Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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$51,019
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$51,019
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public 4-year college in Indiana, Pennsylvania with 6,764 undergraduates and 1,720 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,804 a year (tuition and fees $11,380 in-state, $16,297 out-of-state). It admits 91% of applicants and 56% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $51,019 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,798 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,804
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$11,380
Out-of-state $16,297
Admission rate
91%
US median 78%
Completion rate
56%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,798
About $284 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$51,019
Rank 1,405 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
- $16,804
- Tuition in-state
- $11,380
- Tuition out-of-state
- $16,297
- Cost of attendance
- $26,898
- Students with a need-based grant
- 37%
- Students with federal loans
- 59%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,364
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,851
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,516
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,722
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,933
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 $9,936 in 2015-16 to $11,380 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
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1,082
- SAT reading, middle
- 530
- SAT math, middle
- 510
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 6,764
- Graduate students
- 1,720
- Part-time students
- 5.8%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 23
- Completion rate
- 56%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 165
- Endowment
- $98.6M
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 1,405 of 5,094 US colleges and 131 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,804 | $19,970 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,380 | $19,182 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 91% | 81% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 56% | 66% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 78% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,798 | $17,500 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,278 | $42,275 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $51,019 | $49,700 | $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. 65% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
165 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 117 | $27,000 | $37,911 | $53,762 | $55,556 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 115 | $27,000 | $68,936 | $82,343 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 86 | $26,125 | $42,362 | $58,931 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 83 | $20,500 | $59,126 | $90,853 | $103,485 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 71 | $26,000 | $32,694 | $45,420 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $27,000 | $31,928 | $49,673 | $57,214 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $26,909 | $29,858 | $43,582 | $56,359 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 65 | $29,025 | $44,671 | $51,581 | $62,033 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $27,000 | $31,311 | $52,984 | $54,562 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 58 | $12,000 | $29,155 | $39,623 | $30,572 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $25,500 | $39,247 | $58,043 | $69,303 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $27,000 | $34,981 | $52,359 | $51,490 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 48 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,702 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $26,000 | $68,996 | $90,257 | $86,525 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $26,000 | $42,542 | $58,975 | $68,069 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $27,000 | $44,121 | $53,494 | $50,499 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $27,000 | $33,070 | $48,630 | $42,892 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $25,447 | $47,912 | $68,794 | $83,343 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 38 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $27,000 | $22,588 | $49,537 | $48,590 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $26,000 | $49,454 | $66,845 | $76,194 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 34 | $51,250 | $43,153 | $52,950 | $59,571 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $25,141 | $25,694 | $43,017 | $41,367 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $27,000 | $40,730 | $63,458 | $63,293 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $28,913 | $33,174 | $54,958 | $53,072 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Indiana University of Pennsylvania cost?
$16,804 a year is the average net price at Indiana University of Pennsylvania after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,380 for in-state students and $16,297 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $26,898. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,364 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania?
91% of applicants are admitted to Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,082 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduates earn?
$51,019 a year is the median pay of former Indiana University of Pennsylvania students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,278 after 6 years). That ranks 1,405 of 5,094 US colleges and 131 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Master's) at $88,547.
How much student debt do Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduates have?
$26,798 is the median federal student loan debt of Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduates, about $284 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 59% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania?
56% of first-time, full-time students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania finish within 6 years. 75% 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 University of Pennsylvania?
Criminology (117 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (115 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (86 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 165 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.