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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ithaca College has a 70% acceptance rate and a four year graduation rate of about 68%.

The School of Communications is its main attraction as well as its theater program.

Recommending Ithaca College as some sort of great value school or as an undiscovered (hidden) gem is total garbage. Great place to enjoy four years of socializing and pretending that one attends nearby Ivy League Cornell University.[/quote]

My kid just graduated from the music school, so first you are wrong -- [b]graduation rate just by a quick Google search: The college's overall graduation rate stands at 77%[/b], placing it in the top 20% of institutions.

Second, I just finished the book, and the entire premise of the list is schools with acceptance rates of places you can get into. And the average acceptance rate of any college is 65%. The Ivies are great, but they're not for everyone. [/quote]

No, you are incorrect. You are confusing the first year retention rate of 77% with a four year graduation rate of 68%.

A first year retention rate of 77% means that nearly a quarter (25%) of the freshman class does not return to Ithaca College for their second year. This should be a statistic which receives serious consideration by any prospective student.

Many students in the theater & communications areas report lack of equipment & outdated equipment at Ithaca College on other college forums.

Ithaca College is hardly a "dream school" due to its serious financial difficulties and low retention rate.[/quote]

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