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Indiana University-Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · IU Indianapolis · IUI

Public institution in Indianapolis, IN · 16,582 undergraduates · 81% acceptance rate · $55,198 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$11,408413th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,449637th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$33,7171,383rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$22,216514th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,000625th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,198779th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,173709th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
53.9%999th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
72.5%1,119th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
81.4%941st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1146541st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
16,582148th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
36.3%865th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 162 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
$65
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 69 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,338$66,461
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,573$69,338
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,076$67,660
Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$64,990$63,749
Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$63,463$61,020
Computer Sciencebachelors$61,516$61,020
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$60,358$63,005
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$59,124—
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$58,673—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$58,221$51,607
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$57,556$63,005
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$57,554$56,362

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,181,340 (M $1,320,730 · W $1,860,610)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Indiana University-Indianapolis’s 16,582 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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