University of Southern Indiana

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Southern Indiana

University of Southern Indiana operates as a public institution located in Evansville, Indiana (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 5,292 students of which 8,293 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. University of Southern Indiana is categorized as “18” 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 95.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,141 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,923, with published in-state tuition of $10,066 and a Pell grant recipient share of 22.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,105, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 50.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.0%. Graduates earn a median of $47,605 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,323 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 433400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.0% 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.