Huntington University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Huntington University

Huntington University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Huntington, Indiana (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 1,082 students of which 1,466 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Huntington University is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 75.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,052 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,310, with published in-state tuition of $31,870 and a Pell grant recipient share of 27.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,576, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 65.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 83.8%. Graduates earn a median of $46,672 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,702 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 57100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 63.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.