Indiana University-Kokomo

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

Indiana University-Kokomo operates as a public institution located in Kokomo, Indiana (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,352 students of which 5,435 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-Kokomo 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 86.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,065 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $3,968, with published in-state tuition of $8,424 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $16,961, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 45.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 69.3%. Graduates earn a median of $49,917 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,134 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 154300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 63.5% 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.