Private for-profit · Community college
Caris College
Jeffersonville, Indiana · Large suburb
- 37%
- Transfer rate
- $18,903
- Avg net price
- 63%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Caris College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Jeffersonville, Indiana (large suburb setting), enrolling 202 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Jeffersonville, Indiana
Jeffersonville is a city in and the county seat of Clark County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River. The foundation for what would become Jeffersonville began in 1786 when Fort Finney was established near where the Kennedy Bridge is today. Over time, a settlement grew. In 1791 the fort was renamed to Fort Steuben in honor of Baron von Steuben. A plethora of businesses call Jeffersonville home, including both locally owned and operated companies, as well as national ones. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 6 miles to Louisville, KY
- To Great Lakes shore
- 242 miles
- Nearest airport
- 11 miles to Louisville Muhammad Ali (SDF) · major hub
How Caris College compares
Higher than 53% · #24 of 46 in Indiana
Higher than 25%
Cheaper than 36% · #22 cheapest of 51 in Indiana
Lower than 68%
Lower than 82%
Larger than 45%
Percentiles compare Caris College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Indiana.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White70%
- Black19%
- Hispanic3.5%
- Other or multiracial7.4%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 202
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 62%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 46%
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $51,894
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $18,903
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 63%
- First-year retention
- 61%
- Transferred to another college
- 37%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $8,708
- Students with federal loans
- 70%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $35
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Caris College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 26°F
- Annual rain
- 48″
- Annual snow
- 4.3″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Louisville Mcalpine, KY US station (5.6 mi from campus).
What Caris College graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.