Indiana University-South Bend
South Bend, IN · Public · Midsize city · IU SB · IU South Bend · IUSB
Public institution in South Bend, IN · 3,807 undergraduates · 86% acceptance rate · $44,947 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Cost of attendance
- Top 12%Average net price
- Top 19%In-state tuition & fees
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
- $8,364234th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,179383rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $22,043973rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $15,984198th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,355806th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,9471,365th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,3881,135th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 35.7%1,628th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 66.8%1,388th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 86.0%1,105th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1072778th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21703rd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,807606th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 41.2%658th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 79 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
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 42 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,802 | $54,174 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $50,231 | $48,198 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $46,321 | $50,606 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $41,565 | $37,856 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $40,878 | $41,711 |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | $39,729 | $37,208 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $35,823 | $37,424 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $32,634 | $29,974 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $31,690 | $31,265 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | $31,133 | $28,960 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $30,870 | $29,685 |
Campus facts
Athletics — 5 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $226,625 (M $75,500 · W $151,125)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteiusb.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 151342)
- 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-South Bend vs Vincennes UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 5 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.
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