Anderson University
Private College in Anderson, IN. Six-year graduation rate 54%. Median 10-year earnings $48,899.
Ten years after entry, the median Anderson University student earns $48,899 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 54% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Debt is the pressure point: a median of $27,000 at graduation.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.7 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 79% puts Anderson University on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. 5,306 applications came in, enough to make the rates below reasonably stable year to year. Yield is low at 8%, so most admitted students do not end up enrolling. Read the score bands below as the middle 50% of submitted scores, not a threshold to clear.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 450–580 | 189 (59%) |
| SAT Math | 450–570 | |
| ACT Composite | 17–24 | 33 (10%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is middling: 54% finish inside six years. First-year retention is 60% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. With 32% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. At 10:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,078 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $25,332 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Income makes less difference than usual: $23,119 at $0–30k, $29,375 at $110k+. Most students get help: 96% receive grants worth $28,498 on average. Borrowing is widespread: 59% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 307 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $23,119 |
| $30–48k | $21,044 |
| $48–75k | $22,418 |
| $75–110k | $26,139 |
| $110k+ | $29,375 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 638 of these 1,078 students, totalling $4,165,062 — an average of $6,528 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Madison County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)