Public · Community college

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana · Large city

#2 best value in Indiana

10%
Transfer rate: $7,258
Avg net price: 41%
Grad / completion: $37,186
Median earnings

Ivy Tech Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Indianapolis, Indiana (large city setting), enrolling 58,267 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicLarge · 58,267 undergradsLarge cityCold winters

About Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County. In 1816, the year Indiana gained statehood, U.S. Congress designated four sections of land in central Indiana as the future seat of state government, contingent on tribal removal. With a permanent collection of 54,000 works, the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields is the city's primary art museum. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 2 miles to Indianapolis, IN
To Great Lakes shore: 138 miles
Nearest airport: 9 miles to Indianapolis (IND) · major hub

How Ivy Tech Community College compares

#8 · Largest Colleges by Enrollment

Graduation rate41%

Higher than 26% · #41 of 46 in Indiana

First-year retention62%

Higher than 26%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,186

Higher than 57% · #12 of 42 in Indiana

Average net price$7,258

Cheaper than 81% · #2 cheapest of 51 in Indiana

Median debt at graduation$10,727

Lower than 38%

Student–faculty ratio28 : 1

Lower than 7%

Undergraduate enrollment58,267

Larger than 99%

Percentiles compare Ivy Tech Community 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 Indiana.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women36,57463%
Men21,69337%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White65%
Black15%
Hispanic3.6%
Asian2.4%
Other or multiracial14%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 58,267
Student–faculty ratio: 28 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 22%
First-generation students: 48%
Students over 25: 27%
Median family income: $22,587
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $59,364
Endowment: $53,161,502

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 13,357 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Indiana92%
Other U.S. states8.2%

Most first-years stay in state — Ivy Tech Community College 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.

Cost

In-state tuition: $5,154
Out-of-state tuition: $9,935
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,546
Total cost of attendance: $15,370
Average net price: $7,258

Outcomes

Graduated: 41%
First-year retention: 62%
Transferred to another college: 10%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $32,680
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $37,186
Median debt at graduation: $10,727
Students with federal loans: 7%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 20%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

41%

Low-income (Pell)

14%

First-generation

15%

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

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 13
Property offenses (2022–2024): 24

Reported offenses in an average year

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

12reported offenses a year

4.3 violent a year8.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary

6.0

Fondling

2.7

Motor vehicle theft

1.7

Aggravated assault

1.0

Rape

0.3

Robbery

0.3

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

$5,532

$30–48k

$5,727

$48–75k

$8,489

$75–110k

$11,793

$110k+

$14,385

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.

47%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$944

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 47% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $944. 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 4,563 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): $37,186
Typical debt at graduation: $10,727
Debt vs. one year's pay: 29%
Out-earn a HS grad: 47%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 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

$33,621

Men

$44,065

Men out-earn women by $10,444 (31%) 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: 21°F
Annual rain: 40.7″
Annual snow: 26.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Indianapolis Eagle Creek AP, IN US station (7.4 mi from campus).

What Ivy Tech Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCert.

5,567 grads$22k 1 yr$39k 5 yr$9k debt

5,567$22,188$38,582$9,052 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

3,131 grads$50k 1 yr$58k 5 yr$14k debt

3,131$50,081$58,478$14,317 Business Administration, Management and OperationsCert.

2,270 grads$38k 1 yr$40k 5 yr$10k debt

2,270$38,291$39,969$10,125 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

2,194 grads$32k 1 yr$34k 5 yr$11k debt

2,194$32,398$33,517$10,596 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

1,438 grads$27k 1 yr$37k 5 yr$11k debt

1,438$26,524$37,290$11,000 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

1,326 grads$66k 1 yr$70k 5 yr$18k debt

1,326$65,738$70,463$18,000 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

1,013 grads$28k 1 yr$35k 5 yr$13k debt

1,013$28,240$34,596$13,201 Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

818 grads$39k 1 yr$44k 5 yr$12k debt

818$39,005$43,710$11,686 Precision Metal WorkingCert.

787 grads$42k 1 yr$54k 5 yr$6k debt

787$41,767$54,333$6,387 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

677 grads$37k 1 yr$47k 5 yr$7k debt

677$37,317$47,148$7,000 Accounting and Related ServicesCert.

447 grads$23k 1 yr$39k 5 yr$8k debt

447$23,271$38,525$8,333 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

366 grads$55k 1 yr$59k 5 yr$14k debt

366$55,499$59,335$13,892

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.