Graduates of Indiana University-Indianapolis earn median 4-year earnings of $64,616, placing Indiana University-Indianapolis in the 64.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $5,678 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 78.0 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Indiana University-Indianapolis #468 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 652 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $79,722, ranked #183 nationally in its major. Business/Commerce, General reports 482 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $70,903, ranked #13 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 223 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $46,904, ranked #239 nationally in its major. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities reports 188 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $51,718, ranked #90 nationally in its major.
Graduates of Indiana University-Indianapolis earn median 4-year earnings of $64,616, placing Indiana University-Indianapolis in the 64.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $5,678 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 78.0 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Indiana University-Indianapolis #468 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 652 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $79,722, ranked #183 nationally in its major. Business/Commerce, General reports 482 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $70,903, ranked #13 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 223 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $46,904, ranked #239 nationally in its major. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities reports 188 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $51,718, ranked #90 nationally in its major.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates of Indiana University-Indianapolis earn median 4-year earnings of $64,616, placing Indiana University-Indianapolis in the 64.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $5,678 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 78.0 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Indiana University-Indianapolis #468 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 652 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $79,722, ranked #183 nationally in its major. Business/Commerce, General reports 482 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $70,903, ranked #13 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 223 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $46,904, ranked #239 nationally in its major. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities reports 188 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $51,718, ranked #90 nationally in its major.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Indiana University-Indianapolis's program mix is anchored in Health, reflecting the institution's identity as a health-sciences-oriented public university in Indianapolis. Business accounts for 15% of graduates, followed by Engineering at 6% and Education at 5%. Across 61 programs serving roughly 4,338 students annually, 45 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold — and the strongest results cluster in health and applied-professional fields. The highest aggregate return program is Nursing, which combines substantial enrollment with strong earnings. Azimuth ranks Nursing #142 among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 652 graduates annually earning median 4-year earnings of $79,722. Business/Commerce, General ranks #11 among nonprofit four-year institutions, graduating 482 students with median earnings of $70,903. Psychology, General (223 graduates, $46,904) and General Studies (188 graduates, $51,718) round out the institution's largest cohorts. For Mechanical Engineering, Azimuth ranks #167 among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 147 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $88,960. Many of Indiana University-Indianapolis's strongest programs feed directly into high-demand health-sector careers — nursing, health informatics, and allied health fields where regional employer demand in central Indiana remains strong. Programs like Biology, General, with 174 graduates earning $56,830, represent pathways where four-year earnings reflect direct workforce entry. Other fields may be more grad-school-dependent, where four-year earnings undercount the full trajectory for graduates who continue to medical or graduate study. The supply-demand map provides context for how the institution's health-heavy program families align with national labor-market demand, and the program-ranking methodology explains how Azimuth evaluates programs across cohort scale and earnings outcomes.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Indiana University-Indianapolis earn median 4-year earnings of $64,616, placing Indiana University-Indianapolis in the 64.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $5,678 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 78.0 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Indiana University-Indianapolis #468 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 652 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $79,722, ranked #183 nationally in its major. Business/Commerce, General reports 482 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $70,903, ranked #13 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 223 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $46,904, ranked #239 nationally in its major. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities reports 188 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $51,718, ranked #90 nationally in its major.
