Public · University
Indiana University-East
Richmond, Indiana · Distant town
- 67.2%
- Admit rate
- $8,134
- Avg net price
- 40%
- Graduation rate
- $47,156
- Median earnings
Indiana University-East is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Richmond, Indiana (distant town setting), enrolling 2,589 undergraduates.
Will you get in?
See where your numbers land against Indiana University-East's admitted students.
- Admit rate
- 67.2%
- SAT (mid 50%)
- 960–1170
- Avg GPA (est.)
- 3.09
Enter a test score to see where you land against Indiana University-East's admitted students.
A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Indiana University-East's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.
About Richmond, Indiana
Richmond is a city in eastern Wayne County, Indiana, United States. In 1806 the first European Americans in the area, Quaker families from the state of North Carolina, settled along the East Fork of the Whitewater River. This was part of a general westward migration in the early decades after the American Revolution. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 37 miles to Dayton, OH
- To Great Lakes shore
- 146 miles
- Nearest airport
- 35 miles to James M. Cox Dayton (DAY)
How Indiana University-East compares
More selective than 68% · #7 most selective of 42 in Indiana
Higher than 19%
Higher than 22% · #37 of 45 in Indiana
Higher than 15%
Higher than 30% · #36 of 44 in Indiana
Cheaper than 95% · #5 cheapest of 45 in Indiana
Lower than 84%
Lower than 35%
Larger than 64%
Percentiles compare Indiana University-East with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Indiana.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate2,58991%
- Graduate2529%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women1,75768%
- Men83232%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White73%
- Black7.0%
- Hispanic7.4%
- Asian3.0%
- Other or multiracial9.9%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 2,589
- Graduate enrollment
- 252
- Student–faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
- First-generation students
- 45%
- Students over 25
- 39%
- Median family income
- $35,515
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $72,414
- Endowment
- $9,606,892
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 336 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Indiana80%
- Other U.S. states20%
Most first-years stay in state — Indiana University-East draws overwhelmingly from Indiana.
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.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 67.2%
- Test scores
- Considered but not required
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- 960–1170
- SAT average
- 1061
- SAT reading
- 490–600
- SAT math
- 470–570
- ACT composite
- 19–24
- Average GPA (estimated)
- 3.09
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $8,424
- Out-of-state tuition
- $22,811
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,166
- Total cost of attendance
- $16,954
- Average net price
- $8,134
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 (within 6 years)
- 40%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 32%
- First-year retention
- 62%
- Transferred to another college
- 27%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,827
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,156
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,000
- Students with federal loans
- 34%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 37%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
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
- Free
- Athletics
- NAIA Division II
- Varsity athletes
- 339 (190 men · 149 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 (9)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (3,203 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.
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.
Four-year (or more) true cost
Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.
$7,100/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.
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.
Modest institutional aid: 55% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,810. 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 312 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)
- $47,156
- Typical debt at graduation
- $18,000
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 38%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 54%
Typical debt would take roughly 3.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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.
Men out-earn women by $8,151 (19%) 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
- 85°F
- Winter low
- 20°F
- Annual rain
- 42.9″
- Annual snow
- 24.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Richmond Wtr Wks, IN US station (1 mi from campus).
What Indiana University-East 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.