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Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, Pennsylvania · Distant town

90.8%
Admit rate
$16,804
Avg net price
56%
Graduation rate
$51,019
Median earnings

Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Indiana, Pennsylvania (distant town setting), enrolling 6,764 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 6,764 undergradsDistant townAccessible · 91% admitNCAA Division II with football · Pennsylvania State Athletic ConferenceCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Indiana University of Pennsylvania's admitted students.

Admit rate
90.8%
SAT (mid 50%)
970–1180
Avg GPA (est.)
3.10

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

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

About Indiana, Pennsylvania

Indiana is a borough in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. In 1768, Thomas and Richard Penn, sons of William Penn, secured the southern part of what would later become Indiana County from the Iroquois Six Nations through the First Treaty of Fort Stanwix. Indiana County became known as the "Christmas Tree Capital of the World" in the mid-1950s, as noted in an Associated Press report. In 1956 alone, the county harvested about 700,000 trees, emphasizing its importance in Christmas tree production. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
116 miles
Nearest airport
27 miles to Arnold Palmer (LBE)

How Indiana University of Pennsylvania compares

Selectivity90.8%

More selective than 22% · #76 most selective of 111 in Pennsylvania

SAT average1082

Higher than 23%

Graduation rate56%

Higher than 52% · #75 of 116 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention75%

Higher than 46%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$51,019

Higher than 41% · #96 of 116 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$16,804

Cheaper than 64% · #12 cheapest of 112 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$26,798

Lower than 19%

Student–faculty ratio23 : 1

Lower than 5%

Undergraduate enrollment6,764

Larger than 83%

Percentiles compare Indiana University of Pennsylvania with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

8,484students
  • Undergraduate6,76480%
  • Graduate1,72020%

Undergraduates by gender

6,764undergrads
  • Women3,92958%
  • Men2,83542%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White76%
  • Black9.4%
  • Hispanic5.2%
  • Asian1.1%
  • Other or multiracial8.4%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
6,764
Graduate enrollment
1,720
Student–faculty ratio
23 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
37%
First-generation students
32%
Students over 25
9%
Median family income
$56,548
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$106,893
Endowment
$98,577,436

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 2,025 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Pennsylvania96%
  • Other U.S. states3.3%
  • International0.8%

Most first-years stay in state — Indiana University of Pennsylvania draws overwhelmingly from Pennsylvania.

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.

Admissions

Admission rate
90.8%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
970–1180
SAT average
1082
SAT reading
490–600
SAT math
480–580
ACT composite
20–27
Average GPA (estimated)
3.10

Cost

In-state tuition
$11,380
Out-of-state tuition
$16,297
Room & board
$13,286
Books & supplies
$1,100
Total cost of attendance
$26,898
Average net price
$16,804

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)
56%
Graduated on time (4 years)
39%
First-year retention
75%
Transferred to another college
22%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,278
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,019
Median debt at graduation
$26,798
Students with federal loans
59%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
60%

About 16% 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
39%
Low-income (Pell)
42%
First-generation
47%

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
Yes
Dorm capacity
3,888
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
57%
Housing charge (year)
$8,950
Meal plan (year)
$3,620
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
628 (304 men · 324 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 (12)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)268
Football94
Baseball40
Swimming and Diving (combined)40
Soccer35
Lacrosse30
Field Hockey29
Basketball28
Volleyball26
Softball22
Golf8
Tennis8

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
38
Property offenses (2022–2024)
6

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (9,073 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.

15reported offenses a year
13 violent a year2.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
4.7
Aggravated assault
4.0
Fondling
3.0
Robbery
1.0
Burglary
1.0
Motor vehicle theft
0.7
Arson
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
$12,364
$30–48k
$11,851
$48–75k
$14,516
$75–110k
$19,722
$110k+
$21,933

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
$64,517

$14,516/year × about 4.4 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.

94%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,807
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 94% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,807. 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 1,725 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)
$51,019
Typical debt at graduation
$26,798
Debt vs. one year's pay
53%
Out-earn a HS grad
58%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.3 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
$47,620
Men
$55,615

Men out-earn women by $7,995 (17%) 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
82°F
Winter low
18°F
Annual rain
47.9″
Annual snow
45.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Indiana 3 SE, PA US station (2.6 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.