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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Elmira, NY
Population 80,000
Website https://www.elmira.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,050 (4% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 196 (2% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 693
Men / Women 34% / 66%
From State 73%
From Region 15%
Athletes 59.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 68%
Hispanic 9%
International 6%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 30.1% 30.1% 2012 Men: 33.2% 33.2% 2013 Men: 25.6% 25.6% 2014 Men: 35.9% 35.9% 2015 Men: 34.1% 34.1% 2016 Men: 34.6% 34.6% 2017 Men: 32.2% 32.2% 2018 Men: 41.3% 41.3% 2019 Men: 37.8% 37.8% 2020 Men: 27.6% 27.6% 2021 Men: 30.8% 30.8% 2022 Men: 41.5% 41.5% 2023 Men: 35.8% 35.8% 2024 Men: 36.1% 36.1%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2011 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2014 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2015 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2016 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2018 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2021 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2022 Asian: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2011 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2012 Black: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2014 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2015 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2016 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2017 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2018 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2019 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2020 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2021 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2022 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2023 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2024 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2011 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2012 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2013 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2014 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2015 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2016 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2018 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2019 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2020 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2021 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2022 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2023 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2024 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2011 White: 80.9% 80.9% 2012 White: 72.4% 72.4% 2013 White: 78.0% 78.0% 2014 White: 78.9% 78.9% 2015 White: 73.3% 73.3% 2016 White: 76.7% 76.7% 2017 White: 80.5% 80.5% 2018 White: 69.2% 69.2% 2019 White: 70.3% 70.3% 2020 White: 78.4% 78.4% 2021 White: 77.0% 77.0% 2022 White: 67.8% 67.8% 2023 White: 75.4% 75.4% 2024 White: 70.1% 70.1% 2011 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2015 International: 4.3% 4.3% 2016 International: 5.7% 5.7% 2017 International: 5.9% 5.9% 2018 International: 5.7% 5.7% 2019 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2020 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 International: 6.0% 6.0% 2022 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2024 International: 3.9% 3.9%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2023 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2025 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2020 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2021 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2022 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2023 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2024 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2025 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2020 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2021 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2022 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2023 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2024 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2025 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2020 White: 74.4% 74.4% 2021 White: 76.0% 76.0% 2022 White: 75.1% 75.1% 2023 White: 72.6% 72.6% 2024 White: 68.0% 68.0% 2025 White: 68.3% 68.3% 2020 International: 4.6% 4.6% 2021 International: 4.7% 4.7% 2022 International: 5.9% 5.9% 2023 International: 8.2% 8.2% 2024 International: 10.5% 10.5% 2025 International: 6.5% 6.5%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Elmira College 135 28% / 72% 7% $61,009 60 96%
Mathematics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $66,604 71 —
Biological and Physical Sciences 7 +1 57% / 43% 43% $62,381 63 —
Biology 12 +1 33% / 67% 0% $64,327 67 100%
Environmental Science 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $52,156 36 —
Clinical Laboratory Science 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $80,298 86 —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $58,110 53 —
Nursing 22 — 5% / 95% 0% $76,701 84 95%
Accounting 3 +1 33% / 67% 33% $79,164 86 —
Accounting and Finance 2 +3 50% / 50% 0% $79,164 86 —
Actuarial Science 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Business Administration 24 +4 54% / 46% 12% $63,113 65 100%
Finance — — — — $78,083 85 —
English 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,521 17 —
History 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $52,558 37 —
Human Services 9 +6 11% / 89% 11% $48,649 26 92%
Liberal Arts 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,730 35 —
Political Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $59,520 57 —
Psychology 14 +7 29% / 71% 7% $53,020 38 91%
Social Sciences 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $53,045 39 —
Sociology and Anthropology — — — — $50,559 31 —
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Earth Science Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $50,749 32 —
Elementary Education 10 — 10% / 90% 0% $47,813 23 100%
Elementary Special Education — +7 — — $54,420 43 100%
English/Language Arts Teacher Education — — — — $53,409 40 —
Environmental Education — — — — $53,517 40 —
Mathematics Teacher Education — — — — $53,530 40 —
Social Studies Teacher Education — — — — $53,386 40 —
Special Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,420 43 100%
Art Education — — — — $51,450 34 —
Drama and Theatre Arts — — — — $36,517 5 —
Studio Art 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $38,834 7 —
Criminal Justice 7 — 43% / 57% 14% $56,837 50 94%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,560
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 60%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 59.5% 59.5% 2012 Graduated: 57.4% 57.4% 2013 Graduated: 62.7% 62.7% 2014 Graduated: 58.0% 58.0% 2015 Graduated: 55.0% 55.0% 2016 Graduated: 60.1% 60.1% 2017 Graduated: 60.3% 60.3% 2018 Graduated: 67.8% 67.8% 2019 Graduated: 68.1% 68.1% 2020 Graduated: 67.8% 67.8% 2021 Graduated: 64.7% 64.7% 2022 Graduated: 55.6% 55.6% 2023 Graduated: 64.0% 64.0% 2024 Graduated: 64.7% 64.7%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 54.5% 54.5% 2012 Men: 55.2% 55.2% 2013 Men: 55.2% 55.2% 2014 Men: 49.5% 49.5% 2015 Men: 51.6% 51.6% 2016 Men: 62.0% 62.0% 2017 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Men: 59.8% 59.8% 2019 Men: 53.7% 53.7% 2020 Men: 56.8% 56.8% 2021 Men: 51.2% 51.2% 2022 Men: 47.1% 47.1% 2023 Men: 56.9% 56.9% 2024 Men: 59.0% 59.0% 2011 Women: 62.0% 62.0% 2012 Women: 58.3% 58.3% 2013 Women: 65.3% 65.3% 2014 Women: 61.6% 61.6% 2015 Women: 56.3% 56.3% 2016 Women: 59.4% 59.4% 2017 Women: 65.0% 65.0% 2018 Women: 71.8% 71.8% 2019 Women: 73.1% 73.1% 2020 Women: 73.9% 73.9% 2021 Women: 71.7% 71.7% 2022 Women: 60.0% 60.0% 2023 Women: 67.4% 67.4% 2024 Women: 68.6% 68.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 42.9% 42.9% 2012 Black: 60.0% 60.0% 2013 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 Black: 30.8% 30.8% 2016 Black: 44.4% 44.4% 2017 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2019 Black: 64.3% 64.3% 2020 Black: 64.3% 64.3% 2021 Black: 22.2% 22.2% 2022 Black: 36.4% 36.4% 2023 Black: 45.5% 45.5% 2024 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2011 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2012 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2013 Hispanic: 58.3% 58.3% 2014 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2015 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2016 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6% 2017 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2018 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0% 2019 Hispanic: 58.8% 58.8% 2020 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2021 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2022 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2023 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2024 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2011 White: 60.2% 60.2% 2012 White: 61.0% 61.0% 2013 White: 66.0% 66.0% 2014 White: 60.4% 60.4% 2015 White: 61.4% 61.4% 2016 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2017 White: 63.4% 63.4% 2018 White: 80.7% 80.7% 2019 White: 77.8% 77.8% 2020 White: 69.8% 69.8% 2021 White: 69.1% 69.1% 2022 White: 64.0% 64.0% 2023 White: 67.3% 67.3% 2024 White: 67.8% 67.8% 2011 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 International: 85.7% 85.7% 2016 International: 54.2% 54.2% 2017 International: 47.6% 47.6% 2018 International: 76.2% 76.2% 2019 International: 70.6% 70.6% 2020 International: 90.9% 90.9% 2021 International: 40.0% 40.0% 2022 International: 62.5% 62.5% 2023 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 International: 75.0% 75.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 22.2% 30 50% / 50% 13% $65,880 70 100%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20.7% 28 21% / 79% 7% $51,518 34 91%
Health Sciences 19.3% 26 4% / 96% 0% $75,548 83 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 14.1% 19 42% / 58% 16% $63,610 66 100%
Education 13.3% 18 17% / 83% 0% $49,373 27 100%
Professional 5.2% 7 43% / 57% 14% $56,837 50 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.2% 3 0% / 100% 0% $52,156 36 —
Arts 2.2% 3 67% / 33% 0% $38,834 7 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 1 0% / 100% 0% $66,604 71 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 94%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 94% 94% 94%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 75.5% 75.5% 2012 Acceptance: 88.9% 88.9% 2013 Acceptance: 79.8% 79.8% 2014 Acceptance: 82.2% 82.2% 2015 Acceptance: 76.2% 76.2% 2016 Acceptance: 82.2% 82.2% 2017 Acceptance: 85.1% 85.1% 2018 Acceptance: 84.5% 84.5% 2019 Acceptance: 80.1% 80.1% 2020 Acceptance: 83.1% 83.1% 2021 Acceptance: 93.8% 93.8% 2022 Acceptance: 95.9% 95.9% 2023 Acceptance: 90.8% 90.8% 2024 Acceptance: 77.0% 77.0% 2011 Yield: 19.1% 19.1% 2012 Yield: 20.3% 20.3% 2013 Yield: 17.5% 17.5% 2014 Yield: 17.4% 17.4% 2015 Yield: 14.2% 14.2% 2016 Yield: 12.1% 12.1% 2017 Yield: 10.9% 10.9% 2018 Yield: 11.6% 11.6% 2019 Yield: 14.7% 14.7% 2020 Yield: 11.6% 11.6% 2021 Yield: 12.2% 12.2% 2022 Yield: 12.3% 12.3% 2023 Yield: 8.5% 8.5% 2024 Yield: 12.3% 12.3%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,424 2,424 2012 Applicants: 2,056 2,056 2013 Applicants: 2,324 2,324 2014 Applicants: 2,310 2,310 2015 Applicants: 2,387 2,387 2016 Applicants: 2,096 2,096 2017 Applicants: 2,216 2,216 2018 Applicants: 2,110 2,110 2019 Applicants: 1,841 1,841 2020 Applicants: 1,695 1,695 2021 Applicants: 1,382 1,382 2022 Applicants: 1,456 1,456 2023 Applicants: 2,109 2,109 2024 Applicants: 2,674 2,674 2011 Admitted: 1,829 1,829 2012 Admitted: 1,828 1,828 2013 Admitted: 1,854 1,854 2014 Admitted: 1,899 1,899 2015 Admitted: 1,818 1,818 2016 Admitted: 1,722 1,722 2017 Admitted: 1,886 1,886 2018 Admitted: 1,782 1,782 2019 Admitted: 1,475 1,475 2020 Admitted: 1,409 1,409 2021 Admitted: 1,296 1,296 2022 Admitted: 1,397 1,397 2023 Admitted: 1,915 1,915 2024 Admitted: 2,058 2,058 2011 Enrolled: 349 349 2012 Enrolled: 371 371 2013 Enrolled: 324 324 2014 Enrolled: 331 331 2015 Enrolled: 258 258 2016 Enrolled: 208 208 2017 Enrolled: 205 205 2018 Enrolled: 206 206 2019 Enrolled: 217 217 2020 Enrolled: 163 163 2021 Enrolled: 158 158 2022 Enrolled: 172 172 2023 Enrolled: 163 163 2024 Enrolled: 253 253

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 970 970 2012 25th: 970 970 2013 25th: 950 950 2014 25th: 940 940 2019 25th: 1020 1020 2020 25th: 890 890 2022 25th: 1118 1118 2023 25th: 1116 1116 2024 25th: 1090 1090 2011 75th: 1190 1190 2012 75th: 1200 1200 2013 75th: 1150 1150 2014 75th: 1180 1180 2019 75th: 1220 1220 2020 75th: 1302 1302 2022 75th: 1272 1272 2023 75th: 1332 1332 2024 75th: 1385 1385

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 480 480 2012 25th: 490 490 2013 25th: 480 480 2014 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 444 444 2022 25th: 565 565 2023 25th: 573 573 2024 25th: 522 522 2011 75th: 590 590 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 580 580 2014 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 610 610 2020 75th: 650 650 2022 75th: 642 642 2023 75th: 682 682 2024 75th: 691 691

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 490 490 2012 25th: 480 480 2013 25th: 470 470 2014 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 446 446 2022 25th: 553 553 2023 25th: 543 543 2024 25th: 568 568 2011 75th: 600 600 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 570 570 2014 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 610 610 2020 75th: 652 652 2022 75th: 630 630 2023 75th: 650 650 2024 75th: 694 694

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 76.0% 76.0% 2020 Submitted: 55.0% 55.0% 2022 Submitted: 18.0% 18.0% 2023 Submitted: 6.0% 6.0% 2024 Submitted: 9.0% 9.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.