Elmira College
Elmira, NY · Private · Small city · EC
Private institution in Elmira, NY · 583 undergraduates · 91% acceptance rate · $57,550 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $23,7351,405th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $37,9321,588th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $37,9321,547th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $50,7831,505th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,550663rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,057589th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 64.0%625th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.8%1,031st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 90.8%1,266th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1239306th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5831,633rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1216th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 35.0%949th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 168 mi (EWR)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 15
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 36 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,393 | $60,485 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $58,673 | $36,852 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $41,937 | $31,133 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $33,281 | $33,993 |
| Human Services, GeneralPublic Administration | bachelors | $31,851 | $30,409 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $27,181 | $28,598 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $26,353 | $30,771 |
| Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 10 sports + curated flag football
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Flag Football (women’s, curated)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).
Key links
- Official websiteelmira.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 190983)
- Compare colleges in NYRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in New YorkEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Elmira College vs Paul Smiths College of Arts and ScienceHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
- Women’s flag football rosterCurated national programs (not yet in EADA filters)
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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