Advertise in The Ithacan
What you get from The Ithacan
  • Access to more than 5,500 students, faculty, staff, parents and the Ithaca College community each week.
  • Free design and typesetting, using the latest desktop publishing technology.
  • Named the #2 non-daily college newspaper in the country by the Society of Professional Journalists in 2008, The Ithacan is consistently ranked among the top 10 student publications in the country. The paper won the Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award ("the Pulitzer Prize of collegiate journalism") in  2005, 2006 and 2008, and our Web site won the Online Pacemaker in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The New York Press Association has named us Best In New York State for eight of the past nine years.
  • Professional service. The Ithacan employs a full-time professional manager. Billing is handled by Ithaca College's central accounting office ensuring accurate statements and a timely response to your inquiries.
  • Click here to download our advertising rates brochure (PDF format).
  • Click here to download our advertising contract form (PDF format).

Display Advertising Rates
  • Display advertisements are charged at $7.50 per column inch (one column wide x 1 inch tall, one column = approximately 2 inches). Placement when possible, requests for placement of display advertising on a specific page will be honored, at an additional 15-percent charge.
  • Frequency Discount Rates A frequency discount is available on a contract basis at the following rates: 5-9 issues - $6.75 per column inch (save 10%) 10-14 issues - $6.37 per column inch (save 15%) 15+ issues - $6.00 per column inch (save 20%) Discounts will not be applied retroactively to more than one insertion.
  • Single Color Price of ad + $80 per color, per page. Consult your advertising representative for availability. Full Color Price of ad + $240. Consult your advertising representative for availability.
  • Insert Rates $150 per 1,000, with a minimum insertion of 5,000, for items of four pages or less. For multiple-page insert rates, contact the Sales Manager. The Ithacan reserves the right to refuse inserts that are not on recyclable material. Inserts must be received at the Ithacan or the Ithacan's printing agent at least one week prior to publication. Inserts may be shipped to: Towanda Printing Company, R.R. #4, Towanda-Monroeton Road, Route 220, Towanda, PA 18848.
  • Display Advertising must be received by 5 p.m. on the Thursday preceding publication. This is the deadline for cancellations. Artwork and copy must be received by 5 p.m. on the Friday preceding publication.
  • Advertising materials can be emailed to ithacanads@ithaca.edu. Contact Allyson Hotchkin, Sales Manager, or call (607) 274-1618.

Classified Advertising Rates
  • Add $1 per line for any bold or all-capital words within the line. One line equals 32 characters. Payment is due at the time the advertisement is placed. Classified Ads $4 minimum for the first 4 lines and $1 per additional line, per insertion.
  • Subheadings: For Sale, For Rent, Employment, Services, Notices, Sublet, Wanted, Lost/Found. Personal Ads $2 minimum for the first 4 lines and $1 per additional line, per insertion. Deadline Classified Advertising must be received by 5 p.m. on the Monday preceding publication.
  • Click here to download our classified advertisement submission form (PDF format).