Public · Community college

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida · Large suburb

12%
Transfer rate
$3,815
Avg net price
45%
Grad / completion
$38,315
Median earnings

Indian River State College is a public associate-granting institution in Fort Pierce, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 11,822 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 11,822 undergradsLarge suburbNJCAA Division IMild wintersNear the coast

About Fort Pierce, Florida

Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The military post had been named for Benjamin Kendrick Pierce, a career United States Army officer and the brother of President Franklin Pierce. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, an average of 350,000 tons of waterborne commerce moves through the Port of Fort Pierce annually. Major commodities which are dependent on the port include citrus exports, cement and aragonite imports. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To the ocean
3 miles
Nearest airport
16 miles to Vero Beach (VRB)

How Indian River State College compares

Graduation rate45%

Higher than 31% · #175 of 211 in Florida

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,315

Higher than 61% · #50 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$3,815

Cheaper than 95% · #13 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$8,023

Lower than 73%

Student–faculty ratio27 : 1

Lower than 8%

Undergraduate enrollment11,822

Larger than 97%

Percentiles compare Indian River State 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 Florida.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

11,822undergrads
  • Women7,04260%
  • Men4,78040%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White30%
  • Black12%
  • Hispanic50%
  • Asian1.2%
  • Other or multiracial6.6%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
11,822
Student–faculty ratio
27 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
34%
First-generation students
48%
Students over 25
24%
Median family income
$21,577
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$70,758
Endowment
$30,669,599

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 3,158 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Florida99%
  • International0.6%

Most first-years stay in state — Indian River State College draws overwhelmingly from Florida.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$2,764
Out-of-state tuition
$10,201
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,620
Total cost of attendance
$11,576
Average net price
$3,815

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
45%
First-year retention
Transferred to another college
12%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$33,822
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,315
Median debt at graduation
$8,023
Students with federal loans
4%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
34%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
45%
Low-income (Pell)
32%
First-generation
31%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$20
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
125 (59 men · 66 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (5)

Swimming and Diving (combined)48
Softball26
Baseball25
Volleyball16
Basketball10

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 6 campuses (15,429 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
0.7
Fondling
0.3
Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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.

< $30k
$2,594
$30–48k
$3,525
$48–75k
$5,641
$75–110k
$7,285
$110k+
$10,109

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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

12%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$926
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 12% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $926. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 2,366 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$38,315
Typical debt at graduation
$8,023
Debt vs. one year's pay
21%
Out-earn a HS grad
43%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$35,059
Men
$42,807

Men out-earn women by $7,748 (22%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
53°F
Annual rain
55.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.18.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, FT Pierce, FL US station (1.3 mi from campus).

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.