Public · Community college

University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, Indiana · Midsize suburb

#4 for grad earnings in Indiana
29%
Transfer rate
$12,923
Avg net price
48%
Grad / completion
$47,605
Median earnings

University of Southern Indiana is a public certificate-granting institution in Evansville, Indiana (midsize suburb setting), enrolling 5,292 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 5,292 undergradsMidsize suburbAccessible · 96% admitNCAA Division II 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 suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
254 miles
Nearest airport
9 miles to Evansville (EVV)

How University of Southern Indiana compares

Selectivity95.8%

More selective than 27% · #7 most selective of 7 in Indiana

SAT average1141

Higher than 88%

Graduation rate48%

Higher than 35% · #38 of 46 in Indiana

First-year retention75%

Higher than 55%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$47,605

Higher than 88% · #4 of 42 in Indiana

Average net price$12,923

Cheaper than 58% · #10 cheapest of 51 in Indiana

Median debt at graduation$20,105

Lower than 6%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment5,292

Larger than 92%

Percentiles compare University of Southern Indiana 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

Undergraduate vs. graduate

7,180students
  • Undergraduate5,29274%
  • Graduate1,88826%

Undergraduates by gender

5,292undergrads
  • Women3,39264%
  • Men1,90036%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White83%
  • Black4.1%
  • Hispanic5.3%
  • Asian2.0%
  • Other or multiracial6.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
5,292
Graduate enrollment
1,888
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
23%
First-generation students
35%
Students over 25
8%
Median family income
$54,413
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$72,801
Endowment
$160,211,786

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 1,283 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Indiana87%
  • Other U.S. states13%
  • International0.5%

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

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.

Cost

In-state tuition
$10,066
Out-of-state tuition
$22,907
Room & board
$11,548
Books & supplies
$1,200
Total cost of attendance
$22,383
Average net price
$12,923

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Admissions

Admission rate
95.8%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1030–1240
SAT average
1141
SAT reading
520–620
SAT math
510–620
ACT composite
21–27
Average GPA (estimated)
3.25

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
48%
Graduated on time (4 years)
37%
First-year retention
75%
Transferred to another college
29%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,323
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,605
Median debt at graduation
$20,105
Students with federal loans
26%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
54%

About 11% 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
37%
Low-income (Pell)
40%
First-generation
41%

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
2,284
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
43%
Housing charge (year)
$5,078
Meal plan (year)
$4,982
Application fee
$40
Athletics
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
466 (265 men · 201 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 (9)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)188
Soccer66
Swimming and Diving (combined)61
Baseball47
Basketball30
Tennis20
Softball19
Golf18
Volleyball17

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
13
Property offenses (2022–2024)
5

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (9,488 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.

6.0reported offenses a year
4.3 violent a year1.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
2.3
Fondling
2.0
Motor vehicle theft
1.0
Burglary
0.7

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
$7,484
$30–48k
$7,818
$48–75k
$12,748
$75–110k
$17,720
$110k+
$18,777

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
$55,405

$12,748/year × about 4.3 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
$4,124
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 94% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,124. 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 1,234 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)
$47,605
Typical debt at graduation
$20,105
Debt vs. one year's pay
42%
Out-earn a HS grad
57%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.2 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
$44,895
Men
$52,560

Men out-earn women by $7,665 (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
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 (5.7 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.