by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will not be asked to pay the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total price of attendance at Ithaca College can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
Just what financing solutions does Ithaca deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep scrolling to learn what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Ithaca College.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
At Ithaca College, 100% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind around 1194 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $33,450 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 100% | $31,228 |
| Federal Pell grants | 20% | $5,906 |
| State/local grants | 13% | $3,728 |
| Federal student loans | 68% | $5,363 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. Across the undergraduate body at Ithaca, some 97% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $31,029 (covering around 4255 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 97% | $31,029 |
| Federal Pell grants | 19% | $5,645 |
| Federal student loans | 65% | $6,372 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $34,773.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $22,846 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $27,139 |
| Over $75,000 | $36,353 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $33,926 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $32,965 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Ithaca’s NPC: collegepricecalculator.com/ithacacollege.
A typical borrower at Ithaca leaves with $19,500 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $19,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $24,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $254.44/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at Ithaca.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $5,500 |
| 25th percentile | $10,355 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $31,200 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $19,500 |
| Middle income | $21,367 |
| High income | $19,500 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $19,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $19,500 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $19,500 |
| Independent students | $24,000 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Ithaca.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Ithaca:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 18912 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $332,633,235 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 43 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $1,432,408 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $33,312 |
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.