Public · Community college

Vincennes University

Vincennes, Indiana · Remote town

#5 best value in Indiana
22%
Transfer rate
$11,225
Avg net price
39%
Grad / completion
$41,110
Median earnings

Vincennes University is a public certificate-granting institution in Vincennes, Indiana (remote town setting), enrolling 3,657 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 3,657 undergradsRemote townNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Vincennes, Indiana

Vincennes is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Indiana, United States. The first European settlers were French, when Vincennes was founded as part of the French colony of Pays des Illinois, New France. Later on, it would be transferred to the colony of Louisiana. George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, the memorial and park built for the war hero George Rogers Clark. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To Great Lakes shore
204 miles
Nearest airport
45 miles to Evansville (EVV)

How Vincennes University compares

Graduation rate39%

Higher than 24% · #42 of 46 in Indiana

First-year retention50%

Higher than 11%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,110

Higher than 73% · #10 of 42 in Indiana

Average net price$11,225

Cheaper than 66% · #5 cheapest of 51 in Indiana

Median debt at graduation$12,000

Lower than 29%

Student–faculty ratio27 : 1

Lower than 8%

Undergraduate enrollment3,657

Larger than 88%

Percentiles compare Vincennes University 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

3,657undergrads
  • Women1,65245%
  • Men2,00555%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White75%
  • Black8.3%
  • Hispanic8.4%
  • Asian1.4%
  • Other or multiracial7.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,657
Student–faculty ratio
27 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
9%
First-generation students
42%
Students over 25
7%
Median family income
$31,863
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$60,894
Endowment
$72,124,449

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 1,226 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Indiana80%
  • Other U.S. states18%
  • International1.6%

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

2% 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
$7,126
Out-of-state tuition
$16,858
Room & board
$13,118
Books & supplies
$1,332
Total cost of attendance
$21,310
Average net price
$11,225

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)
3%
First-year retention
50%
Transferred to another college
22%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,834
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$41,110
Median debt at graduation
$12,000
Students with federal loans
7%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
36%

About 36% 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
3%
Low-income (Pell)
23%
First-generation
24%

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
1,313
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
36%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
188 (137 men · 51 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 (6)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)92
Baseball34
Basketball25
Volleyball15
Bowling13
Golf9

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
12
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (19,795 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.

4.7reported offenses a year
4.0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
2.0
Fondling
1.7
Robbery
0.3
Burglary
0.3
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
$7,146
$30–48k
$7,982
$48–75k
$11,884
$75–110k
$16,398
$110k+
$17,228

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
$63,883

$11,884/year × about 5.4 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.

62%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,763
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 62% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,763. 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 1,094 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)
$41,110
Typical debt at graduation
$12,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
29%
Out-earn a HS grad
49%

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
$33,997
Men
$47,812

Men out-earn women by $13,815 (41%) 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
22°F
Annual rain
46.8″
Annual snow
8.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.85.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Vincennes 5 NE, IN US station (4.1 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.