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Elmira College

Elmira, New York·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·elmira.edu
6-yr Graduation
65%
-1.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
786
peer median 1,380
Avg net price
$22,386
-$4.2k vs Baccalaureate
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About

Elmira College is a private college in Elmira, New York, United States. Founded as a college for women in 1855, it is the oldest existing college granting degrees to women that were the equivalent of those given to men. Elmira College became coeducational in all of its programs in 1969. In fall 2024, the college has an enrollment of approximately 786 students.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
2,674
2,674 candidates competed
Admitted
2,058
77.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
253
12.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
65%-1.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
60%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
65%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

9.8pp gap
Pell recipients
71%50 of 70
Non-Pell (all)
61%82 of 134
Subsidized loan, no Pell
65%49 of 75
No Federal Aid
56%33 of 59

Pell recipients here graduate at a 9.8-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 40 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 33 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
40
Passing
7
17.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

40programs
  • Passing7 · 17.5%
  • No Data33 · 82.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
7
No data
33

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+44.8%
$49,723 vs $34,350
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+48.8%
$51,101 vs $34,350
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+60.5%
$55,132 vs $34,350
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
+63.5%
$56,168 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+76.3%
$60,556 vs $34,350
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+109.4%
$71,915 vs $34,350
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+161.2%
$89,729 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

5
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
54%
$27,000 debt · $49,723 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
53%
$27,000 debt · $51,101 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
49%
$27,000 debt · $55,132 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
45%
$27,000 debt · $60,556 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
30%
$27,000 debt · $89,729 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1921Next review Jan 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 3

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  3. Mar 2021Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,392
$30–48k$16,586
$48–75k$19,938
$75–110k$23,309
$110k+$27,418

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$22,386
-$4,212vs Baccalaureate median $26,598
Federal loans
71.7%
In-state tuition
$38,976
Out-of-state
$38,976

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 304 students received $1.7M in Pell grants, alongside $6.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
304
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.7M
$1,727,029 total
Direct Loans
$6.3M
1,034 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.6M
388 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.7M
492 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$171K
11 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.8M
141 loan awards
Grad PLUS$25K
2 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 345 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
345
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.8%
2017
5.6%
2018
5.5%
2019
2.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Elmira College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs50
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

202 total completions
01Business
5426.7%
02Education
3718.3%
03Health Professions
2813.9%
04Public Admin
2612.9%
05Psychology
2110.4%
06Biological Sciences
136.4%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
84.0%
08Security/Protective
73.5%
09Visual/Performing Arts
42.0%
10Social Sciences
42.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
786
12-mo unduplicated
817
Undergraduate
766
Graduate
51

Gender split

Men
34%274
Women
66%543

Race / ethnicity composition

White
68.2%
Hispanic
8.8%
Non-resident
6.4%
Black
5.2%
Unknown
4.2%
Two or more
3.7%
Asian
3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
348
143 M · 205 W
Women athletes
58.9%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$2.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$17K
$22K
Head-coach salaries
$51K
$50K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Soccer
41 M · 32 W
$184K
Ice Hockey
28 M · 27 W
$441K
Other Sports
— · 48 W
$183K
Basketball
21 M · 21 W
$185K
Baseball
39 M · —
$116K
Wrestling
16 M · 22 W
$189K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 657 students

3-year trend

10.402 yrs ago1.521 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs36
    Liquor66

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    11.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    49

    Elmira College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Elmira College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectElmira College
    		65%—786$22,386Baccalaureate
    Albright College
    		51%76.3%1,380$20,024Baccalaureate
    Coe College
    		66%64.0%1,195$18,745Baccalaureate
    Colby-Sawyer College
    		54%80.1%972$27,431Baccalaureate
    Elizabethtown College
    		76%77.9%2,283$26,598Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Hartwick College
    		53%69.6%1,097$31,320Baccalaureate
    Hiram College
    		55%93.5%1,061$21,058Baccalaureate
    Juniata College
    		74%78.9%1,321$23,988Baccalaureate
    Lebanon Valley College
    		65%83.8%2,146$26,979Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Lycoming College
    		60%74.1%1,012$19,140Baccalaureate
    Merrimack College
    		70%70.0%5,862$37,927Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Moravian University
    		72%54.2%2,745$30,670Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Nazareth University
    		73%74.7%2,401$29,357Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Roanoke College
    		67%83.1%1,804$24,503Baccalaureate
    Saint Francis University
    		74%76.8%2,963$23,526Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    St. John Fisher University
    		74%66.4%3,693$28,945Doctoral/Professional
    Susquehanna University
    		82%81.4%2,255$28,819Baccalaureate
    Washington College
    		65%56.9%923$27,898Baccalaureate
    Westminster College
    		65%92.6%1,191$19,859Baccalaureate
    Peer group median66%76.6%1,380$26,598

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    IPEDS

    Elmira College Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    RG22 Institutional Research
    Reports to Gannett-Tripp Library
    Phone
    (607) 735-1862
    Address
    Gannett-Tripp Library, Elmira College, One Park Place, Elmira, New York 14901

    The page is part of the Gannett-Tripp Library LibGuides at Elmira College and provides a section titled RG22 Institutional Research which is associated with research, planning, and assessment.

    Visit IR office page

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Elmira College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Elmira College.

    What is the graduation rate at Elmira College?

    Elmira College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 65% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Elmira College?

    Elmira College reports a total enrollment of 786 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Elmira College?

    The average net price at Elmira College is $22,386 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Elmira College?

    Elmira College's yield rate is 12.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Elmira College located?

    Elmira College is located in Elmira, New York 14901.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Elmira College?

    Elmira College's IR work is done by the RG22 Institutional Research, which reports to Gannett-Tripp Library.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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