ITHACA COLLEGE

INSTRUCTION, RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC SERVICE: ITHACA COLLEGE IS A PRIVATE, NONSECTARIAN, COEDUCATIONAL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE LOCATED IN ITHACA, NEW YORK. THE PRINCETON REVIEW CONSISTENTLY NAMES THE COLLEGE AMONG THE BEST COLLEGES IN THE NATION, WITH "THE BEST 391 COLLEGES: 2026 EDITION" AWARDING THE COLLEGE HIGH RANKINGS ON LISTS FOR BEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER, BEST COLLEGE RADIO STATION, BEST COLLEGE THEATER, AND TOP 50 GREEN COLLEGES. IN FALL 2025, THE COLLEGE ENROLLED 4,205 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND 586 GRADUATE STUDENTS. ROY H. PARK SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS: THE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS, RECOGNIZED AS A LEADING UNDERGRADUATE COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL, IS KNOWN FOR ITS PROMINENT STUDENT-RUN MEDIA VEHICLES, INCLUDING: THE ITHACAN, THE COLLEGE'S OFFICIAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER; ITHACA COLLEGE TELEVISION; AND THE WICB RADIO STATION. THE SCHOOL ALSO OFFERS THE LOS ANGELES PROGRAM, AN INTERNSHIP-BASED PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELD WHILE TAKING INDUSTRY-RELATED COURSES AT THE JAMES B. PENDLETON CENTER, LOCATED MINUTES FROM BURBANK AND HOLLYWOOD. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS: ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ADVANCE COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS (AACSB), THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS OFFERS A RIGOROUS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, OFFERING A RANGE OF UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS, CONCENTRATIONS, AND MINORS, AS WELL AS GRADUATE LEVEL AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE PROFESSIONS PROGRAM, A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO DEVELOP PROGRESSIVE SKILLS AND GAIN EXPERIENCES THAT WILL PREPARE THEM FOR COMPETITIVE INTERNSHIPS AND CAREERS. SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THEATRE, AND DANCE: TRACING ITS ROOTS TO THE COLLEGE'S FOUNDING IN 1892 AS A CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC PROVIDES STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES, FEATURES A VARIETY OF ENSEMBLES, AND PRESENTS HUNDREDS OF PERFORMANCES ANNUALLY. THE SCHOOL IS HOST TO SEVERAL SUMMER MUSIC OPPORTUNITIES TO MUSICIANS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING THE SUMMER MUSIC ACADEMY AND THE SUMMER PIANO INSTITUTE, AND IS ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF MUSIC. THE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ARTS DRAWS STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD AND IS ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF THEATRE. SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES & SCIENCES (H&S): A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOL OF H&S PREPARES STUDENTS FOR LIFE IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING, MULTICULTURAL, AND GLOBALLY INCLUSIVE WORLD. H&S STUDENTS RECEIVE A BROAD FOUNDATIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES FACING THE HUMAN COMMUNITY. STUDENTS BUILD THEIR OWN INTEGRATIVE AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY VERSION OF AN H&S EDUCATION. SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE (HSHP): THE SCHOOL OF HSHP'S STUDENTS TOUCH PEOPLE'S LIVES AS CLINICIANS, THERAPISTS, RESEARCHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND SPORT PROFESSIONALS. HSHP STUDENTS CHOOSE FROM A ROBUST ARRAY OF ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE NATION TO ENGAGE IN INTERNSHIPS AND FIELDWORK, AND CAN HELP CLIENTS AT ONE OF FOUR ON-CAMPUS CLINICS. THE SCHOOL OFFERS A RANGE OF UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN AREAS OF EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCES, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF THE COLLEGE'S MANY STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES. THE COLLEGE OPERATES THE ITHACA COLLEGE LONDON CENTER, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA AND IS AMONG THE LONGEST-STANDING STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS IN LONDON. THE COLLEGE PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP, RESEARCH, AND CREATIVE PERFORMANCE WITH FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS. RESEARCH IS FUNDED SUBSTANTIALLY BY PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. FOR THE 3RD CONSECUTIVE YEAR, IN JUNE 2025, ITHACA COLLEGE HOSTED THE SUMMER GAMES OF THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF NEW YORK, BRINGING TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF ATHLETICS FROM ACROSS NEW YORK STATE, THEIR COACHES AND THEIR FAMILIES.