Colleges / Indiana State University
College · Public · Terre Haute, IN · City
ISU

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Address210 N 7th St, Terre Haute, IN 47809
Websiteindianastate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate81%
6-yr median pay$41k
Net price / yr$11k
Undergrad size6,188
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $11k/yr for a shot at a $41k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 81% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

6,188 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $11k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$98k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$43k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$55k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$22.3k
Room & board
$12.3k
Books & supplies
$1,140

How students pay for it.

Pell grants42%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans26%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention67%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr43%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$41k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
6,188
Location
Terre Haute, IN
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Indiana State ISU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White66%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian2%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time13%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$40k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 67

What you can study.

Colleges / Indiana State University
College · Public · Terre Haute, IN · City
ISU

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Address210 N 7th St, Terre Haute, IN 47809
Websiteindianastate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate81%
6-yr median pay$41k
Net price / yr$11k
Undergrad size6,188
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $11k/yr for a shot at a $41k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 81% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

6,188 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $11k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$98k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$43k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$55k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$22.3k
Room & board
$12.3k
Books & supplies
$1,140

How students pay for it.

Pell grants42%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans26%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention67%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr43%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$41k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
6,188
Location
Terre Haute, IN
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Indiana State ISU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White66%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian2%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time13%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$40k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 67

What you can study.