Ithaca College Business Programs

Ithaca College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The suburban atmosphere of Ithaca makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Ithaca College Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, Ithaca is ranked #143 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #6 out of 122 schools in New York.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Ithaca has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#92	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#140	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Ithaca.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#26	Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#41	Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#97	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Ithaca has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Sports Communication Schools	College Factual
#4	Best General Organizational Communication Schools	College Factual
#8	Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools	College Factual
#26	Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	College Factual
#81	Best Schools	Grad Degree
#235	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Ithaca College?

Contact details for Ithaca are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	953 Danby Road, Ithaca, NY 14850-7002
Phone:	607-274-3011
Website:	www.ithaca.edu

How Do I Get Into Ithaca?

You can apply to Ithaca online at: www.ithaca.edu/admission/apply/

Admission Requirements for Ithaca

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Ithaca?

Ithaca has an acceptance rate of 76%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Can I Afford Ithaca College?

The overall average net price of Ithaca is $40,477. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Ithaca, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $5,364 a year. That adds up to $21,456 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Ithaca is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Ithaca College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,957 undergraduate students at Ithaca, with 4,785 being full-time and 172 being part-time.

There are also 397 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,785 full-time undergraduates at Ithaca, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ithaca College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	196
Black or African American	295
Hispanic or Latino	503
White	3,425
International Students	84
Other Races/Ethnicities	282

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Ithaca College. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 58 countries are represented at Ithaca. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and India.

Online Learning at Ithaca College

In 2019-2020, 5,218 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Ithaca has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 42nd most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Ithaca

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Ithaca College was $46,610 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Ithaca is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#1	#1
Public Relations & Advertising	#33	#33

Online Affordability Rankings of Ithaca Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Ithaca College was $46,610 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Ithaca is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#6	#6
Public Relations & Advertising	#20	#20

Online Growth Rankings of Ithaca

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Ithaca College was 42,812.5%. This is the #6 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Ithaca regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Ithaca ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Ithaca.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Public Relations & Advertising	#1
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#1

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Ithaca College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	135	0	135
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	77	0	77
General Organizational Communication	37	0	37
Sports Communication	33	0	33
Accounting	26	6	32
Interior Design Management	0	14	14
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	4	0	4
Applied Economics	3	0	3
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0
TOTAL	315	20	335

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Mr Senseless under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.