Ithaca College Student Population

How many students at Ithaca?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Ithaca College has a total enrollment of 4,767 students, including 4,268 undergraduate and 499 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,062 male students (43.3%) and 2,705 female students (56.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,361 White students (70.5%) and 531 Hispanic students (11.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 4,268 undergraduate students (89.5%) and 499 graduate students (10.5%).
• Class Delivery: 55 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 611 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Ithaca's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,062 male (43.26%) and 2,705 female (56.74%) students are attending Ithaca College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 76.23.

By class level, 4,268 (89.53%) are undergraduate students and 499 (10.47%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 45.67% are male and 54.33% are female, while among graduate students, 22.65% are male and 77.35% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,361 White, 211 Black, and 173 Asian students out of a total of 4,767 are attending at Ithaca College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Ithaca College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 48.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 4,683 students under 25 years old, and 145 students over 25 years old out of 4,828 total students.

Ithaca has 4,345 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 23 students aged 25 and over.

It has 338 graduate students aged under 25 and 122 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Ithaca College, 55 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 611 students are enrolled in some online courses.

14 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 41 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,268 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 78 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.83%.