Doctoral/ProfessionalPublic

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana·Public, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·indianastate.edu
6-yr Graduation
43%
-5.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
7,895
peer median 10,926
Avg net price
$10,873
+$1.1k vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
12,134
12,134 candidates competed
Admitted
9,801
80.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,417
14.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
43%-5.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
33%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
43%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

19.8pp gap
Pell recipients
33%386 of 1178
Non-Pell (all)
53%635 of 1203
Subsidized loan, no Pell
33%2 of 6
No Federal Aid
53%633 of 1197

Non-Pell students graduate at a 19.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 142 Title IV programs, 56 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 86 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
142
Passing
56
39.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

142programs
  • Passing56 · 39.4%
  • No Data86 · 60.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
7
Safe
47
No data
86

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

56
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+3.4%
$46,929 vs $45,370
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+9.4%
$38,331 vs $35,051
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+16.0%
$40,676 vs $35,051
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+16.6%
$40,860 vs $35,051
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+19.6%
$58,291 vs $48,732
Criminology
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
+19.9%
$59,321 vs $49,483
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+20.1%
$62,827 vs $52,303
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+21.9%
$55,314 vs $45,370

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+3.4%
+$1,559

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

46
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
89%
$70,970 debt · $80,168 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
88%
$64,147 debt · $72,726 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
62%
$38,781 debt · $62,827 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
59%
$22,723 debt · $38,331 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
59%
$24,229 debt · $40,860 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
59%
$23,805 debt · $40,676 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
55%
$67,500 debt · $123,016 earn
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
54%
$27,000 debt · $49,711 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1915Next review Aug 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 15

Action history · 18

  1. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  2. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
  3. Sep 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
  4. Dec 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  5. Sep 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,455
$30–48k$6,571
$48–75k$9,317
$75–110k$15,450
$110k+$19,345

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$10,873
+$1,125vs Doctoral/Professional median $9,749
Federal loans
26.0%
In-state tuition
$10,258
Out-of-state
$22,322

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 3,101 students received $17.9M in Pell grants, alongside $35.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,101
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$17.9M
$17,931,892 total
Direct Loans
$35.1M
6,007 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
’20
3k
’21
3k
’22
3k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$8.6M
2,269 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$11.0M
2,607 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$9.5M
637 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.6M
383 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.4M
111 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 3,541 borrowers who entered repayment, 128 (3.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.6%
+1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,541
Defaulted
128
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.6%
2017
11.9%
2018
9.7%
2019
3.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Indiana State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs130
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,658 total completions
01Health Professions
39423.8%
02Business
36822.2%
03Education
21813.1%
04Psychology
1328.0%
05Engineering Tech
1156.9%
06Social Sciences
1076.5%
07Parks/Recreation
996.0%
08Computer Sciences
925.5%
09Transportation
774.6%
10Liberal Arts
563.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
7,895
12-mo unduplicated
9,941
Undergraduate
7,900
Graduate
2,041

Gender split

Men
42%4,157
Women
58%5,784

Race / ethnicity composition

White
66.3%
Black
17.2%
Hispanic
7.5%
Two or more
4.7%
Asian
1.6%
Non-resident
1.5%
Unknown
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
426
235 M · 191 W
Women athletes
44.8%
Athletic aid
$5.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$21.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.1M
$2.6M
Recruiting expense
$238K
$127K
Head-coach salaries
$215K
$83K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
143 M · 126 W
$2.2M
Football
113 M · —
$4.8M
Baseball
42 M · —
$1.5M
Soccer
— · 40 W
$848K
Swimming and Diving (combined)
— · 33 W
$901K
Basketball
16 M · 14 W
$4.6M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.85
32 offenses · 8,304 students

3-year trend

3.382 yrs ago3.231 yr ago3.85Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
92
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
62
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
6

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
13
Burglary
11
Fondling
4
Motor vehicle theft
3
Aggravated assault
1

By location

32total
  • On campus27
  • Non-campus5

Includes 20 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
22
Dating violence
6
Stalking
30 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs19122
Liquor1971

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
359

Indiana State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Indiana State selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectIndiana State University
43%—7,895$10,873Doctoral/Professional
Purdue University Global
33%—45,588$7,770Doctoral/Professional
Ferris State University
56%91.4%9,959$8,624Doctoral/Professional
University of Michigan-Flint
40%70.5%6,529$7,007Doctoral/Professional
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
55%97.5%11,893$14,889Doctoral/Professional
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
54%86.5%12,953$14,305Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median49%88.9%10,926$9,749

Institutions like Indiana State

Explore the federal data for institutions in Indiana State's comparison group.

IPEDS

Indiana State Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Academic Affairs
Phone
812-237-2305
Address
Rankin Hall, Terre Haute, IN 47809, United States

Institutional Research serves as the central point for official institutional data and produces accurate data reports and analysis for institutional planning and decision making for the University, the region, and the state.

Visit IR office page

Common Data Set

Indiana State's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about Indiana State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Indiana State.

What is the graduation rate at Indiana State University?

Indiana State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 43% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Indiana State University?

Indiana State University reports a total enrollment of 7,895 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Indiana State University?

The average net price at Indiana State University is $10,873 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Indiana State University?

Indiana State University's yield rate is 14.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Indiana State University located?

Indiana State University is located in Terre Haute, Indiana 47809.

Who runs Institutional Research at Indiana State University?

Indiana State University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Academic Affairs.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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