Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, Indiana · Website
$37,186
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$37,186
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Ivy Tech Community College is a public 2-year college in Indianapolis, Indiana with 58,267 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $7,258 a year (tuition and fees $5,154 in-state, $9,935 out-of-state). 41% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $37,186 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,727 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$7,258
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,154
Out-of-state $9,935
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
41%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,727
About $114 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$37,186
Rank 3,150 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
- $7,258
- Tuition in-state
- $5,154
- Tuition out-of-state
- $9,935
- Cost of attendance
- $15,370
- Students with a need-based grant
- 22%
- Students with federal loans
- 6.8%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $5,532
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,727
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,489
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $11,793
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $14,385
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 $4,115 in 2015-16 to $5,154 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 58,267
- Part-time students
- 72%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 28
- Completion rate
- 41%
- Retention rate
- 62%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 151
- Endowment
- $53.2M
- Other
- Open admission
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 3,150 of 5,094 US colleges and 70 of 126 in Indiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $7,258 | $19,432 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,154 | $10,090 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 80% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 41% | 62% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 62% | 75% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,727 | $16,666 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $32,680 | $36,186 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $37,186 | $43,603 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 26% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 55% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
151 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 5,567 | $8,982 | $22,188 | $41,962 | $44,906 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 3,131 | $8,325 | $50,081 | $62,943 | $56,073 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 2,270 | $8,250 | $38,291 | $43,703 | $47,440 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 2,194 | $9,140 | $32,398 | $35,525 | $34,272 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 1,438 | $9,000 | $26,524 | $40,899 | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 1,326 | $12,000 | $65,738 | $76,217 | $80,813 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 1,013 | $10,250 | $28,240 | $38,643 | $35,447 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 818 | $10,996 | $39,005 | $49,767 | $48,733 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 787 | $3,600 | $41,767 | $53,579 | $48,702 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 677 | $6,000 | $37,317 | $50,358 | $51,586 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 447 | $8,500 | $23,271 | $44,401 | $44,589 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 366 | $11,051 | $55,499 | $65,304 | $65,389 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate | Certificate | 362 | Withheld | $26,304 | $33,545 | $34,631 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 359 | Withheld | Withheld | $92,127 | $53,078 |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 356 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,118 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 350 | $10,900 | $33,463 | $44,626 | $57,702 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 335 | $14,727 | Withheld | $38,471 | $43,365 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 314 | $5,000 | $41,270 | $56,064 | $48,148 |
| Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 286 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 284 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,199 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 275 | $8,000 | $63,796 | $73,160 | $57,294 |
| CarpentersAssociate's | Associate's | 253 | Withheld | $51,104 | $69,442 | $47,382 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 249 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $30,572 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 248 | $10,500 | $35,603 | $41,037 | $42,269 |
| CarpentersCertificate | Certificate | 244 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Ivy Tech Community College cost?
$7,258 a year is the average net price at Ivy Tech Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,154 for in-state students and $9,935 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $15,370. Families earning under $30,000 pay $5,532 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Ivy Tech Community College?
Ivy Tech Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Ivy Tech Community College graduates earn?
$37,186 a year is the median pay of former Ivy Tech Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($32,680 after 6 years). That ranks 3,150 of 5,094 US colleges and 70 of 126 in Indiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Associate's) at $82,191.
How much student debt do Ivy Tech Community College graduates have?
$10,727 is the median federal student loan debt of Ivy Tech Community College graduates, about $114 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 6.8% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Ivy Tech Community College?
41% of first-time, full-time students at Ivy Tech Community College finish within 3 years. 62% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Ivy Tech Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (5,567 certificate graduates), Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (3,131 certificate graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (2,270 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 151 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.