Ithaca College Tuition Refund Settlement

What happened

Ithaca College switched to remote learning and services in mid-March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students allege the college breached its contract by no longer providing in-person and on-campus educational services and access to campus facilities for which they had paid full tuition and fees. Ithaca denies liability and claims students received the contracted-for services.

Do you qualify?

All students enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students on campus at Ithaca College during the Spring 2020 semester who did not withdraw prior to March 23, 2020, for whom any tuition and fees were paid from a source other than an Ithaca scholarship or grant, and whose tuition and fees have not been fully refunded.

What you can claim

Read from the official settlement notice. Confirm the terms that apply to you on the administrator's site before filing.

• Proportionate share of net settlement fund

  Each class member receives a prorated distribution of the net settlement fund based on the percentage of net tuition and fees they paid during the Spring 2020 semester relative to all class members' total net tuition and fees paid.

• Graduate school tuition credit

  $800 each

  A one-time tuition credit of $800 per student if the student attends graduate school at Ithaca, except this benefit does not apply to physician assistant graduate programs.

• Complimentary Alumni Weekend ticket

  Class members receive a complimentary ticket to Alumni Weekend, available for two calendar years after the Final Effective Date.

Who is in the class

All students enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students on campus at Ithaca College during the Spring 2020 semester who did not withdraw prior to March 23, 2020, for whom any amount of tuition and fees were paid from any source other than a scholarship or grant from Ithaca to Ithaca for the Spring 2020 semester, and whose tuition and fees have not been refunded in their entirety prior to this Settlement.

Quoted from the settlement notice.

How to file

Submit an Election Form online at www.IthacaRefundLawsuit.com with your unique login credentials by October 5, 2025 to select your payment method (check, Venmo, or PayPal) and update your address if needed. No form submission is required to receive a check at your last known address on file with Ithaca.