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Ithaca College

Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at Ithaca

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By Gender
MalesB
FemalesB-
By Major
AccountingC-
AnthropologyB+
Athletics/TrainingF
BiologyB-
Business - Management and AdministrationB-
ChemistryF
CommunicationsB
EconomicsC+
EnglishA-
FinanceA+
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcB-
History/Histories (art history/etc.)A-
JournalismC-
Music - PerformanceB
OtherB-
PhilosophyC
Physical Therapy/Exercise ScienceB-
Political ScienceB-
PreMed and MedicalA+
PsychologyB-
Public HealthB+
SociologyA
TelecommunicationsC+
UndecidedB+
Video/MediaC

Against similar schools

Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class.

Ithaca College
 B-
Average of All Schools
 B-
Average of schools in class
 B+

Syracuse University
 C
Harvard University
 B+
New York University
 A
Boston University
 A
University of Connecticut
 C-
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
 B
Northeastern University
 A-
F
A+

Surrounding City

... Also, if you are from a city or are accustomed to being in one, like myself, you will find yourself getting bored very quickly ...Read full comment
... The problem is at Ithaca, you don't have a big city environment to escape to, you have Ithaca, NY town of 23,000 ...Read full comment
... Ithaca College is one word: Basic The people are basic (absolutely no diversity, average, plain white kids looking to get by with a college edu...Read full comment
... There isn't much to do downtown, but it's a fun city where you know everyone you see after a while ...Read full comment
... The city has an extremely nice downtown area with head shops, restaurants, and whatever else you'll need ...Read full comment
... Also, if you are from a city or are accustomed to being in one, like myself, you will find yourself getting bored very quickly ...Read full comment
... City of Ithaca has a lot to do and is geared to college kids ...Read full comment
... late night delivery makes up for this people- many people from long island or the city ...Read full comment
... and the admissions office will tell you that there is lots to do on the weekends, like shows and performances, but come on, its ithaca, new york,...Read full comment
... The one complaint here is that my group (and I hear this from a lot of people) sort of stopped trying to make friends after we found eachother, a...Read full comment
... Definitly not for those who really need a large school setting or a sizable city to wander about in ...Read full comment
... I come from a small town myself, so being away from the city didn't worry me ...Read full comment
... The city itself has some nice bars, restaurants, and independent theatres, but it also carries a general strangeness ...Read full comment
... A city that will offer you something that involves being a citizen ...Read full comment
... Other than that, it is a small town with 30 thousand people but it doubles since Cornell and Ithaca College is in the city ...Read full comment
... Ithaca College is one word: Basic The people are basic (absolutely no diversity, average, plain white kids looking to get by with a college edu...Read full comment
... The campus is beautiful, albeit the buildings are a bit ugly, the campus itself is great with lost of greenery and overlooking lake Cayuga, and ...Read full comment
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