Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, FL · Public · Large suburb · IRSC
Public institution in Fort Pierce, FL · 11,571 undergraduates · $38,315 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 3%Cost of attendance
- Top 3%Median graduate debt
- Top 4%Average net price
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $5,20285th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $2,76441st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $10,201283rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $11,76450th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $8,02354th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,3151,677th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,8221,587th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 42.5%1,433rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 11,571220th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 27.0:12,084th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.0%1,040th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 91 mi (MCO)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 13 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,834 | $66,461 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $42,123 | $42,123 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $39,467 | $38,769 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $38,906 | $39,523 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $37,748 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $36,938 | $37,306 |
| Public Administration | bachelors | $36,848 | $27,669 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $34,171 | $29,141 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $32,467 | $41,193 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $30,952 | $32,213 |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | $29,685 | $28,816 |
| Human Services, GeneralPublic Administration | bachelors | $28,279 | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1959source
- School colors: Blue and Goldsource
- Athletic nickname: "The River"source
- Mascot: The Peregrinesource
- Motto: "(Latin)"source
- Formerly known as "Indian River Junior College" (1959–1970)source
- Formerly known as "Indian River Community College" (1970–2008)source
- Athletic conference: NJCAAsource
- Notable alum: Omar Mateensource
Athletics — 5 sports
NJCAA Division I · NJCAA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,014,953 (M $519,309 · W $495,644)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Indian River State College’s 11,571 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In FL
- Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, FL · 11,790 undergrads
- Santa Fe CollegeGainesville, FL · 11,133 undergrads
- Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, FL · 10,613 undergrads
- University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL · 12,570 undergrads
- Tallahassee Community CollegeTallahassee, FL · 10,357 undergrads
- Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, FL · 10,162 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, NE · 11,573 undergrads
- Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL · 11,576 undergrads
- New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, NM · 11,561 undergrads
- University of VermontBurlington, VT · 11,614 undergrads
- University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA · 11,632 undergrads
- Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KY · 11,674 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteirsc.edu
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