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How strong are the academics at Ithaca College?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

11:1
Student to faculty ratio
19
Average class size
68%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Ithaca has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 11:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Class Sizes
2-9
268
10-19
461
20-29
287
30-39
60
40-49
27
50-99
34
100+
5

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Ithaca College:

83%
First-year retention rate
68%
4-year grad rate
74%
6-year grad rate

The average base annual salary of students who were employed within six months of graduation is $48,190. This is less than the national average of $48,300.

$48,190
$48,300 (National Average)

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Ithaca College's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Business Administration and Management, General
Radio and Television
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
42.4
59.92
77.44
94.96
112.48
130

The Full List

Major Graduates
Architecture And Related Services
  • Architecture 8
Area
  • Women's Studies 0
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 32
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 22
  • Biochemistry 3
Business
  • Business Administration and Management, General 130
  • Accounting 14
Communication
  • Radio and Television 88
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 57
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 57
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 34
  • Sports Communication 33
  • Organizational Communication, General 28
  • Journalism 19
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric 5
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician 9
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer Science 7
Education
  • Music Teacher Education 38
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 8
  • Art Teacher Education 3
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education 2
  • Health Teacher Education 1
  • Social Studies Teacher Education 1
  • Biology Teacher Education 1
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education 1
  • Mathematics Teacher Education 0
  • Chemistry Teacher Education 0
  • French Language Teacher Education 0
  • German Language Teacher Education 0
  • Physics Teacher Education 0
Engineering
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing 25
  • English Language and Literature, General 15
Foreign Languages
  • French Language and Literature 1
  • Spanish Language and Literature 0
  • Italian Language and Literature 0
  • German Language and Literature 0
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 0
Health Professions And Related Programs
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist 68
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist 49
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 29
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 29
  • HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS 29
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 22
  • Athletic Training/Trainer 9
  • Public Health, General 8
  • Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 4
  • Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 1
History
  • History, General 7
Legal Professions And Studies
  • LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES 8
  • Non-Professional Legal Studies 8
  • Legal Studies 8
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 2
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 4
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies 10
  • Gerontology 3
  • Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis 0
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Environmental Studies 16
  • Environmental Science 8
Parks
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 3
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 0
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Philosophy 2
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other 1
  • Religion/Religious Studies 1
Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General 6
  • Physics, General 3
  • Theoretical and Mathematical Physics 1
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 47
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology 5
Social Sciences
  • Sociology, General 17
  • Political Science and Government, General 15
  • Anthropology, General 5
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 3
  • Applied Economics 0
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production 77
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 26
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other 24
  • Music, General 19
  • Music Performance, General 14
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 13
  • Musical Theatre 12
  • Documentary Production 9
  • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management 9
  • Woodwind Instruments 7
  • Brass Instruments 5
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 5
  • Acting 4
  • Music Theory and Composition 3
  • Art/Art Studies, General 3
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 2
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies 2
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies 1
  • Percussion Instruments 0

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