Career Guidance

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York

General Information

Student Services and Campus Safety

General Student Body Information

Annual College Costs (Fall 2009)

Financial Aid Statistics

• Full-time freshman enrollment: 2,027
• Number who applied for need-based aid: 1,777
• Number who were judged to have need: 1,497
• Number who were offered aid: 1,497
• Number who had full need met: 939
• Average percent of need met: 93%
• Average financial aid package: $29,600
• Average need-based loan: $5,746
• Average need-based scholarship or grant award: $19,799
• Average non-need based aid: $8,718

Housing and Policies

• Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates
• 99% of first-year students live in college housing
• 77% of all undergraduates live in college housing
• Housing options: Coed Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Fraternity/Sorority Housing
• Deadline for housing deposit: Not reported
• First-time first-year students allowed to have car
• Special Housing For Disabled Students

Unique facilities

Digital audio/video labs, photography labs, cinematography postproduction studio, film animation lab, lighting studio, physical therapy and occupational therapy clinics, speech and hearing clinic, exercise science labs, greenhouse, tissue culture laboratory, simulated trading room, recording and electroacoustic music studio, observatory

The Division of Student Affairs and Campus Life (SACL)

The division fosters the comprehensive growth of students, their academic success, and community development by providing learning opportunities and experiences as well as essential services for all members of the College community. Some of the services and opportunities provided by the division include

• supporting roughly 150 student clubs and organizations
• 25 intercollegiate athletics teams for men and women
• quality health care and counseling by licensed professionals in a confidential, caring environment
• housing and residential life programs for thousands of students, including themed housing for first-year students, Spanish-speaking students, and our new sustainably conscious living community, among others
• religious services and spiritual support for several denominations
• employment for over 1,000 student workers and career support for after graduation
• campus conferences and events, such as Family Weekend and Commencement, as well as summer camps and programs
• promoting diversity awareness and academic excellence in the College’s multicultural community

Informal Cut

The following are some views expressed by students.

Tips for US Students

• Bring a car to campus if you have one and can afford the parking permit.
• Get on the smallest meal plan possible.
• If you come in as an Exploratory major (undeclared) or if you are in the Humanities and Sciences Honors Program, you get to register for classes before everyone else.
• Lower-level classes are no indication of how much work is actually involved.
• To have a cell phone with a plan that includes free nights and weekends for those homesick times.
• Transfer students are not guaranteed housing on campus.
• www.campusfood.com has the listings of most restaurants around town that offer delivery, and is an easy resource when ordering food with friends.
• www.ratemyprofessor.com has feedback on professors for most departments, but keep in mind that this information comes from either very happy or very unhappy students, so the reviews are biased.
• www.schedulizer.com offers listings of Ithaca College courses for each semester, so this is a good resource to use before registration to figure out your best class schedule.
• You can’t get a 4.0 unless you get above a 93 percent in every class. That means 90–92 percent is an A-, worth 3.7

Best Things

1. The friendly people
2. Many extracurricular activities
3. Cortaca Jug
4. Fitness Center, Park, science buildings, residence halls
5. Living in a college town
6. The view from campus
7. Surrounding outdoor activities
8. Great local restaurants
9. Safety on campus
10. The occasional beautiful weather

Worst Things

1. The winter weather
2. Since it is on a hill, climbing all the stairs
3. The price
4. Many professors are hit or miss
5. No big name performers or comedians come to campus
6. Not enough school spirit
7. Administrators don’t communicate enough with students
8. Too much red tape everywhere
9. Unreliable computer network
10. No Greek life

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