10-yr median earnings
$55,198
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Fort Wayne, Indiana
Indiana University Fort Wayne
Indiana University Fort Wayne is a public institution in Fort Wayne, 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.
- $55,198
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Indiana University Fort Wayne posts top-quartile former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 21%
- former-student earnings, US
- +17%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Indiana University Fort Wayne 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, 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
C+
College Value Score
62/100
Indiana University Fort Wayne
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 B+
$55,198
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$20,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B-
68.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
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
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Indiana University Fort Wayne 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 Fort Wayne 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 Fort Wayne: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$55,198 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 Fort Wayne | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $55,198 | #1086 of 5103 | 79th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
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Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
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150%-time completion
$55,198
10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How Indiana University Fort Wayne 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 Fort Wayne | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $55,198 | #35 of 126 | 72nd |
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 | - |
| 34 | Indiana University Fort WayneThis school | $55,198 | - |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $10,762 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $34,891 |
Net Price by Family Income
$20,000
Median Debt
$212/mo
Monthly Payment
Outcomes
$47,173
Median Earnings (6yr)
72.4%
Earning Over $25K
68.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $47,173 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $55,198 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 72.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 68.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $20,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $212/mo |
Programs & Earnings
No program-level earnings data available for this school.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Indiana University Fort Wayne? ▼
Indiana University Fort Wayne is a public institution in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
How much do Indiana University Fort Wayne former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Indiana University Fort Wayne who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $55,198 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $47,173.
Is Indiana University Fort Wayne worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Indiana University Fort Wayne is $20,000, while former students earn a median of $55,198 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 36% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 68.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $212.
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).
Where to go next from Indiana University Fort Wayne
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