After Ithaca College: graduation, pay and debt
Ithaca, New York · Private · 4,242 undergrads
74% of Ithaca College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $70,258 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $22,750 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$70.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
74%
finish within six years.
68%
finish in four years.
85%
of first-years come back for year two.
$22.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
82%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
68%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
74%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
85%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
67%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
79%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,622
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
77%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
19%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,808
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$53,908
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$70,258
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
73%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$22,750
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$21,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
82%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
89%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
91%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers