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Indiana University-Kokomo

Kokomo, Indiana · Small city

#1 best value in Indiana
86.5%
Admit rate
$3,968
Avg net price
46%
Graduation rate
$49,917
Median earnings

Indiana University-Kokomo is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Kokomo, Indiana (small city setting), enrolling 2,352 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 2,352 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 86% admitNAIA Division ICold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Indiana University-Kokomo's admitted students.

Admit rate
86.5%
SAT (mid 50%)
960–1150
Avg GPA (est.)
3.07

Enter a test score to see where you land against Indiana University-Kokomo's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Indiana University-Kokomo's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Kokomo, Indiana

Kokomo is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States. Kokomo is thought to have been born in 1775 and died in 1838. The Kid from Kokomo (1939; also sometimes called Broadway Cavalier) is a comedy film about an orphan from Kokomo who refuses to box until his mother is found. The film was based on a story by Dalton Trumbo. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
96 miles
Nearest airport
43 miles to Purdue University (LAF)

How Indiana University-Kokomo compares

Selectivity86.5%

More selective than 32% · #35 most selective of 42 in Indiana

SAT average1065

Higher than 19%

Graduation rate46%

Higher than 31% · #32 of 45 in Indiana

First-year retention69%

Higher than 29%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$49,917

Higher than 39% · #28 of 44 in Indiana

Average net price$3,968

Cheaper than 99% · #1 cheapest of 45 in Indiana

Median debt at graduation$16,961

Lower than 87%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment2,352

Larger than 62%

Percentiles compare Indiana University-Kokomo 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

2,568students
  • Undergraduate2,35292%
  • Graduate2168%

Undergraduates by gender

2,352undergrads
  • Women1,59568%
  • Men75732%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White75%
  • Black5.4%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Asian1.5%
  • Other or multiracial5.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,352
Graduate enrollment
216
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
33%
First-generation students
40%
Students over 25
18%
Median family income
$41,864
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$65,187
Endowment
$12,025,870

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 482 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Indiana98%
  • Other U.S. states1.2%

Most first-years stay in state — Indiana University-Kokomo 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
86.5%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
960–1150
SAT average
1065
SAT reading
490–580
SAT math
470–570
ACT composite
21–27
Average GPA (estimated)
3.07

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,424
Out-of-state tuition
$22,811
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,166
Total cost of attendance
$11,837
Average net price
$3,968

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)
46%
Graduated on time (4 years)
31%
First-year retention
69%
Transferred to another college
20%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,134
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,917
Median debt at graduation
$16,961
Students with federal loans
30%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
43%

About 15% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
31%
Low-income (Pell)
33%
First-generation
37%

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 I
Varsity athletes
296 (164 men · 132 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 (7)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)163
Baseball40
Basketball26
Soccer25
Volleyball19
Golf15
Tennis8

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 1 campus (2,921 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.

< $30k
-$583
$30–48k
-$541
$48–75k
$2,375
$75–110k
$9,025
$110k+
$10,593

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.

Est. total to a degree
$10,640

$2,375/year × about 4.5 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.

42%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,899
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 42% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,899. 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 495 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)
$49,917
Typical debt at graduation
$16,961
Debt vs. one year's pay
34%
Out-earn a HS grad
60%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.4 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
$45,799
Men
$55,872

Men out-earn women by $10,073 (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
84°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
44.4″
Annual snow
34.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kokomo 3 Wsw, IN US station (2.3 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.