Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN · Public · Small city · ISU · Indiana State ISU
Public institution in Terre Haute, IN · 6,620 undergraduates · 92% acceptance rate · $48,387 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 18%Undergraduates
- Top 23%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
- $12,188460th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,992591st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,734957th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,475584th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,0001,131st lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,3871,167th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,0471,155th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 41.1%1,491st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 68.6%1,314th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 91.5%1,292nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6,620392nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 39.1%751st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 161 mi (MDW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 67 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $71,015 | — |
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $62,111 | $55,286 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $60,771 | $61,350 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,698 | $58,739 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $57,318 | — |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $56,415 | $47,260 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $54,192 | $53,775 |
| InsuranceBusiness | bachelors | $52,107 | $52,107 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $48,600 | $46,589 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $44,933 | $51,794 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $43,993 | $41,565 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $34,847 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1865source
- Athletic nickname: "Sycamores"source
- Memorial Stadium seats about 12,764source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Royal Blue and Whitesource
- Mascot: Sycamore Samsource
- Campus size: about 435 acressource
- Formerly known as "Indiana State Normal School" (1865–1929)source
- Formerly known as "Indiana State Teachers College" (1929–1961)source
- Formerly known as "Indiana State College" (1961–1965)source
- Athletic conference: MVCsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Football rivalry: Illinois–Indiana (since 1899)source
- Plays for the "The Bourbon Barrel" (since 1893)source
- Plays for the "Old Brass Spittoon" (since 1922)source
- Plays for the "Old Oaken Bucket" (since 1891)source
- Plays for the "Blue Key Victory Bell" (since 1924)source
- Plays for the "Coal Miners Pail Trophy{{Cite web |title=The Coal Bowl |url=https://iupathletics.com/sports/2011/10/13/FB_1013115124.aspx |access-date=November 23, 2022 |website=Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics}}" (since 1908)source
- Fight song: ""Raven Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: Jamal Khashoggisource
- Notable alum: Larry Birdsource
- Notable alum: Burl Ivessource
- Notable alum: John Woodensource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,727,858 (M $3,092,796 · W $2,635,062)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteindstate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 151324)
- Compare colleges in INRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in IndianaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Indiana State University vs Purdue University NorthwestHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
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