Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
67.1%
8,955 admitted
SAT · 50th
1300
Range 1240–1370
6-yr grad
71.7%
Retention 85.7%
Undergrads
4,205
10.7:1 S-F
Admissions
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81.7% / 70.7%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications13,355
Overall admit rate67.1%
In-state admit rate81.7%
Out-of-state admit rate70.7%
Admitted from waitlist29 of 203
Test scores
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1300
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1240–1370 · 24.6% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W640670720
Math590630680
Comp124013001370
ACT
255075
Comp293032
Cost & aid
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$57,392
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$57,392
Fees$462
Room & board$17,326
Books$850
Avg need-based grant$28,725
% need met88.7%
Avg debt at graduation$31,677
Academics
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10.7 : 1
student-faculty ratio
85.7% retention
Student-faculty10.7 : 1
Retention85.7%
4-year graduation61.9%
6-year graduation71.7%
Enrollment
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4,205
undergraduates
Total undergraduates4,205
First-year1,115
Transfer73
Out-of-state59.6%
Rankings
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#13
U.S. News & World Report
Best Regional Universities — North
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Regional Universities — North#1326
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#39326
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#40626
NicheBest Colleges in America#69126
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Master's University (Larger)
Carnegie Classification
27 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationMaster's University (Larger)27
Athletic conferenceLiberty League9
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingNew York colleges40
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$60
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionFebruary 1 → Rolling → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decisionNovember 1 → December 15 · binding
Early actionDecember 1 → February 1
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 2 FL, 3 SS
Main websitewww.ithaca.edu
Admissions emailadmission@ithaca.edu
Admissions phone607-274-3124
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Quinnipiac Univers…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Quinnipiac University CT · Private (Nonprofit)72.2%12006K
Elon University NC · Private (nonprofit)63.3%12706K
Syracuse University NY · Private (nonprofit)45.9%134015K
Hofstra University NY · Private (nonprofit)69.1%—6K
Marist University NY · Private (nonprofit)56.5%12705K
University of Vermont VT · Public73.0%136012K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Ithaca College

8 years of Ithaca College's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.