Indiana University-East

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Indiana University-East

Indiana University-East operates as a public institution located in Richmond, Indiana (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 2,589 students of which 4,900 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. Indiana University-East 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 67.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,061 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $8,134, with published in-state tuition of $8,424 and a Pell grant recipient share of 35.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 42.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 61.8%. Graduates earn a median of $47,156 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,827 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 194900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 57.6% 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.