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Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY · CDS 20242025 · Suburb: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
69.0%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
12.3%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
88.8%
Total cost — out-of-state
$73,106
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
11:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$20,492

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates4,268
Total all graduate499
Grand total all students4,767

Admissions

Total applicants12,400
Total admitted8,557
Total enrolled1,050
Overall admit rate69.0%
Admit rate — women67.8%
Admit rate — men70.8%
Yield rate12.3%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing dateNovember 1
ED notification dateDecember 15
# admitted under ED plan94
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing dateDecember 1
EA notification dateFebruary 1
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT19.8%
% submitting ACT4.9%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile630
SAT EBRW 75th %ile710
SAT Math 25th %ile600
SAT Math 75th %ile680
ACT Comp 25th %ile27
ACT Comp 75th %ile30
% in top 10% of HS class24.7%
% in top 25% of HS class55.5%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$56,752
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees$0
Room and board$16,354
Total cost — in-state$73,106
Total cost — out-of-state$73,106

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$26,725
Avg % of need met88.8%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$24,861
Avg loan debt at graduation$20,492

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist215
# admitted from waitlist19
Waitlist admit rate14.0%
Transfer applicants (total)498
Transfer admit rate52.6%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio11:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)69.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$33,926Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)76.1%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)69.5%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate84.0%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$60,436Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant19.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan64.6%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full16.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress37.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress23.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white71.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino11.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women52.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men47.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white77.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian4.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Visual And Performing Arts26.9%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs21.8%
Health Professions And Related Programs11.5%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services9.8%
Psychology4.2%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences4.0%
English Language And Literature/Letters3.5%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services3.1%