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Ithaca College

Ithaca College
953 Danby Road
Ithaca, NY 14850

Official telephone: (607) 274-3124
Website: www.ithaca.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 6,363
Full-time undergraduates: 6,246
Part-time undergraduates: 117
Total graduate students: 446
Full-time graduate students: 371
Part-time graduate students: 75
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 55%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.2% Hispanic/Latino
71.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.7% Nonresident Alien
5.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.6% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
71.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.9% Nonresident Alien
6.6% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 669 acres
City or town school is located in: Ithaca, NY
Population of city/town: 30,515
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses in Los Angeles and New York and abroad in London.
Nearest major city: Syracuse, NY
Distance of nearest major city: 60 miles
Population of nearest major city: 144,669
Online campus map: www.ithaca.edu/map

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (70%)
  • sorority housing (1%)
  • fraternity housing (1%)
  • single-student apartments (28%)
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including Theme housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 99%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 69%
Percent of students who live off campus: 31%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried freshmen, sophomores, and juniors under age 23 must live on campus unless living with family near campus.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 48%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 640
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
LEED platinum certified buildings, center for trading and analysis of financial instruments, observatory, art gallery, concert hall.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, reader services, special housing, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 3
Percent of men who join fraternities: 1%
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Ithacan, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 28
Total number of registered organizations: 210
Campus-based religious organizations:
Catholic Community, Interfaith Council, Hillel; Pagan and Protestant Communities
Minority student organizations:
African‐Latino Society, Asian American Alliance, Brothers for Brothers, Sister 2 Sister
International student organizations:
International club, Caribbean Students Association, South Asian Students Society
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Music, theatre, political, service, and special‐interest groups; Ithacappella, Spit That! slam poetry, Habitat for Humanity; comedy, sports, and academic clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Susan Bassett,
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreational Sports
Director of women's athletics: Michelle Manning,
SWA
School colors: blue and gold
School mascot: Bomber
Athletic conference memberships: Empire Eight (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's footballno 
Men's lacrosseno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's swimmingno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Men's wrestlingno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's field hockeyno 
Women's golfno 
Women's gymnasticsno 
Women's lacrosseno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's swimmingno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 13%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 19%
Athletic facilities:
baseball, hockey, lacrosse, and softball fields; football and track stadium, swimming pool, tennis courts
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, basketball, flag football, floor hockey, indoor soccer, sand volleyball, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, volleyball
Club sports for men:
baseball, basketball, cheerleading, equestrian sports, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, skiing, soccer, sword, tae kwan do, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball
Club sports for women:
basketball, cheerleading, dance, equestrian sports, field hockey, figure skating, lacrosse, rugby, softball, skiing, sword, tae kwan do, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Syracuse (60 miles)
Nearest other airport: Tompkins County (5 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Syracuse (60 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Ithaca (3 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 20%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 23% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Adelphi University, American University, CUNY--Hunter College, Northeastern University, Pennsylvania State University, University at Albany.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 60% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
BandsInTown, BNY Mellon, Cornell University, Ernst & Young, ESPN, Ithaca College, MLB Network, PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Robert Iger, CEO, Walt Disney Company
  • Chris Burch, chairman of Burch Creative Capital and co-founder of Tory Burch LLC
  • David Muir, co-anchor 20/20 and anchor ABC World News.

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