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# Indiana State University Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated October 1, 2026

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## What is the acceptance rate at Indiana State University?

Indiana State University’s reported acceptance rate is 80.8%.

**Acceptance rate · Fall 2024**
80.8%

Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.

First-year applicants and admitted students · CDS 2024-25

**Applicants**
11,759

**Admitted**
10,784

Source: Indiana State University Common Data Set 2024-25, C1 · first-time, first-year students.

How to interpret the acceptance rate

Indiana State University admits 80.8% of applicants, a rate that sits below the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size). In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported 11,759 applicants and 10,784 admitted students.

## What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled Indiana State University students report?

In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, Indiana State University reported that enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT scores—79% of the entering class—earned a middle-half range of 880 to 1100. The ACT range, drawn from 5% of enrolled students, was 20 to 26.

The reported average high-school GPA was 3.27. Among enrolled first-year students with a reported class rank, 12% placed in the upper tenth of their high-school class and 34% in the upper quarter.

An applicant whose SAT or ACT composite sits inside those ranges is in the company of most recent entering students who submitted scores.

The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at Indiana State University. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.

**79% of entering students submitted SAT scores**

SAT: reported composite scores

**25th percentile**
880

**Median**
980

**75th percentile**
1100

CDS 2024-25 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.

**5% of entering students submitted ACT scores**

ACT: reported composite scores

**25th percentile**
20

**Median**
23

**75th percentile**
26

CDS 2024-25 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.

Source: Indiana State University Common Data Set 2024-25, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters.

## Who enrolls at Indiana State University?

**Pell Grant recipients**
41.6%

**Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group**
25.7%

**First-year retention**
65.8%

Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.

About these student measures

The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.

Pell Grants reach 41.6% of undergraduates at Indiana State University, and an estimated 25.7% arrive as transfers or part-time students. The university currently serves 6,188 undergraduates overall.

That mix means the campus includes both recent high-school graduates and students who are continuing coursework they began elsewhere. In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported 1,491 degree-seeking transfer applicants.

It admitted 1,170 of those applicants and enrolled 479. Pell-eligible and transfer applicants should verify carefully how their prior credits and expected aid align with degree requirements in their chosen program before committing.

Of full-time bachelor's-seeking students who start at Indiana State University, 65.8% return for a second year. The [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) for the first-time full-time cohort is 42.9%.

Both figures sit below the medians for comparable institutions, where retention runs at 73.7% and completion at 49.1%. Pell recipients in the same entering cohort complete at 38.7%, below the overall rate by 4.2 percentage points.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).