University of Evansville
Evansville, IN · Private · Midsize city · Aces · Purple Aces · UE
Private institution in Evansville, IN · 1,477 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $53,770 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 18%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
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
- $20,2301,095th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $42,6761,712th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $42,6761,692nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $56,0681,627th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,6061,209th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,770869th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,734743rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 71.3%375th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.5%816th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 77.6%837th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,4771,119th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 23.0%1,563rd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 136 mi (BNA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 1
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- Yes
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 63 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,610 | $61,020 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,776 | $55,964 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,909 | $57,556 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $39,369 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $38,829 | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $31,670 | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $28,598 | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $25,194 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $24,035 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $24,035 | $17,717 |
| ArcheologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $21,508 | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: United Methodistsource
- Founded in 1854source
- Athletic nickname: "Purple Aces"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Purple and White and Orangesource
- Mascot: Ace Purplesource
- Campus size: about 100 acressource
- Formerly known as "Moores Hill Male and Female Collegiate Institute" (1854–1887)source
- Formerly known as "Moores Hill College" (1887–1919)source
- Formerly known as "Evansville College" (1919–1967)source
- Athletic conference: Missouri Valleysource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Fight song: ""Hail to Evansville""source
- Notable alum: Rami Maleksource
- Notable alum: Carrie Prestonsource
- Notable alum: Jack McBrayersource
- Notable alum: Rutina Wesleysource
- Notable alum: Jerry Sloansource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,064,858 (M $2,693,057 · W $3,371,801)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteevansville.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 150534)
- Compare colleges in INRe-score with your weights
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- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
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- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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