Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY · private, nonprofit · 4,242 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Ithaca College field?
Ithaca College, in Ithaca, NY, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Liberty League.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Ithaca College's men's tennis roster has stayed between 9 and 11 players since 2020, and stood at 10 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 17% below the NCAA Division III median of 12, and in line with the Liberty League median of 10. Ithaca College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
Ithaca College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 13 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 20% below the Liberty League median of 10, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Ithaca College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Ithaca College fund its athletes?
Ithaca College reported 724 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 411 men and 313 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $74,693 for men's sports and $44,120 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $182 and $141 per athlete.
What is Ithaca College like academically?
Ithaca College is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 69% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1312, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $68,699 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $33,926 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 51% of the sticker price on average.
76% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 85% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $63,548, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Ithaca College?
Visual & Performing Arts is the largest field at 25% of degrees, followed by Communication & Journalism (22%) and Health Professions (14%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (148 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (138 degrees)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (126 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (123 degrees)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts (108 degrees)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (65 degrees)
- Music (47 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (45 degrees)
- Psychology, General (41 degrees)
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (37 degrees)
What is Ithaca, NY like to live in?
Ithaca College sits in Ithaca, a suburb of about 32,000 people in Tompkins County, New York.
Household incomes in Ithaca, a median of about $48,617, sit far below the New York median and likewise far below the national one, 38% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $330,100, 18% below the New York median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,441 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 24% of workers walk and 11% take public transit and 26% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 30% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 4.6 times the national share, and the median age of 24 is younger than the country's 39.
70% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the New York average of 40%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Ithaca College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Ithaca College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Liberty League) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Liberty League), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Ithaca College?
- Ithaca College is in Ithaca, NY, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Ithaca College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $68,699 a year, and an average net price of $33,926 after grants and scholarships.