Ithaca College: Large School, Small College Perks

If you’re looking for a great mid size private college with the perks of a larger school, consider ITHACA COLLEGE in upstate New York.
With 6400 undergrads, it’s much larger than many of the small liberal arts colleges (think- 1500 undergrads) but its average class size is still an intimate 17.
While it is a private college and the total cost of attendance is $48,000 (including tuition, room and board), it’s worth noting that 90% of the students receive some kind of aid.  Which means that only 10% of the study body is actually paying $48,000.
According to Admissions, the average grant (ie, money you don’t have to pay back) an Ithaca student receives is $14,000.  These grants are both merit and need based.
There are five “schools” to which an undergrad can apply to at Ithaca:

1. School of Business
2. Park School of Communications
3. Health Sciences and Human Performance
4. Humanities and Sciences
5. Music

Other great aspects of Ithaca include:

• The undergrad business school uses the same software that’s used by the NY stock exchange.  Thanks to a generous alumni donation, students even use real money in their trading.
• The Parks Communication School ranks at the top of all communication schools.
• At Parks, there’s a new major:  Emerging Media.
• Eleven of the buildings are connected by hallways and tunnels so you can avoid the cold.
• Doing your laundry is FREE.

Juliet Giglio
Educational Consultant in Syracuse, New York