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Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (8% of graduates). 10 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 76% of colleges. 78% of faculty are full-time. Spends $14,787 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

963 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 30% of graduates; 61 programs in 22 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02017.8% 75
    Graduates in this field earn $75,810 4 years out
  2. Cinematography and Film/Video Production 50.06027.3% 70
    Graduates in this field earn $44,829 4 years out
  3. Radio and Television 09.07016.1% 59
    Graduates in this field earn $58,804 4 years out
  4. Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 09.07024.6% 44
    Graduates in this field earn $58,804 4 years out
  5. Psychology, General 42.01014.2% 40
    Graduates in this field earn $53,057 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Visual and performing arts, 17% → 27% of graduates since 2014–15 (259 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Accounting and Related Services$102,626 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$102,626
    National median: $76,194Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $84,609(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 34 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer Science$98,373 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $70,239

    4 years after completion$98,373
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    Median federal debt: $21,000 · 27 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$76,766 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $7,071

    4 years after completion$76,766
    National median: $55,792Above typical

    Median federal debt: $25,449 · 247 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$76,318 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $32,794

    4 years after completion$76,318
    National median: $62,172Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $52,159(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,000 · 69 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,810 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $46,306

    4 years after completion$75,810
    National median: $68,257Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $64,457 · Non-Pell: $72,317(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,353 · 258 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college10 to 1
10 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 76% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty78%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$88,556

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$14,787
$14,787
← Lessmore than 73% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$79,012
$79,012
← Lessmore than 73% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)