Ithaca's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Ithaca College students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Ithaca College students is 77.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 80.1%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 73.1%.

77.2%

asian 70.8% 46 students
African American 71.2% 84 students
white 79.4% 1,018 students
unknown 71.9% 69 students
hispanic 75.2% 112 students
International Students 44.8% 13 students
Mixed Race 78.1% 50 students

Drop Out

Ithaca College has an overall drop-out rate of 22.1% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 26.1% and 19.3% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

22.1%

asian 26.2% 17 students
African American 27.1% 32 students
white 20.2% 259 students
unknown 27.1% 26 students
hispanic 24.8% 37 students
International Students 51.7% 15 students
Mixed Race 20.3% 13 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.7%

asian 3.1% 2 students
African American 1.7% 2 students
white 0.5% 6 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$70,085	$71,575	$87,831
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$45,684	$46,899	$59,246
Economics	$52,233	$33,993	$54,267
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$30,784	$37,748	$49,589
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$40,148	$40,956	$48,989
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$33,699	$35,877	$44,136
Physics	NA	$29,250	$43,850
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$25,879	$28,816	$43,659
Biology, General	$31,163	$39,153	$43,454
History	NA	$27,476	$42,945
Journalism	$33,131	$33,192	$42,934
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$47,318	$44,933	$42,685
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$24,093	$28,998	$39,086
Public Health	NA	$27,295	$38,622
Sociology	NA	$29,995	$37,824
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$22,736	$28,133	$36,201
Psychology, General	$26,055	$29,141	$35,385
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$26,411	$23,091	$34,011
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$23,663	$24,532	$31,050
Music	$27,905	$24,201	$30,032
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$24,035	$29,565
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$22,038	NA	NA
Accounting and Related Services	NA	$59,417	NA
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$20,140	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	NA	$33,993	NA
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	NA	$25,194	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$20,184	$20,156	NA
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	NA	$37,208	NA
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	NA	$29,461	NA
Political Science and Government	$25,044	$25,194	NA
Anthropology	NA	$19,227	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$63,547	$62,707	$69,155
Special Education and Teaching	$53,173	$57,318	$61,173
Accounting and Related Services	$66,961	$68,666	NA
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$55,338	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$62,984	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$52,514	$47,260	NA
Music	$29,307	$33,281	NA
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$41,054	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$47,268	$50,439	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$71,346	$72,646	$77,441

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