Private nonprofit · University

University of Evansville

Evansville, Indiana · Midsize city

77.6%
Admit rate
$18,499
Avg net price
64%
Graduation rate
$53,770
Median earnings

University of Evansville is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Evansville, Indiana (midsize city setting), enrolling 1,539 undergraduates. It has a United Methodist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,539 undergradsMidsize cityAccessible · 78% admitNCAA Division I without footballCold winters

About Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is a city in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. There has been a continuous human presence in the area that became Evansville from at least 8000 BC by Paleo-Indians. Archaeologists have identified several archaic and ancient sites in and near Evansville, with the most complex at Angel Mounds. Bosse Field, a 7,180-seat baseball stadium in Garvin Park, was built in 1915 and is the third-oldest ballpark still in regular use in the United States. It is surpassed only by Fenway Park (1912) in Boston and Wrigley Field (1914) in Chicago. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
253 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Evansville (EVV)

How University of Evansville compares

Selectivity77.6%

More selective than 49% · #21 most selective of 42 in Indiana

Graduation rate64%

Higher than 68% · #19 of 45 in Indiana

First-year retention83%

Higher than 71%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$53,770

Higher than 49% · #20 of 44 in Indiana

Average net price$18,499

Cheaper than 57% · #19 cheapest of 45 in Indiana

Median debt at graduation$24,606

Lower than 41%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 76%

Undergraduate enrollment1,539

Larger than 50%

Percentiles compare University of Evansville 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

1,911students
  • Undergraduate1,53981%
  • Graduate37219%

Undergraduates by gender

1,539undergrads
  • Women94461%
  • Men59539%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White73%
  • Black4.6%
  • Hispanic6.2%
  • Asian3.0%
  • Other or multiracial14%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,539
Graduate enrollment
372
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
24%
First-generation students
27%
Students over 25
6%
Median family income
$68,453
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$78,507
Endowment
$166,020,755

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 462 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Indiana56%
  • Other U.S. states30%
  • International14%

A regional draw: about 55% of first-years come from Indiana, the rest from elsewhere.

14% 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
77.6%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$44,172
Room & board
$15,000
Books & supplies
$870
Total cost of attendance
$57,451
Average net price
$18,499

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)
64%
Graduated on time (4 years)
57%
First-year retention
83%
Transferred to another college
24%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,734
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$53,770
Median debt at graduation
$24,606
Students with federal loans
41%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
72%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
57%
Low-income (Pell)
55%
First-generation
58%

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
1,260
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
82%
Housing charge (year)
$7,280
Meal plan (year)
$7,360
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division I without football
Varsity athletes
367 (208 men · 159 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 (10)

Soccer77
Track and Field (Indoor)47
Track and Field (Outdoor)47
Baseball36
Swimming and Diving (combined)36
Basketball31
Golf27
Cross Country27
Softball23
Volleyball16

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
3.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
13
Property offenses (2022–2024)
8

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (2,114 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.

7.0reported offenses a year
4.3 violent a year2.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
2.7
Burglary
2.3
Rape
1.7
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
$14,451
$30–48k
$12,347
$48–75k
$13,711
$75–110k
$20,735
$110k+
$24,936

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
$57,141

$13,711/year × about 4.2 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.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$30,595
average award, among those who get one

University of Evansville discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $30,595. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

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 377 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)
$53,770
Typical debt at graduation
$24,606
Debt vs. one year's pay
46%
Out-earn a HS grad
68%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 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
$49,684
Men
$65,197

Men out-earn women by $15,513 (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
89°F
Winter low
27°F
Annual rain
47.8″
Annual snow
10.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Evansville Museum, 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.

Colleges similar to University of Evansville

Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare University of Evansville side by side →

Colleges near University of Evansville

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.