Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York · Private · 4,242 undergraduates · ithaca.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
70%
of 12,735 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1240 to 1370
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$82,240Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Ithaca College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
70% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$82,240
a year in 2027-28, from a $82,240 sticker price
What to do with your 1300
Send your score
About 74% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1190, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Test Optional | Ithaca College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Dec1Other deadline · December 1, 2026
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
70%
of applicants were admitted: 8,934 of 12,735 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/1, hear by 2/1.
Early Decision
Binding. 85% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
203 students were offered a spot; 29 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 22% of them sent SAT scores and 4.6% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1240 to 1370
Reading and Writing 640 to 720
Math 590 to 680
ACT composite 29 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160018%
- 1200 to 139968%
- 1000 to 119913%
- 800 to 9990.8%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$82,240
a year
- Tuition$61,820
- Fees$650
- Food and housing$17,180
- Books and supplies$880
- Transportation and other$1,710
Ithaca College published $79,085 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$23,013
- $30,001 to $48,000$26,039
- $48,001 to $75,000$28,598
- $75,001 to $110,000$31,411
- Over $110,000$38,284
Financial aid
91%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$30,204
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
32%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $33,793 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 11/1 (early decision); 1/15 (regular admission and early action)
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
41 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
29 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,180Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | ART 18888 - Art Elective |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ART 12000 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | ART 18888 - Art Elective |
| African American Studies | 3 | 4 | CSCR 18888 |
| Art History | 3 | 4 | TRAN 18888 - Transfer Elective |
| Biology | 3 | 6 | BIOL 11500 & BIOL 18888 - Biology Elective |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 11100 |
| Calculus BC | 1 | 4 | MATH 11100 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 11100 & 11200 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MATH 11100 Calculus I |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3 | CHEM 18888 - Chemistry Elective |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | CHIN 10200 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHIN 18888 - Chinese Elective |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLT 18888 - Politics Elective |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | COMP 18888 - Computer Science Elective |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | COMP 17100 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | COMP 18888 - Computer Science Elective |
| Drawing | 3 | 4 | ART 18888 - Art Elective |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | ART 11000 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | WRTG 10600 & ENGL 18888 - English Elective |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | WRTG 10600 & ENGL 18888 - English Elective |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | ENVS 18888 - Environmental Science Elective |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIST 18888 - History Elective |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FREN 10200 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FREN 20000 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | FREN 38888 - French Elective |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | GERM 10200 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GERM 20000 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | GERM 38888 - German Elective |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | TRAN 18888 - Transfer Elective |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | ITAL 10200 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | ITAL 20000 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | ITAL 38888 - Italian Elective |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | LNGS 18888 - Languages Elective |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | LNGS 28888 - Languages Elective |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | LNGS 18888 - Languages Elective |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | LNGS 28888 - Languages Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 2 | ECON 18888 - Economics Elective |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 2 | ECON 18888 - Economics Elective |
| Music Theory | 4 | 2 | MUTH 18888 - Music Theory Elective |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 18888 - Physics Elective |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 10100 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 18888 - Physics Elective |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 10200 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 18888 - Physics Elective |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 12300 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 18888 - Physics Elective |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 12200 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | Math 18881 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC 10300 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | TRAN 18888 - Transfer Elective |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | TRAN 18888 - Transfer Elective |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPAN 10200 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 20000 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | SPAN 38888 - Spanish Elective |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 38888 - Spanish Elective |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 4 | SPAN 32500 |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | MATH 14400 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLT 18888 - Politics Elective |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIST 18888 - History Elective |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIST 18888 - History Elective |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
72%
Come back for a second year
85%
Typical earnings
$70,258
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Ithaca College$68,904
- All colleges$54,301
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 19 majors here have earnings data.
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