Indiana University-Indianapolis
Public Research University in Indianapolis, IN. Six-year graduation rate 55%. Median 10-year earnings $55,198.
Students who entered Indiana University-Indianapolis land at a median of $55,198 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. 55% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation is $20,000, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
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
76% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. The applicant pool is large — 15,643 in the most recent cycle — so the published rate reflects genuine competition rather than a small-sample quirk. About 25% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range. 33% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
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 | 520–630 | 961 (33%) |
| SAT Math | 510–610 | |
| ACT Composite | 21–29 | 108 (4%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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55% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 72% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. Transfer-out runs to 21% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. The part-time picture is harder: 41% return, against 72% full-time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 16,582 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $12,228 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The income table below is the number that matters — $5,701 at $0–30k versus $20,680 at $110k+. About 70% get grants averaging $10,761, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing reaches 34% of students.
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 · 3,191 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 | $5,701 |
| $30–48k | $5,995 |
| $48–75k | $11,038 |
| $75–110k | $18,056 |
| $110k+ | $20,680 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 5,631 of these 16,582 students, totalling $35,474,986 — an average of $6,300 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Marion 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)