Indiana State University
Public College in Terre Haute, IN. Six-year graduation rate 43%. Median 10-year earnings $48,387.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $48,387 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. 43% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates carry a median of $24,000 in debt — in line with the national norm.
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
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 81% puts Indiana State University on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. With 12,134 applications received, this is a school operating at national scale. Only 15% of admitted students enroll — the great majority of admits go elsewhere or nowhere.
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 | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Apply at Indiana State University →Academics
43% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 66% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. At 16:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. This is a public four-year university, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 6,615 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $12,066 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $6,455 while those at $110k+ pay $19,345. About 76% get grants averaging $10,792, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 26% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
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 · 1,558 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 | $6,455 |
| $30–48k | $6,571 |
| $48–75k | $9,317 |
| $75–110k | $15,450 |
| $110k+ | $19,345 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,733 of these 6,615 students, totalling $20,523,572 — an average of $11,843 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Vigo 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)