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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Elmira is ranked #1,313 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Elmira held the #2,072 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Elmira College has an acceptance rate of 96%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Elmira.
About 17% of students accepted to Elmira submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 553 and 630. Math scores were between 565 and 642.
The student to faculty ratio at Elmira is an impressive 7 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Elmira College is 47%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
Elmira College has a freshmen retention rate of 74%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Elmira for first-time, full-time students is 63%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Elmira College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 715 undergraduates at Elmira with 682 being full-time and 33 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,442 | $19,072 | $20,350 | $25,433 | $28,026 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Elmira, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Elmira, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $9,038 a year. That adds up to $36,152 over four years for those students.
Get more details about the location of Elmira College.
Contact details for Elmira are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One Park Place, Elmira, NY 14901 |
| Phone: | 607-735-1800 |
| Website: | https://www.elmira.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 39 | $40,617 |
| Nursing | 38 | $76,302 |
| General Psychology | 21 | $23,698 |
| Human Services | 21 | $35,437 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 13 | NA |
| Accounting | 9 | $53,483 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 7 | NA |
| Special Education | 5 | NA |
| Communication Sciences | 5 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 5 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 61 students took at least one online class at Elmira College. This is a decrease from the 109 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 61 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 109 | 11 |
| 2020-2021 | 365 | 7 |
| 2018-2019 | 37 | 29 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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