10-yr median earnings
$37,186
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Indianapolis, Indiana
Ivy Tech Community College
Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution in Indianapolis, 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.
- $7,258
- Avg net price / yr
- $37,186
- 10-yr median earnings
- 38.5%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Ivy Tech Community College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 38th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 38.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +14%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Ivy Tech Community College 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 ("Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional"), 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
50/100
Ivy Tech Community College
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 F
$37,186
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A
$7,258
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
38.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B-
$10,727
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
46.9%
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
$7,258
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
38.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 38.5%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Ivy Tech Community College 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 Ivy Tech Community College 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.
Ivy Tech Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$37,186 38th percentile higher than 38% 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 | Ivy Tech Community College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $37,186 | #3171 of 5103 | 38th |
| Average net price | $7,258 | #687 of 5020 | 86th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 38.5% | #3746 of 4858 | 23rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 58,267 | #8 of 5462 | 100th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
58,267
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
38.5%
150%-time completion
$37,186
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Ivy Tech Community College ranks in Indiana
State rank among 126 reporting Indiana colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Ivy Tech Community College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $37,186 | #89 of 126 | 29th |
| Average net price | $7,258 | #5 of 96 | 95th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 38.5% | #74 of 87 | 15th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 58,267 | #1 of 100 | 99th |
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 | - |
| 70 | Ivy Tech Community CollegeThis school | $37,186 | $7,258 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Ivy Tech Community College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k $5,532
$0 – $30k
$5,532 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k $5,727
$30k – $48k
$5,727 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$8,489 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$14,385 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Ivy Tech Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $5,154 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $9,935 |
| Average Net Price | $7,258 |
22.5%
Pell Grant Rate
6.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$10,727
Median Debt
$114/mo
Monthly Payment
Ivy Tech Community College costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $8,911 to $6,544 (-26.6%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $8,9112023 · $6,544
Over the same years, enrollment went -36.9% (87,017 → 54,926 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
62.8%
Female
48.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
$32,680
Median Earnings (6yr)
51.4%
Earning Over $25K
46.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 38.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $32,680 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $37,186 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 51.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 46.9% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $10,727 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $114/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 44 | 8,362 | $55,160 | $93,860 | $10,465 |
| Certificate | 23 | 18,679 | $47,901 | $92,127 | $8,035 |
Top programs at Ivy Tech Community College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Electrical and Power Trans…
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
$93,860 median earnings
- Plumbing and Related Water…
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services
$93,701 median earnings
- Electrical and Power Trans…
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
$92,127 median earnings
- Mechanical Engineering Rel…
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
$79,780 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$76,217 median earnings
- Industrial Production Tech…
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
$75,799 median earnings
- Precision Metal Working
Precision Metal Working
$75,002 median earnings
- Industrial Production Tech…
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
$73,160 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.
Explore Data-Matched Colleges
Matches use Scorecard measures among reporting colleges — not state-system recommendations or geographic proximity.
Similar Enrollment and Sector
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Similar Reported Net Price
Other Public institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
Same-sector institutions with the same direction and nearest fitted annual change; only series with R² of at least 0.40 qualify.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Ivy Tech Community College? ▼
Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution in Indianapolis, Indiana. Undergraduate enrollment is 58,267 students.
How much do Ivy Tech Community College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Ivy Tech Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $37,186 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $32,680.
How much does Ivy Tech Community College cost? ▼
The average net price at Ivy Tech Community College is $7,258. In-state tuition is $5,154 and out-of-state tuition is $9,935. Median student debt at graduation is $10,727.
What is the graduation rate at Ivy Tech Community College? ▼
Ivy Tech Community College has a 38.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Ivy Tech Community College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Ivy Tech Community College is $10,727, while former students earn a median of $37,186 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 29% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 46.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $114.
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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