by our College Data Analytics TeamIs Ithaca really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report brings to light the facts about diversity at Ithaca. We reviewed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to discover how diverse the typical college campus really is, considering race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Ithaca total enrollment is approximately 4,820 students. 4,363 are undergraduates and 457 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Ithaca undergraduate population is made up of 54.5% women, and 45.5% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Ithaca Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 3,135 | 71.9% |
| Hispanic | 466 | 10.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 210 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 201 | 4.6% |
| International | 139 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 134 | 3.1% |
| Unknown | 71 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 78.1% of full-time grad students are women, and 21.9% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Ithaca Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 318 | 69.6% |
| Asian | 43 | 9.4% |
| Hispanic | 29 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 5.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 18 | 3.9% |
| International | 15 | 3.3% |
| Unknown | 8 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 3,453 | 71.7% |
| Hispanic | 495 | 10.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 228 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 226 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 177 | 3.7% |
| International | 154 | 3.2% |
| Unknown | 79 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.1% |
Ithaca College faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 80.0% |
| Hispanic | 6.2% |
| Asian | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 3.1% |
| International | 3.1% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1.6% |
| Unknown | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 2,735 female students and 2,085 male students at Ithaca.
Ithaca College faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 33.3% of Ithaca students come from within the state, and 66.7% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 40 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 451 | 44.0% |
| New Jersey | 125 | 12.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 100 | 9.8% |
| Massachusetts | 82 | 8.0% |
| Connecticut | 41 | 4.0% |
Ithaca enrolls about 3.2% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the multicultural environment of the campus.
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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