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Indiana University-Southeast

New Albany, Indiana · Large suburb

#4 best value in Indiana
84.5%
Admit rate
$7,888
Avg net price
39%
Graduation rate
$47,596
Median earnings

Indiana University-Southeast is a public bachelor's-granting institution in New Albany, Indiana (large suburb setting), enrolling 3,170 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 3,170 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 84% admitNAIA Division ICold winters

Will you get in?

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

Admit rate
84.5%
SAT (mid 50%)
970–1180
Avg GPA (est.)
3.09

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

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

About New Albany, Indiana

New Albany is a city in New Albany Township, Floyd County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River, opposite Louisville, Kentucky. The land of New Albany was officially granted to the United States after the American Revolutionary War. The territory had been captured by George Rogers Clark in 1779. For his services Clark was awarded large tracts of land in Southern Indiana including most of Floyd County. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
239 miles
Nearest airport
13 miles to Louisville Muhammad Ali (SDF) · major hub

How Indiana University-Southeast compares

Selectivity84.5%

More selective than 36% · #31 most selective of 42 in Indiana

SAT average1072

Higher than 20%

Graduation rate39%

Higher than 21% · #38 of 45 in Indiana

First-year retention64%

Higher than 18%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$47,596

Higher than 32% · #33 of 44 in Indiana

Average net price$7,888

Cheaper than 95% · #4 cheapest of 45 in Indiana

Median debt at graduation$19,684

Lower than 76%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment3,170

Larger than 70%

Percentiles compare Indiana University-Southeast 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

3,630students
  • Undergraduate3,17087%
  • Graduate46013%

Undergraduates by gender

3,170undergrads
  • Women2,04865%
  • Men1,12235%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White80%
  • Black5.9%
  • Hispanic6.2%
  • Asian2.2%
  • Other or multiracial5.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,170
Graduate enrollment
460
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
32%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
22%
Median family income
$36,062
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$71,658
Endowment
$30,931,962

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 645 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Indiana83%
  • Other U.S. states17%

Most first-years stay in state — Indiana University-Southeast 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
84.5%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
970–1180
SAT average
1072
SAT reading
490–610
SAT math
480–570
ACT composite
20–25
Average GPA (estimated)
3.09

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,424
Out-of-state tuition
$22,811
Room & board
$11,940
Books & supplies
$1,166
Total cost of attendance
$16,411
Average net price
$7,888

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)
39%
Graduated on time (4 years)
26%
First-year retention
64%
Transferred to another college
20%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,290
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,596
Median debt at graduation
$19,684
Students with federal loans
29%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
43%

About 13% 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
26%
Low-income (Pell)
25%
First-generation
26%

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
395
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
12%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Varsity athletes
121 (61 men · 60 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)

Baseball39
Basketball28
Softball24
Volleyball16
Tennis14

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
3.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
26
Property offenses (2022–2024)
12

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (3,736 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.

13reported offenses a year
8.7 violent a year4.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
6.7
Burglary
3.0
Rape
1.0
Aggravated assault
1.0
Arson
0.7
Motor vehicle theft
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
$3,782
$30–48k
$4,978
$48–75k
$7,046
$75–110k
$11,730
$110k+
$14,276

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
$31,822

$7,046/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.

68%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,831
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 68% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,831. 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 566 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)
$47,596
Typical debt at graduation
$19,684
Debt vs. one year's pay
41%
Out-earn a HS grad
57%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.1 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
$43,633
Men
$54,310

Men out-earn women by $10,677 (24%) 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
26°F
Annual rain
48″
Annual snow
4.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Louisville Mcalpine, KY US station (4.9 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.