$63,548
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Ithaca College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Ithaca, New York with 4,242 undergraduates and 499 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $33,926 a year (tuition and fees $53,540). It admits 69% of applicants and 76% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $63,548 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$33,926
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$53,540
US median $11,837
Admission rate
69%
US median 78%
Completion rate
76%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,000
About $254 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$63,548
Rank 582 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $33,926
- Tuition and fees
- $53,540
- Cost of attendance
- $68,699
- Students with a need-based grant
- 19%
- Students with federal loans
- 65%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,901
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $23,335
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $28,832
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $31,846
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $38,785
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $40,658 in 2015-16 to $53,540 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1,312
- Undergraduates
- 4,242
- Graduate students
- 499
- Part-time students
- 1.0%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 76%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 66
- Endowment
- $403.2M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 582 of 5,094 US colleges and 73 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $33,926 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $53,540 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 69% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 76% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,000 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,305 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $63,548 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 82% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 72% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
66 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 135 | $24,353 | $46,306 | $75,810 | $68,257 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 124 | $23,375 | $30,355 | $58,804 | $50,497 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 121 | $25,449 | $7,071 | $76,766 | $55,792 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 119 | $23,125 | $39,446 | $68,029 | $63,560 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 112 | $24,899 | $23,782 | $44,829 | $43,765 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 90 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $26,000 | $48,249 | $58,902 | $51,389 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $26,000 | $18,243 | $46,563 | $39,775 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 53 | $39,024 | $67,037 | $78,320 | $71,416 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $27,000 | $23,119 | $51,338 | $42,892 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $23,000 | $27,814 | $53,057 | $50,706 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $22,000 | $32,794 | $76,318 | $62,172 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $25,000 | $26,443 | $51,001 | $48,471 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $23,250 | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $24,051 | $26,032 | $48,010 | $55,012 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | $32,725 | Withheld | $67,681 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $26,000 | $28,351 | $55,643 | $57,214 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $25,000 | $24,026 | $38,727 | $52,657 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $24,403 | Withheld | $61,090 | $58,928 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 21 | Withheld | $52,958 | Withheld | $59,916 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $25,000 | $34,453 | $61,317 | $56,278 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $19,500 | $28,846 | $49,440 | $63,293 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $25,000 | Withheld | $102,626 | $76,194 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $75,972 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Ithaca College cost?
$33,926 a year is the average net price at Ithaca College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $53,540, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $68,699. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,901 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Ithaca College?
69% of applicants are admitted to Ithaca College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,312. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Ithaca College graduates earn?
$63,548 a year is the median pay of former Ithaca College students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,305 after 6 years). That ranks 582 of 5,094 US colleges and 73 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral) at $79,584.
How much student debt do Ithaca College graduates have?
$24,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Ithaca College graduates, about $254 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 65% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Ithaca College?
76% of first-time, full-time students at Ithaca College finish within 6 years. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Ithaca College?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (135 bachelor's graduates), Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (124 bachelor's graduates), Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (121 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 66 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.