University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN · Public · Midsize suburb · USI
Public institution in Evansville, IN · 5,344 undergraduates · 95% acceptance rate · $47,605 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 21%Cost of attendance
- Top 22%Undergraduates
- Top 25%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
- $12,621488th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,136616th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $22,573997th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,749414th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,105661st lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,6051,214th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,3231,068th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 51.9%1,084th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.5%1,266th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 94.7%1,396th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1131576th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24421st highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,344475th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 22.3%1,601st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 138 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
- $40
- 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 49 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering, GeneralEngineering | bachelors | $62,508 | $64,087 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $61,516 | $63,997 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,745 | $56,554 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $55,383 | $54,880 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $52,464 | $55,151 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $52,107 | $52,733 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $48,265 | $52,107 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,924 | $41,565 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,087 | $46,357 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $41,565 | $40,485 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $39,832 | $40,419 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $39,369 | $38,289 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1965source
- Athletic nickname: "Screaming Eagles"source
- Competes in Ohio Valley Conferencesource
- School colors: Cardinal and Navy and Whitesource
- Mascot: Archibald Eagle (Archie)source
- Motto: "Knowledge for Life"source
- Athletic conference: OVCsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,813,436 (M $1,444,812 · W $1,368,624)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Baseball: 2014, 2010
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteusi.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 151306)
- 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: University of Southern Indiana vs Purdue University Fort WayneHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 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
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- 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.