Payback
EarningsPlus
Economic score
Indiana University, Purdue University-Indianapolis is a public national university located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $47,542 10 years after enrolling, 18th in Indiana, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis bachelor students earn 0% less than the national average. Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis is ranked 7th in Indiana.
Indiana University, Purdue University-Indianapolis’s median net annual cost of $12,416 and average years to graduate of 4.9 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-Purdue University-Indianapolis sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business and Commerce, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Mechanical Engineering, Computer and Information Sciences - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$12,416
Average years to graduate
4.9
Biology
Rank: #70
Economic score: 3.24
Criminal Justice
Rank: #92
Economic score: 3.36
Social Work
Rank: #31
Economic score: 3.45
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #66
Economic score: 3.46
Education
Rank: #51
Economic score: 3.51
Health & Fitness
Rank: #53
Economic score: 3.53
Hospitality Mgmt.
Rank: #47
Economic score: 3.74
Public Health
Rank: #40
Economic score: 4.01
Broadcast & Digital Comms
Rank: #29
Economic score: 4.75
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: #157
Economic score: 11.14
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-Purdue University-Indianapolis - Social Work, Business and Commerce, Registered Nursing, Public Administration, Library Science, Public Health - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Electrical Engineering
Rank: #25
Economic score: 0.31
Engineering Fields
Rank: #17
Economic score: 0.34
Accounting
Rank: #205
Economic score: 0.4
Human Computer Interaction.
Rank: #3
Economic score: 0.42
Mechanical Engineering
Rank: #54
Economic score: 0.43
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.
Rank: #5
Economic score: 0.7
Education
Rank: #100
Economic score: 0.73
Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment
Rank: #43
Economic score: 0.75
Biology
Rank: #29
Economic score: 0.75
Student Counseling
Rank: #127
Economic score: 0.85
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.9 years. 55% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis is 5% lower than the state average, and 13% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis, 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-Purdue University-Indianapolis graduates within 4.9 years.
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis is in the top 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, Purdue University-Indianapolis’s economic mobility score of 28.03 is calculated by adjusting the 1.83 economic score of lower-income students by the 35% pell grant recipients within the student body. Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis’s EMS of 28.03 ranks in the top 25% 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).
Top 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Indiana University, Purdue University-Indianapolis pays $12,416 a year, $11,252 less than the $23,668 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 $12,416
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis, 82% 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 $12,416 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 33% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,290. This is 21% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,615
Pell grants
$4,491
State grants
$6,868
Institutional grants
$4,758
Indiana University, Purdue University-Indianapolis offers 9 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis offers 18 programs, one of which is held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
27
Hybrid programs
26
Percentage of programs online
15%
Indiana University, Purdue University-Indianapolis's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 84% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 15,194 applicants, of which 12,704 were admitted and 3,496 enrolled. Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
83%
83%
Female
61%
59%
First time
60%
59%
In-state
93%
68%
1st generation
35%
35%
White
65%
52%
Black
10%
14%
Hispanic
10%
15%
Asian
6%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%