10-yr median earnings
$63,742
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Bloomington, Indiana
Indiana University-Bloomington
Indiana University-Bloomington is a public institution in Bloomington, Indiana. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $16,264
- Avg net price / yr
- $63,742
- 10-yr median earnings
- 80.7%
- 150%-time completion
- 78.2%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Indiana University-Bloomington pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 11%
- former-student earnings, US
- 78.2%
- acceptance rate
- 80.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +19%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: R1
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Indiana University-Bloomington profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B
College Value Score
72/100
Indiana University-Bloomington
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A
$63,742
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C-
$16,264
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
80.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$19,509
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A
82.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A
91.1%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$16,264
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
80.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 80.7%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Indiana University-Bloomington vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Indiana University-Bloomington ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Indiana University-Bloomington: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$63,742 Top 11% higher than 89% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Indiana University-Bloomington | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $63,742 | #573 of 5103 | 89th |
| Average net price | $16,264 | #2338 of 5020 | 53rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 80.7% | #672 of 4858 | 86th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 37,806 | #30 of 5462 | 99th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
37,806
Undergraduate enrollment
78.2%
Acceptance rate
1,313
SAT average
80.7%
150%-time completion
$63,742
10-yr median earnings
91.1%
First-year retention
How Indiana University-Bloomington ranks in Indiana
State rank among 126 reporting Indiana colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Indiana University-Bloomington | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $63,742 | #22 of 126 | 83rd |
| Average net price | $16,264 | #30 of 96 | 69th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 80.7% | #8 of 87 | 91st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 37,806 | #3 of 100 | 97th |
Highest former-student earnings in Indiana
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | $101,253 | $42,513 |
| 2 | University of Notre Dame | $99,980 | $26,780 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-Indiana | $92,405 | $16,149 |
| 4 | Butler University | $77,235 | $36,041 |
| 5 | Purdue University-Main Campus | $72,424 | $14,600 |
| 6 | Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Anderson | $72,424 | - |
| 7 | Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Indianapolis | $72,424 | - |
| 8 | Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic South Bend | $72,424 | - |
| 9 | Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic New Albany | $72,424 | - |
| 10 | Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Columbus | $72,424 | - |
| 11 | Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Kokomo | $72,424 | - |
| 12 | Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Richmond | $72,424 | - |
| 22 | Indiana University-BloomingtonThis school | $63,742 | $16,264 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 78.2% |
| SAT Average | 1,313 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 580 – 710 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 590 – 690 |
| ACT Average | 29 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 27 – 33 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Indiana University-Bloomington
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k $6,324
$0 – $30k
$6,324 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k $7,610
$30k – $48k
$7,610 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$12,154 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$25,128 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Indiana University-Bloomington - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $12,144 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $41,891 |
| Average Net Price | $16,264 |
16.8%
Pell Grant Rate
27.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$19,509
Median Debt
$207/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Indiana University-Bloomington swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $13,253 to $15,878 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +8.2%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$13,253
Highest year
$15,878
Most recent (2023)
$15,342
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $14,1742023 · $15,342
Over the same years, enrollment went +14.3% (31,984 → 36,571 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
53.2%
Female
22.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
91.1%
Retention Rate
$53,417
Median Earnings (6yr)
74.3%
Earning Over $25K
82.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 80.7% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 91.1% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $53,417 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $63,742 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 74.3% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 82.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $19,509 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $207/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 55 | 7,257 | $63,024 | $114,199 | $19,491 |
| Master's | 22 | 2,085 | $81,615 | $161,345 | $37,457 |
| Doctoral | 15 | 196 | $92,408 | $148,634 | $64,754 |
| First Professional | 3 | 251 | $127,455 | $134,609 | $134,813 |
| Graduate Certificate | 3 | 123 | $121,372 | $123,207 | $50,885 |
| Certificate | 3 | 39 | $93,379 | $110,686 | $19,614 |
Top programs at Indiana University-Bloomington by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Business/Commerce, General
Business/Commerce, General
$161,345 median earnings
- Computational Science
Computational Science
$151,397 median earnings
- Chemistry
Chemistry
$148,634 median earnings
- Optometry
Optometry
$134,609 median earnings
- Psychology, General
Psychology, General
$131,290 median earnings
- Human Computer Interaction
Human Computer Interaction
$127,652 median earnings
- Business/Commerce, General
Business/Commerce, General
$123,207 median earnings
- Law
Law
$120,301 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General | Master's | 953 | $161,345 | $41,000 |
| Computational Science | Master's | 110 | $151,397 | - |
| Chemistry | Doctoral | 36 | $148,634 | - |
| Optometry | First Professional | 70 | $134,609 | $177,626 |
| Psychology, General | Doctoral | - | $131,290 | - |
| Human Computer Interaction | Master's | 19 | $127,652 | $41,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Graduate Certificate | 70 | $123,207 | - |
| Law | First Professional | 174 | $120,301 | $92,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's | 97 | $119,951 | $32,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Graduate Certificate | - | $119,536 | - |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's | 144 | $114,199 | $19,366 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Certificate | - | $110,686 | $19,500 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's | 2,132 | $105,583 | $19,500 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Certificate | 39 | $105,106 | $19,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral | 20 | $101,630 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Indiana University-Bloomington? ▼
Indiana University-Bloomington is a public institution in Bloomington, Indiana. The acceptance rate is 78.2%. The average SAT score is 1,313. Undergraduate enrollment is 37,806 students.
How much do Indiana University-Bloomington former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Indiana University-Bloomington who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $63,742 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $53,417.
How much does Indiana University-Bloomington cost? ▼
The average net price at Indiana University-Bloomington is $16,264. In-state tuition is $12,144 and out-of-state tuition is $41,891. Median student debt at graduation is $19,509.
What is the graduation rate at Indiana University-Bloomington? ▼
Indiana University-Bloomington has a 80.7% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 91.1%.
Is Indiana University-Bloomington worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Indiana University-Bloomington is $19,509, while former students earn a median of $63,742 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 31% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 82.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $207.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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