Ithaca College vs SUNY Albany

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Ithaca College is a private (not-for-profit) and SUNY Albany is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Ithaca College has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,070) than SUNY Albany ($28,998).
It is harder to admit to SUNY Albany than Ithaca College.
SUNY Albany has more students with 16,658 students while Ithaca College has 5,054 students.
Ithaca College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while SUNY Albany's ratio is 17 to 1.
SUNY Albany has more full-time faculties with 649 faculties while Ithaca College has 509 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Ithaca College and University at Albany.

Ithaca College	vs.	SUNY Albany
Ithaca, New York	Location	Albany, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$50,070	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,408 Out-Of-State$28,998
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$29,492	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,782

69.94 %	Acceptance Rates	69.87 %
14.25 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.20 %
1,270	SAT Score	-
29	ACT Score	-
74 %	Graduation Rate	65 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
83 %	Retention Rate	83 %
5,054	Student Population	16,658
509	Number of Faculties	649
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare

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