photographic arts graduates earn $44,829. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $68,699 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $53,540Room & board $16,192Books & supplies $850

After grants, the average family on aid pays $33,926.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$28,832

About $115,328 over 4 years · 58% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Ithaca College?

69%

of applicants admitted

About 14 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
630–710
SAT math
600–680
ACT
27–30

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1312.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
76%
within 6 years · Pell students 72%
Come back for year two
85%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$63,548
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$24,000
about $254 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.6%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$254 a month against about $3,859 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

82%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 97% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$54k
Middle income$30–75k
$61k
Higher incomeover $75k
$67k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Visual & performing arts 27%Communication 22%Health professions 12%Business 10%Psychology 4%Biology 4%Everything else 22%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations135 graduates a year · typical debt $24,353
$76k4 yrs out
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication124 graduates a year · typical debt $23,375
$59k4 yrs out
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions121 graduates a year · typical debt $25,449
$77k4 yrs out
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication119 graduates a year · typical debt $23,125
$68k4 yrs out
Film/Video and Photographic Arts112 graduates a year · typical debt $24,899
$45k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas55 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$59k4 yrs out
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft55 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$47k4 yrs out
Music52 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$51k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

4,242 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 71%Hispanic 11%Black 4%Asian 3%Two or more 5%International 3%

Women and men

Women 54%Men 46%
10 : 1
students per teacher
19%
get Pell grants (lower income)
65%
take federal loans
1%
undergrads 25 or older
1%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Ithaca

33% of Ithaca’s 20,670 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Ithaca pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Ithaca College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Cornell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ithaca
1.8 mi25,842 students
Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Dryden
11.9 mi4,344 students
State University of New York at CortlandUniversity or college · Public · Cortland
19.7 mi6,168 students
Elmira CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Elmira
27.8 mi613 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.