| Location: | Northeast |
| Setting: | Large Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Size: | Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Bombers |
| Nickname: | IC |
Ithaca College is a private institution of higher education located on the South Hill of Ithaca, New York. The school was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music. Known internationally for its communications program, the college also offers a wide blend of liberal arts education. The college is at the center of a sophisticated cultural community, with a stunning backdrop of Cayuga Lake, Cornell University, and hundreds of waterfalls and gorges. The college is perhaps best known for its large list of alumni who play or have played substantial roles in the world of broadcasting. The college has been ranked among the top ten master's universities in the North by U.S. News & World Report every year since 1996. In 2008, the college was ranked 7 in this category. Ithaca College also participates in the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)'s University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN).
Ithaca College was founded as the Ithaca Conservatory of Music in 1892 when a local violin teacher, William Grant Egbert, rented four rooms and arranged for the instruction of eight students. For nearly seven decades the institution flourished in the city of Ithaca, adding to its music curriculum the study of elocution, dance, physical education, speech correction, radio, business, and the liberal arts. In 1931 the conservatory was chartered as a private college.
By 1960, some 2,000 students were in attendance. A modern campus was built on South Hill in the sixties, and students were shuttled between the old and new during the construction. The hillside campus continued to grow in the ensuing 30 years to accommodate more than 6,000 students.
As the campus expanded, the college also began to expand its curriculum. By the 1990s, some 2,000 courses in more than 100 programs of study were available in the college's five schools.
The school attracts a multicultural student body with representatives from almost every state and more than 75 foreign countries, but only 7 percent of its student body is not Caucasian.
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| Percent of Students International: | 3% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 68% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Division III Independents) Basketball (Empire Eight) Baseball (Division III Independents) Track (Division III Independents) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 25,194 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,939 | 18% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 2,364 | 28% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 11,802 | 78% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,312 | 72% | |
Any Aid: |
88% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 71% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 98% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 540, Math: 540 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 640, Math: 640 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 23% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 23, Verbal: 21, Math: 23 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 27, Verbal: 28, Math: 27 |
| Application Fee: | $ 55.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Recommended |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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im going into 11th grade and for my age (16) i'm one of the best pianists around. now, i love my classical music to death but i want to know how studying music in college would benefit me? what's it like? what exactly do you do? did you go to ithaca? also.... i do have some stage fright. please help!
14 months ago
Best Answer
Don't listen to Glen P. I talked to people at Ithaca College a couple of years ago and they seemed excited about the place. It has a decent reputation academically as well (it isn't MIT or Harvard, which seem to be all that some people on this Board respect - and I'll bet none of them go to those schools).
I was a music major for a couple of years in college, although I went to UCLA, not Ithaca. The first year we took a theory/composition class, along with performance classes, then the second year there was more theory/composition and performance, along with music history and, since I was looking at music education, a class in that. For the rest, like with most majors and colleges, I took general education classes (I remember psychology, foreign language, history, and philosophy classes).
Stage fright can work for or against you. Many performers will tell you that they still get stage fright regularly, but it causes their adrenaline to kick in and actually helps their performance. If it is overwhelming, of course, you need to work on it. For most people, the more they perform, the less stage fright they get, so just keep plugging away despite the stage fright, and eventually it shouldn't be much of a problem.
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Which College Should I go to?
I am chosing between Ithaca College in New York and Elizabethtown in Pensylvania.
I am planning on studying International Business. Please Help!!
16 months ago
Best Answer
There are a number of factors to consider. I would suggest looking at the size of the program, the type of companies which recruit graduates from each school, etc. Personally, I would suggest Ithaca between those two, just because I think it is better known and more respected. Hope that helps. Good luck.
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