Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana · Also known as Indiana State ISU · Website
$48,387
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$48,387
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Indiana State University is a public 4-year college in Terre Haute, Indiana with 6,188 undergraduates and 1,671 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $10,873 a year (tuition and fees $10,258 in-state, $22,322 out-of-state). It admits 81% of applicants and 43% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $48,387 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$10,873
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$10,258
Out-of-state $22,322
Admission rate
81%
US median 78%
Completion rate
43%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,000
About $254 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$48,387
Rank 1,610 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $10,873
- Tuition in-state
- $10,258
- Tuition out-of-state
- $22,322
- Cost of attendance
- $24,535
- Students with a need-based grant
- 42%
- Students with federal loans
- 26%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $6,455
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,571
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $9,317
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,450
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,345
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $8,580 in 2015-16 to $10,258 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 81%
- Undergraduates
- 6,188
- Graduate students
- 1,671
- Part-time students
- 13%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 43%
- Retention rate
- 66%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 161
- Endowment
- $95.0M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,610 of 5,094 US colleges and 48 of 126 in Indiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $10,873 | $19,432 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,258 | $10,090 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 81% | 80% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 43% | 62% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 66% | 75% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,000 | $16,666 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $41,047 | $36,186 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $48,387 | $43,603 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 50% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 70% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
161 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 184 | $24,582 | $72,381 | $81,988 | $88,910 |
| Construction ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 116 | $23,250 | $72,379 | $94,902 | $95,124 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 97 | $23,193 | $35,742 | $42,822 | $50,706 |
| Air TransportationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 94 | $23,480 | $40,112 | $71,254 | $85,825 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 93 | $23,250 | $39,769 | $51,991 | $55,556 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 77 | $23,378 | $66,479 | $79,527 | $82,073 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $23,500 | $40,204 | $44,482 | $47,382 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $25,000 | $28,975 | $46,556 | $54,562 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $22,558 | $33,414 | $50,968 | $53,072 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 51 | $44,211 | $107,868 | $122,651 | $120,193 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $23,250 | $49,556 | $66,087 | $69,303 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 39 | $36,342 | $50,592 | $73,874 | $59,571 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $22,500 | $38,296 | $67,452 | $68,069 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $22,070 | $44,293 | $61,424 | $92,374 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 35 | $23,110 | $62,835 | $77,266 | $71,685 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $22,265 | $43,458 | $57,171 | $68,407 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 34 | $30,294 | $72,402 | $95,438 | $103,485 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $25,500 | $45,862 | $54,610 | $51,389 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $19,500 | $46,207 | $67,937 | $83,343 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $26,959 | Withheld | $38,331 | $41,367 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $25,000 | $33,345 | $58,541 | $70,786 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 31 | $77,582 | $106,961 | $123,016 | $127,347 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 30 | $42,966 | $90,938 | $115,003 | $100,573 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 29 | $61,500 | $71,232 | $72,726 | $71,416 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Indiana State University cost?
$10,873 a year is the average net price at Indiana State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,258 for in-state students and $22,322 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,535. Families earning under $30,000 pay $6,455 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Indiana State University?
81% of applicants are admitted to Indiana State University. The median admission rate of colleges in Indiana is 80%.
How much do Indiana State University graduates earn?
$48,387 a year is the median pay of former Indiana State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($41,047 after 6 years). That ranks 1,610 of 5,094 US colleges and 48 of 126 in Indiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $107,868.
How much student debt do Indiana State University graduates have?
$24,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Indiana State University graduates, about $254 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 26% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Indiana State University?
43% of first-time, full-time students at Indiana State University finish within 6 years. 66% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Indiana State University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (184 bachelor's graduates), Construction Management (116 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (97 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 161 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.