Elmira College

https://www.elmira.edu

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $38,976
    7.81% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $23,682
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    77%
    2,674 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    786
    91.1% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    64.7%
    132 Graduates

    About

    Elmira College is a higher education institution located in Chemung County, NY. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Elmira College were General Business Administration & Management (24 degrees awarded), General Psychology (20 degrees), and Registered Nursing (20 degrees).

    In 2024, 196 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Elmira College. 65.8% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 34.2% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (154 degrees), 17.1 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (9 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Elmira College is $38,976, which is $10,798 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

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    Costs

    In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Elmira College is $38,976, which is $10,798 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $23,682.

    In 2024, 94% of undergraduate students attending Elmira College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 72% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $38,976
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of tuition at Elmira College was $38,976. The cost of tuition at Elmira College is $10,798 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

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    Average Net Price

    $23,682
    2024 Value
    3.54%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Elmira College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $23,682. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Elmira College grew by 3.54%.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $9,445
    Room and Board
    $600
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Elmira College was of $9,445 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 18.9% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $600. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    94%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    72%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    94% of undergraduate students at Elmira College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 4.08% with respect to 2023, when 98% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    Admissions

    Elmira College received 2,674 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 26.8% annual growth. Out of those 2,674 applicants, 2,058 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 77% acceptance rate.

    There were 786 students enrolled at Elmira College in 2024. 6% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    Elmira College has an overall enrollment yield of 12.3%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    77%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    2,058
    Accepted Out of 2,674

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Elmira College was 77% (2,058 admissions from 2,674 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 90.8%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 26.8%, while admissions grew by 7.47%.

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    SAT Scores

    6%
    Submission Percentage (2024)
    16
    Scores Submitted (2024)

    6% of enrolled first-time students at Elmira College in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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    Enrollment

    Elmira College had a total enrollment of 786 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Elmira College is 716 students and the part-time enrollment is 70. This means that 91.1% of students enrolled at Elmira College are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Elmira College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 66.5% White, 8.14% Hispanic or Latino, 4.96% Black or African American, 3.69% Two or More Races, 2.93% Asian, and 0.254% American Indian or Alaska Native.

    Students enrolled at Elmira College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (50.2%), followed by White Male (19%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (4.18%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (33.3%), followed by White Male (33.3%) and Two or More Races Male (1.85%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    91.1%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Elmira College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 786 students. The full-time enrollment at Elmira College is 716 and the part-time enrollment is 70. This means that 91.1% of students enrolled at Elmira College are enrolled full-time compared with 78.9% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    70%
    2024 Retention Rate

    Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Elmira College was 70%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (75%), Elmira College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      523 enrolled students
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      64 enrolled students
    3. Black or African American
      39 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Elmira College is 66.5% White, 8.14% Hispanic or Latino, 4.96% Black or African American, 3.69% Two or More Races, 2.93% Asian, and 0.254% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 50.5% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% Black or African American.

    Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 59 students (7.51%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 62 more women than men received degrees from Elmira College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Elmira College is white (154 degrees awarded). There were 17.1 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (9 degrees).

    The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Elmira College is General Business Administration & Management (24 degrees awarded), followed by General Psychology (20 degrees) and Registered Nursing (20 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Elmira College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Public Administration and Social Service (25 degrees awarded), History (5 degrees), and Education (41 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Elementary & middle school teachers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Elmira College are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,624,837 people), Secondary school teachers (531,971 people), Education administrators (323,370 people), Other managers (269,697 people), and Social workers, all other (261,797 people).

    The most specialized majors at Elmira College in 2024 are Public Administration and Social Service (25 degrees awarded), History (5 degrees), Education (41 degrees), Psychology (20 degrees), and Natural Resources & Conservation (3 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Surgeons
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Elmira College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

    The most specialized majors at Elmira College are Public Administration and Social Service (25 degrees awarded), History (5 degrees), Education (41 degrees), Psychology (20 degrees), and Natural Resources & Conservation (3 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Elementary & secondary schools
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Elmira College are Elementary & secondary schools (3,173,715 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (471,417 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (362,677 people), Outpatient care centers (275,216 people), and Individual & family services (273,935 people).

    The most specialized majors at Elmira College are Public Administration and Social Service (25 degrees awarded), History (5 degrees), Education (41 degrees), Psychology (20 degrees), and Natural Resources & Conservation (3 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Majors Awarded

    IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Elmira College.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. General Human Services
      11 degrees awarded
    2. General Education
      1 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common associates degree concentration at Elmira College was General Human Services with 11 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    67
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    129
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 67 degrees were awarded to men at Elmira College, which is 0.519 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (129).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 20 degrees were awarded to men at Elmira College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.05 times more than the 19 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 19 degrees were awarded to men at Elmira College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 0.95 times less than the 20 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    53%
    100% Completion Time
    56%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 53% of students graduating from Elmira College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 56% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 56% within 200%.

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    Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      154 degrees awarded
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      9 degrees awarded
    3. Black or African American
      6 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Elmira College is white (154 degrees awarded). There were 17.1 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (9 degrees).

    3.57% of degree recipients (7 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      287 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      275 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      252 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Elmira College is white female (287 degrees awarded). There were 1.04 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (275 degrees).

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    Operations

    Elmira College has an endowment valued at nearly $25.8M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 2.41M (9.32%) compared to the 7.58% average return (3.75M on 49.5M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

    In 2024, Elmira College had a total salary expenditure of 31.5M. Elmira College employs 18 Associate professors, 16 Assistant professors and 9 Professors. Most academics at Elmira College are Female Associate professor (11), Female Assistant professor (11), and Male Associate professor (7).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Elmira College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 36 employees, Service, with 31 employees, and Management with 27 employees.

    Endowment

    $25.8M
    2024 Endowment
    9.31%
    decline from 2023

    Elmira College has an endowment valued at about $25.8M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Elmira College declined 9.31% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $23.6M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $12.5M
    2024 Salaries
    1.52%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, Elmira College paid a median of $12.5M in salaries, which represents 39.7% of their overall expenditure ($31.5M) and a 1.52% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 6.72% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 12.2% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $2.98M
    Instructional Salaries
    49
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Elmira College paid a total of $2.98M to 49 employees working as instructors, which represents 23.9% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $522k (3.48%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Elmira College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 36 employees, Service with 31 employees, and Management with 27 employees.

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