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Ithaca College

⌖ Ithaca, NY · 30 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$175,184 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

22.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−55%Modeled 10-year ROI
$59,052Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$175,184at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$315,7040
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4
6
8
−$175,18410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 22.5 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$53,540
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$53,540
Sticker price
Average net price$33,926
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$68,699
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$33,926Average net price / year
$68,699Cost of attendance
$59,052Median earnings · year 5 after completion
76.2%Completion rate
69.0%Admission rate
4,242Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

79thEarnings percentile
76thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$31,574Year 1
$60,436Year 4
$59,052Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$114,0682Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$102,6263Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$98,3734Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$84,7555Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$78,3206Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Bachelor's Degree$76,7667Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences · Bachelor's Degree$76,3188Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$75,810

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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$59,651
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$114,068Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$102,626$25,000
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$98,373$21,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$84,755Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$78,320Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$76,766$25,959
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree$76,318$23,149
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$75,810$25,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$75,163Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$69,444Not available
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$68,029$23,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$61,782Not available
JournalismBachelor's Degree$61,317$25,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$61,090$24,403
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$58,902$26,500
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$58,804$23,921
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$55,643$26,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$55,591$26,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$53,057$23,250
MusicBachelor's Degree$51,338$27,000
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree$51,001$25,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$49,440$19,500
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$48,412Not available
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree$48,010$26,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$46,563$26,000
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree$44,829$25,000
SociologyBachelor's Degree$38,727$25,000
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$22,875
Public HealthBachelor's DegreeNot available$22,095

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.