Indian River State College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Indian River State College

Indian River State College operates as a public institution located in Fort Pierce, Florida (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 11,822 students of which 20,536 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. Indian River State College is categorized as “23” 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. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $3,815, with published in-state tuition of $2,764 and a Pell grant recipient share of 34.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $8,023, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 43.6%. Graduates earn a median of $38,315 ten years after enrolling, compared with $33,822 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 265400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 47.4% 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.