Ithaca vs Pace University

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	Ithaca College	Pace University
Overview
Location	Ithaca, New York	New York, New York
Campus setting	Suburb: Small	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	84.0%	75.0%
Common app member	Yes	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	77.7%	87.6%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $60 Graduate: $40	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $70
SAT range	N/A	1120 - 1310
ACT range	N/A	23 - 28
Students submitting SAT score		20.0%
Students submitting ACT score		5.0%
Total number of applicants	13,445	24,795
Total number of admissions given out	10,451	21,726
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,166	2,203
Yield rate	11.2%	10.1%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$65,609	$73,810
Average net price	$35,327	$30,632
Tuition	$46,610	$46,978
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $8,976 Meal plan: $6,800	$19,682
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	98.0% Average amount $29,954	98.0% Average amount $32,068
Students receiving federal student loan	71.0% Average amount $5,311	55.0% Average amount $5,670
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0	8.0% Average amount $23,331

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	4,818 Men 44.8% Women 55.2%	8,260 Men 34.3% Women 65.7%
Graduate students	421 Men 27.1% Women 72.9%	5,219 Men 34.9% Women 65.1%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A
International students	2.4%	12.4%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Small	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	4,076	3,558
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Visual & Performing Arts Communication and Journalism Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Health Professions Business Computer and Information Science Communication and Journalism Visual & Performing Arts
Students to faculty ratio	10:1	15:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	77.2%	59.1%
Dropout rate	22.1%	13.5%
Transferred out	N/A	26.8%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,085 Year 2: $71,575 Year 3: $87,831 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $71,346 Year 2: $72,646 Year 3: $77,441 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,547 Year 2: $62,707 Year 3: $69,155 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,173 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $61,173 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,684 Year 2: $46,899 Year 3: $59,246 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,233 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $54,267 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,784 Year 2: $37,748 Year 3: $49,589 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,148 Year 2: $40,956 Year 3: $48,989 Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,699 Year 2: $35,877 Year 3: $44,136 Physics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,250 Year 3: $43,850	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $124,271 Year 3: $152,201 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $117,088 Year 2: $113,139 Year 3: $118,654 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $118,294 Year 2: $107,614 Year 3: $117,301 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,760 Year 2: $88,639 Year 3: $99,483 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $93,622 Year 2: $90,727 Year 3: $95,275 Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $76,358 Year 2: $74,200 Year 3: $87,407 Taxation (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $74,698 Year 2: $77,536 Year 3: $86,310 Computer Software and Media Applications (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $69,512 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $86,085 Information Science/Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,963 Year 2: $72,828 Year 3: $82,231 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $66,452 Year 2: $67,593 Year 3: $79,100

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