Elmira College
School info
3.2
Overall Quality
Reputation
3
Food
2.6
Clubs
3.2
Facilities
4
Internet
2.6
Location
2.5
Opportunities
3.1
Safety
3.1
Social
2.9
Happiness
3.2
Basic Information
Location
- Elmira, NY
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private college
- Established: 1855
- Founder: Simeon Benjamin
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Over 35 majors and minor areas of concentration
Key Area
- Research opportunities in various fields
- Data Analytics
- Environmental Science
- Medical Humanities
- Speech and Hearing
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: Approximately 657 students
- Undergraduates: 609
- Postgraduates: 73
Notable Alumni
- Olivia Langdon Clemens
- Fay Kanin
- Sheila Williams
- Alice Mary Robertson
- Mary Gray Peck
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Good reviews
Overall 4.5
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Overall 4.4
4 of the best years of my life. My only college application and a dream come true upon acceptance. The city isn't as bad as so many make it out to be. Partying isn't everything and if you truly care about your academics and enjoying a variety of club activities, this is the place to be. Lots of traditions and while a little hokey, I loved it.
Overall 4.2
The best school I could ever imagine.
Overall 4.2
I absolutely love my school and I seriously never want to leave. The only complaints I have are lack of dining options, but I am picky and who doesn't miss Mom's home-cooked food? Parking is slim but you will definitely find a spot somewhere, you just may have to walk a bit. Campus is small, compact, and friendly. LOVE IT.
Overall 4
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Bad reviews
Overall 0.9
Don't go here unless you like nursing or biochem, because these majors are all Elmira is proud of. School is in the middle of nowhere. Food is made from artificial ingredients. There's no social life. Students are narrow-minded. Athletes and nursing majors think they rule the school. Only a few professors are good, the rest just don't care.
Overall 0.9
The dorms are terrible, the food is DISGUSTING, the people are backwards, administration is poorly conducted, only a FEW professors were good but not many. if you go pay for the first semester only bc if you transfer they WILL NOT REFUND YOUR MONEY FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. i am now $30,000 in debt bc they won't refund my 2 semester & i transferred
Overall 1
I was a freshman for the fall of 2014 semester. Let me start by saying I am a social person and love school. I was so excited to go away and get the college experience. I couldnt transfer faster if I tried. The food is disgusting, the social life is terrible, the wifi NEVER worked 24 ppl transferred this semester w me bc it was so bad
Overall 1.4
This school has caused me nothing but stress I hate this school so much I hope they shut down soon.
Overall 1.4
Worst school in the state. The school is about to go under financially.
Overall 1.5
Wifi is trash, food is okay, tuition is definitely not worth it. Save yourself and your parents' money for something actually worth it.
Overall 1.5
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Overall 1.7
To expensive, the college is 52,000 and it does not show. The food is terrible, you'll be lucky to get a good mealin a week. Dorms are also horrible being that they're dirty 247. For a college that charges that much tuition, EC is very flawed. Basically no social life and the community around the campus is crime stricken.
Overall 1.7
This school is controlling of all students. Their rules on partying are completely absurd and the administrators and deans run this college like a fancy high school. The dorms are awful, the food makes you literally sick from either too much grease or actual food poisoning, and the events are boring and geared towards no one. it sucks here.
Overall 1.8
This school is horrible. I have never felt more upset than i do there. Teachers arent the best. They dont care about you at all. Parties are a 4/10. Nothing ever goes on around there. also term 3 is a waste of time.