by our College Data Analytics TeamIthaca earned 44 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 6 in the top 5%, 13 in the top 10% and 25 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #11 of 541 in Most Popular for Rehabilitation Professions, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Ithaca College holds 44 ranking badges across 6 fields of study, 6 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. These badges come from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Explore our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 6 |
| Top 10% | 13 |
| Top 15% | 25 |
| Total | 44 |
Ithaca College is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 6 of its 24 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Rehabilitation Professions, Drama & Theater Arts and Public Relations & Advertising.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Middle Atlantic) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (New York) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Middle Atlantic) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (New York) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Relations & Advertising | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Radio, TV & Digital Communication | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Education | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Allied Health Professions | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Communication Sciences | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Rehabilitation Professions | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Drama & Theater Arts | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Music | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Ithaca College earned 20 badges across 16 sports; its highest placement is #8 of 95 in Gymnastics.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball (D3) | ✓ | |||
| Lacrosse (D3) | ✓ | |||
| Outdoor Track and Field | ✓ | |||
| Outdoor Track and Field (D3) | ✓ | |||
| Swimming & Diving | ✓ | |||
| Swimming & Diving (D3) | ✓ | |||
| Wrestling (D3) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Country | ✓ | |||
| Cross Country (D3) | ✓ | |||
| Golf | ✓ | |||
| Gymnastics | ✓ | |||
| Gymnastics (D3) | ✓ | |||
| Outdoor Track and Field | ✓ | |||
| Outdoor Track and Field (D3) | ✓ | |||
| Soccer (D3) | ✓ | |||
| Swimming & Diving | ✓ | |||
| Swimming & Diving (D3) | ✓ | |||
| Tennis | ✓ | |||
| Volleyball | ✓ | |||
| Volleyball (D3) | ✓ |
Ithaca College earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #38 of 46 in Most Popular Online for Communication Sciences.
Ithaca College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,072 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 22%).
The rankings above are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Ithaca College appears in 217 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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