College · Public · South Bend, IN · City
Indiana University-South Bend
South Bend, IN
Admit rate84%
6-yr median pay$41k
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size3,933
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $9k/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 84% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1081 · ACT 21.
If you get in
3,933 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 $17k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$69k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$35k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$35k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $8.4k
- Tuition · out-of-state
- $22.8k
- Room & board
- $10.2k
- Books & supplies
- $1,166
How students pay for it.
Pell grants43%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans35%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention66%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr40%
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$45k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out19%
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
- 3,933
- Location
- South Bend, IN
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- IUSB · IU SB · IU South Bend
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White58%
- Hispanic23%
- Black9%
- Two or more races6%
- Asian2%
- International2%
- Unknown1%
First-gen students41%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time22%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$41k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 45
What you can study.