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.
- Top 7%Undergraduates
- Top 21%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
- $11,408413th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,449638th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $33,7171,396th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,216514th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,000629th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,198783rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,173710th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 53.9%1,005th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.5%1,126th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 81.4%952nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1146542nd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 25346th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 16,582148th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 36.3%876th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $69,338 | $66,461 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $66,573 | $69,338 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,076 | $67,660 |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $64,990 | $63,749 |
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $63,463 | $61,020 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $61,516 | $61,020 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $60,358 | $63,005 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,124 | — |
| Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $58,673 | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $58,221 | $51,607 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $57,556 | $63,005 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,554 | $56,362 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1969source
- Athletic nickname: "Jaguars"source
- IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium seats about 12,100source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Crimson and Blacksource
- Mascot: Jawz, Jinx, and Jazzysource
- Campus size: about 536 acressource
- Athletic conference: Horizon Leaguesource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Fight song: ""Let's Go Jags""source
- Notable alum: Mike Pencesource
- Notable alum: Dan Quaylesource
- Notable alum: Dan Coatssource
- Notable alum: David Wolfsource
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)
- Basketball
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- 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 websiteindianapolis.iu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 151111)
- 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 University-Indianapolis vs Ball State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.