Private for-profit · Community college
Vet Tech Institute of Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $16,045
- Avg net price
- 64%
- Grad / completion
- $38,146
- Median earnings
Vet Tech Institute of Indiana is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Indianapolis, Indiana (large city setting), enrolling 123 undergraduates.
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
- 10 miles to Indianapolis, IN
- To Great Lakes shore
- 134 miles
- Nearest airport
- 18 miles to Indianapolis (IND) · major hub
How Vet Tech Institute of Indiana compares
More selective than 62% · #1 most selective of 7 in Indiana
Higher than 53% · #21 of 46 in Indiana
Higher than 53%
Higher than 60% · #11 of 42 in Indiana
Cheaper than 47% · #14 cheapest of 51 in Indiana
Lower than 29%
Lower than 62%
Larger than 33%
Percentiles compare Vet Tech Institute of 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
Undergraduates by gender
- Women9678%
- Men2722%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White69%
- Black4.1%
- Hispanic6.5%
- Asian3.3%
- Other or multiracial17%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 123
- Student–faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 57%
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Students over 25
- 12%
- Median family income
- $37,621
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $29,322
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $17,170
- Room & board
- $8,160
- Books & supplies
- $1,380
- Total cost of attendance
- $23,846
- Average net price
- $16,045
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
- 75.2%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 64%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,081
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,146
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,000
- Students with federal loans
- 83%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 66%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
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
- 77
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 63%
- Housing charge (year)
- $5,560
- Application fee
- $50
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%.
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.
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?
Vet Tech Institute of Indiana funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $38,146
- Typical debt at graduation
- $12,000
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 31%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 41%
Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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.
Men out-earn women by $9,392 (26%) 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
- 20°F
- Annual rain
- 47.2″
- Annual snow
- 26.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Castleton 2 S, IN US station (0.6 mi from campus).
What Vet Tech Institute of Indiana graduates study — and earn
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.