Indiana University-Southeast
New Albany, IN · Public · Large suburb · IU SE · IU Southeast · IUS · IUSE
Public institution in New Albany, IN · 3,088 undergraduates · 83% acceptance rate · $47,596 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 9%Cost of attendance
- Top 11%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
- $8,257226th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,179382nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $22,043965th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $15,313172nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,684613th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,5961,211th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,2901,069th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 33.4%1,675th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.8%1,240th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 83.1%997th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1097690th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,088682nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.8%991st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 160 mi (BNA)
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 37 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $63,005 | $69,338 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,218 | $58,025 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $48,432 | $44,170 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $44,542 | $44,276 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $39,369 | $38,829 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $38,289 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $35,518 | $34,526 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $35,060 | $34,420 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $35,060 | — |
| JournalismCommunications | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Geography and CartographySocial Sciences | bachelors | $33,266 | $32,569 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $30,499 | $37,054 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1941source
- Athletic nickname: "Grenadiers"source
- School colors: #ECEAEA and #980000source
- Mascot: Gus the Grenadiersource
- Formerly known as "Indiana University Falls City Area Center" (1941–1945)source
- Formerly known as "Indiana University Jeffersonville Extension Center" (1945–1968)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 5 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $168,500 (M $82,500 · W $86,000)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Indiana University-Southeast’s 3,088 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IN
- University of IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · 3,147 undergrads
- Indiana University-NorthwestGary, IN · 2,582 undergrads
- Indiana University-EastRichmond, IN · 2,446 undergrads
- Vincennes UniversityVincennes, IN · 3,739 undergrads
- Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend, IN · 3,807 undergrads
- Trine UniversityAngola, IN · 2,344 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC · 3,080 undergrads
- University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, DC · 3,080 undergrads
- Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA · 3,101 undergrads
- Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, MO · 3,101 undergrads
- University of PortlandPortland, OR · 3,104 undergrads
- Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, CO · 3,070 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteius.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 151379)
- Compare colleges in INRe-score with your weights
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- Compare with University of IndianapolisSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Indiana University-Southeast vs University of IndianapolisHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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