Elmira College

Elmira College is a private nonprofit college in Elmira, NY. Its average net price is $23,178 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$19,136
$30,001 to $48,000$15,860
$48,001 to $75,000$21,829
$75,001 to $110,000$24,709
$110,001 and up$28,882
$39,760Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$39,760Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$23,178Average Net Price
$14,684Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$600Books and Supplies
$850Other Expenses
40.0%Students on Pell Grants
69.7%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

77.0%Acceptance Rate
568 to 694SAT Reading, Middle Half
522 to 691SAT Math, Middle Half
26 to 29ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$57,784
8 years after entry$60,578
10 years after entry$63,320
48.4%Graduation Rate
69.8%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Elmira, NYLocation
Small citySetting
708Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,771 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Education, Other$40,204 National median for this major n=1,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other$31,918 National median for this major n=145Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Registered Nursing$90,811 Small program - rough guide n=75$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=42
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Sciences, Other$43,502 National median for this major n=1,547Not published
Sociology and Anthropology$37,664 National median for this major n=494Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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