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Ithaca, NY · Private · 4,242 undergraduates · suburban

Ithaca College

Moderately selective

Ithaca is strongest for students who want professional-level media, performance or health training without giving up a broader college curriculum.

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Institutional profile

Established Solid in student experience, and solid in academic standing.
Academic Solid Affordability Emerging Career Solid Mobility Steady Experience Solid
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Steady
Student experience Solid
Admission
69.9% admitted

12,007 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
76.3%

$63,548 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Ithaca College apart

Academic design

Five schools focus on business, communications, health sciences, humanities and sciences, and music, theatre and dance, with extensive cross-school collaboration.

Campus pattern

The hilltop campus overlooks Cayuga Lake and sits above Ithaca’s dense college-town mix of cafés, trails, gorges and arts activity.

Career & value signal

Communications and performing-arts students benefit from specialized facilities and an alumni network concentrated in media, entertainment and creative industries.

Can I get in?

69.9% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

12,007

About 70 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 69.9%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1190–1370
10801480
ACT middle 50%27–31
2434

Of admitted students, 25% submitted an SAT, and 6% submitted an ACT. The ACT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.

Academic benchmarkModerately selective

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Ithaca College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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In the season card

What Ithaca College weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Five schools focus on business, communications, health sciences, humanities and sciences, and music, theatre and dance, with extensive cross-school collaboration.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Ithaca is strongest for students who want professional-level media, performance or health training without giving up a broader college curriculum.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Early DecisionNov 1
Early ActionDec 1
Regular DecisionFeb 1
Fee and waiver$60 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Performing and visual artsAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Health professionsAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$83,020
Average annual cost after aid$34,000
Affordability profileEmerging

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at Ithaca College

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
Open the price by income

Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years76.3%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one84%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$63,548

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates135
Median earnings$75,810

Admits separately

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

Recent graduates124
Median earnings$58,804

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Recent graduates119
Median earnings$68,029

What is campus life like?

Ithaca College beyond the classroom

The hilltop campus overlooks Cayuga Lake and sits above Ithaca’s dense college-town mix of cafés, trails, gorges and arts activity.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Five schools focus on business, communications, health sciences, humanities and sciences, and music, theatre and dance, with extensive cross-school collaboration.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The hilltop campus overlooks Cayuga Lake and sits above Ithaca’s dense college-town mix of cafés, trails, gorges and arts activity.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Communications and performing-arts students benefit from specialized facilities and an alumni network concentrated in media, entertainment and creative industries.

4,242 undergraduatesMid-Atlanticsuburban setting99% of first-year students live on campus