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Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Main is a public national university located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $44,089 10 years after enrolling, 80th in Pennsylvania, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus bachelor students earn 6% less than the national average. Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus is ranked 78th in Pennsylvania.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Main’s median net annual cost of $22,828 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus sorted by number of graduates - Criminology, Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Comms & Media Studies, Marketing, Psychology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$22,828
Average years to graduate
4.5
Quality Control & Safety Technician
Rank: #10
Economic score: 2.27
Computer science
Rank: #216
Economic score: 2.96
Finance
Rank: #294
Economic score: 4.14
Accounting
Rank: #467
Economic score: 4.89
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: #127
Economic score: 5.66
Hospitality Mgmt.
Rank: #88
Economic score: 5.87
Special Education
Rank: #118
Economic score: 7.36
Health & Fitness
Rank: #243
Economic score: 7.39
Biology
Rank: #415
Economic score: 9.46
Music
Rank: #131
Economic score: 42.59
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus - Business Administration, Health & Fitness, Student Counseling, Food & Nutrition, Mental & Social Health Services, HR Management - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Quality Control & Safety Technician
Rank: #5
Economic score: 0.35
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #57
Economic score: 0.44
Education
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 0.79
Communication disorder sciences
Rank: #160
Economic score: 0.88
Public Health
Rank: #123
Economic score: 0.98
Criminology
Rank: #11
Economic score: 1.04
English Language & Lit
Rank: #52
Economic score: 1.78
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 57% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus is 10% lower than the state average, and 10% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus, Pell Grant recipients represent 35% of the measured graduating class, equal to the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus graduates within 4.7 years.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Main’s economic mobility score of 5.24 is calculated by adjusting the 8.81 economic score of lower-income students by the 35% pell grant recipients within the student body. Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus’s EMS of 5.24 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Main pays $22,828 a year, $6,132 less than the $28,960 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $22,828
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $22,828 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 72% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,503. This is 18% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,372
Pell grants
$4,608
State grants
$3,488
Institutional grants
$3,329
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Main's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 94% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 8,846 applicants, of which 8,333 were admitted and 1,721 enrolled. Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
96%
83%
Female
58%
59%
First time
72%
59%
In-state
95%
68%
1st generation
32%
35%
White
75%
52%
Black
11%
14%
Hispanic
5%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
7%
12%