$55,198
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Indiana University Columbus is a public 4-year college in Columbus, Indiana. Former students earn a median $55,198 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition in-state
$10,762
Out-of-state $34,891
Admission rate
-
Completion rate
-
Median debt
$20,000
About $212 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,198
Rank 1,084 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition in-state
- $10,762
- Tuition out-of-state
- $34,891
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Admission and students
- Highest degree
- none
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 1,084 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 126 in Indiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $19,432 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,762 | $10,090 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 80% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 62% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 75% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,000 | $16,666 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $47,173 | $36,186 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,198 | $43,603 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 55% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Columbus and Indiana on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Indiana
- Homes: Homes for sale in Indiana
Questions and answers
How much do Indiana University Columbus graduates earn?
$55,198 a year is the median pay of former Indiana University Columbus students who work, 10 years after they started ($47,173 after 6 years). That ranks 1,084 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 126 in Indiana.
How much student debt do Indiana University Columbus graduates have?
$20,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Indiana University Columbus graduates, about $212 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271.
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.