College · Private nonprofit · Ithaca, NY · Suburb
Admit rate69%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$34k
Undergrad size4,242
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $34k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 69% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1312.
If you get in
4,242 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $69k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $34k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$275k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$136k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$139k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $53.5k
- Room & board
- $16.2k
- Books & supplies
- $850
How students pay for it.
Pell grants19%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans65%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr76%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$64k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 4,242
- Location
- Ithaca, NY
- Region
- Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White71%
- Hispanic11%
- Two or more races5%
- Black4%
- International3%
- Asian3%
- Unknown2%
First-gen students14%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$93k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 52
What you can study.