Ithaca College

Ithaca College (IC) is a private, residential college of 6700 students and has a 11:1 student faculty ratio.  Offerings include a blend of liberal arts education and professional preparation in over 100 majors in 5 distinct schools. IC is located in the college town of Ithaca, New York in the center of the Finger Lakes region. Ithaca, the town, has been ranked best college destination by the American Institute of Economic Research.  This is due to several factors:

Ithaca is Gorges - there are beautiful gorges and waterfalls in the area
Students make up half of the population as it is home to Ithaca College and Cornell University
It has an awesome local music scene
It has a huge range of great food
It is easy to get around
It has a unique and endearing local culture


Cornell and Ithaca are the 2 biggest employers in the town.

Total international enrollment is 170.  International students represent 2.5% of the student body.

The five schools at Ithaca are:
School of Business
Roy H. Park School of Communications
School of Humanities and Sciences
School of Health Sciences and Human Performance
School of Music

There are 100 undergraduate majors and 73 minors.  The most popular majors are:
Communications
Performing Arts
Business
Health Related Professions
Sciences

First year Profile -Fall 2013
Acceptance rate 65%
Mean GPA 3.27
Mean SAT 1779

Ithaca College is test optional

Integrated Core Curriculum
IC takes pride  in having an Integrated Core Curriculum (ICC). ICC is focused on a relevant real world theme of the student's choice, which he or she will examine from many different perspectives.  It incorporates courses in diversity, quantitative literacy and writing.

IC has a strong performing arts programme.  While on the tour, a group from the tour participated in a performance arts workshop where we learned the art of "hitting" a fellow performer. The students receive hands on learning with respect to theatre productions as they are responsible for all aspects of the production.   There is a strong network of theatre alumni and students who are referred to as the Ithaca Mafia.  Famous alumni include Jeremy Jordan from the the Broadway production, Newsies, Ben Feldman from Mad Men, Amanda Setton from Gossip Girls and the Mindy Project.

IC students are able to take courses at the nearby Cornell university if the course is not offered at IC.

There is a hallway which connects several buildings so students do not have to go outside to get to classes and activities, especially during the winter months.