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Indiana University-Southeast

INMedium public institution · Overall rank #569 nationally

Data snapshot Updated

Azimuth places the university’s composite standing in the 61st percentile nationally.

Who it’s a good fit for

Indiana University-Southeast is a public university in New Albany, Indiana, where the degree mix is led by Business and Liberal Arts & General Studies. Affordability is among the highest we track, the university's strongest .

Graduates earn less than predicts for students like them. The model attributes part of that gap to the factors it measures, which adds to earnings, and part to a remainder it does not explain, which subtracts.

Return is modestly below average. The net price for the lowest income band sits well below the published cost, while the highest band pays closer to it.

Pell students complete at a rate that is below the overall cohort's, and mobility is modestly below average. The admission rate is near the median for comparable public universities, and most graduates are estimated to go into work rather than further study.

A student drawn to the largest programs should know that the best-paid one, Computer Science, awards far fewer degrees.

Indiana University-Southeast at a glance

Admissions and outcomes

Admission rate[1]
84.5%
Six-year completion[2]
39.2%
Four-year earnings[3]
$54,129

Cost and family borrowing

Average annual net price · $48–75K family income[6]
$7,046
Median student debt[4]
$19,684
Median Parent PLUS debt[7]
$10,909

Indiana University-Southeast rankings: how Azimuth assesses value[5]

Indiana University-Southeast, a public university in New Albany, Indiana, serves 3,170 undergraduates. The campus sits above the middle of the Azimuth ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, though its four pillars sit far apart.

At Indiana University-Southeast, the admission rate is 84.5%, and the peer median for institutions with the same type and size is 85.9%. Among full-time first-year students, 63.8% return for a second year; the peer median is 73.7%.

The six-year graduation rate is 39.2%, while the median for comparable institutions is 49.1%. An estimated 34.1% of undergraduates arrive as transfers or part-time students, so many in the student body began their degrees elsewhere.

Affordability is the strongest pillar, while return is the weakest. Access and mobility sit between them, closer to the middle of the field yet still far from the top.

The four pillars are widely separated, with the cost picture and the earnings picture pulling in opposite directions.

For families focused on cost, Indiana University-Southeast stands out most on affordability, its strongest pillar. Among nonprofit four-year institutions, affordability sits in the 94th percentile.

Azimuth places access in the 53rd percentile and mobility in the 39th percentile. Return is the weakest pillar at the 38th percentile.

The affordability and return results point in different directions: cost is the clearer strength.

The middle 50% of submitted SAT scores at Indiana University-Southeast fell between 970 and 1,180, and the middle 50% of ACT scores between 20 and 25. 32.3% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants.

Azimuth ranks the university #691 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. Pell recipients complete at a rate of 31.9%, which is 7.3 percentage points below the overall six-year graduation rate (39.2%).

For mobility, Azimuth ranks Indiana University-Southeast #889 among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $1,506 less than the model expects for similar students.

How value-added outcomes are assessed · How to interpret program rankings

Indiana University-Southeast rankings in context
GeographyRank
National#569

Azimuth overall value rankings within each geographic comparison group.

National pillar percentiles

Economic mobility
National percentile: 39
Access & reach
National percentile: 53
Affordability
National percentile: 94
Return on investment
National percentile: 38

01 / Indiana University-Southeast briefing

Indiana University-Southeast cost & financial aid[6][7]

At Indiana University-Southeast, the average net price—what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships—is $7,888, compared with a published cost of attendance of $16,411 (an average across living arrangements). Published in-state tuition and fees are $8,424, while out-of-state tuition and fees are $22,811 and room and board are $11,940.

For the average aid recipient, financial aid offsets $8,523 of the published cost. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $14,068.

Indiana University-Southeast's is $6,180 below that figure. Azimuth ranks Indiana University-Southeast #83 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The lower net price and affordability rank point in the same direction for aided students.

Affordability is a clear strength at Indiana University-Southeast, where the published cost of attendance is $16,411 (an average across living arrangements). Average net prices are $3,782 for the low-income family-income band, $4,978 for the lower-middle band, $7,046 for the middle band, $11,730 for the upper-middle band, and $14,276 for the high-income band.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $10,494, and Azimuth ranks the university #83 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 52% of the published cost.

The average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $7,888 for first-time, full-time in-state aid recipients, with $8,523 in average aid savings against the sticker price. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $14,068; the university’s average is $6,180 below it.

Published in-state tuition and fees are $8,424, versus $22,811 for out-of-state tuition and fees. Federal student loan borrowers who complete have median debt of $19,684, and 71.2% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans.

Comparable institutions (same type and size) have a peer median federal debt of $21,229, putting the university $1,545 below that figure. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $224 a month if repaid over ten years.

The median Parent PLUS borrowing is $10,909.

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Reported average annual net price · $48–75K$7,046

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Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary.

Borrowing and repayment at Indiana University-Southeast

Federal borrowing reaches 71.2% of federal aid recipients at Indiana University-Southeast, making loan use common among the undergraduate population. Among federal-loan borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt is $19,684.

These federal figures exclude private loans and Parent PLUS and do not describe every completer. At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median is $21,229; the university figure is below by $1,545.

Parent PLUS borrowers are a separate parent-borrower population, with median borrowing of $10,909.

At Indiana University-Southeast, the investment picture pairs lower borrowing with mixed earnings. Four years after completion, federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $54,129, placing the university in the 30th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $1,506 less than the model expects for similar students. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, falls in the 49th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Earnings scenarios from the program mix show $54,129 in a typical scenario, $45,610 in a downside scenario, and $72,819 in an upside scenario. Median federal student debt at completion is $19,684, below the $21,229 peer median at comparable institutions (same type and size) by $1,545.

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $224 a month if repaid over ten years. Lower debt and earnings below the model point in different directions.

For families weighing both forms of federal borrowing, Parent PLUS borrowers had median borrowing of $10,909, a figure for a separate parent-borrower population. Median federal student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $224 a month if repaid over ten years.

How Financial GPS measures payment burden · The four risk-and-reward zones

Financial GPS

What does repayment look like?

Institution median student debt
$19,684
Institution Parent PLUS debt
$10,909

Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.

Estimated student payment · monthly
$224/mo
Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly
$139/mo

Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.

Payment assumptions

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.

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Read the full cost & aid brief

02 / Indiana University-Southeast briefing

Indiana University-Southeast career outcomes & earnings[3][8][9]

Affordability is the clearer strength at Indiana University-Southeast, while the return picture is more restrained. Azimuth places its return pillar in the 38th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $1,506 less than the model expects for similar students. That earnings-beyond-expectations measure, the gap between graduate earnings and the model’s expectation for similar students, sits in the 49th percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $4,643. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $6,149.

Four years after completion, median earnings are $54,129, in the 30th percentile. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301; the school’s figure is $3,172 below it.

Graduate earnings are modest at Indiana University-Southeast, where the median is $54,129 four years after completion. Azimuth places that earnings measure in the 30th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

It covers 899 federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. Graduates earn about $1,506 less than the model expects for similar students.

The typical earnings scenario aligns with the observed median, while the downside and upside scenarios are $45,610 and $72,819. An estimated 30.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.

The low earnings percentile and lower-than-expected result point in the same direction.

Federally aided graduates of Indiana University-Southeast who are working and not enrolled earn $54,129 four years after completing a degree. The median is $3,172 below the $57,301 peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth ranks the university #910 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $1,506 less than the model expects for similar students.

Earnings beyond expectations measure the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students. That result is at the 49th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $4,643. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $6,149.

Within the measured factors, the STEM component alone adds $731. The program mix is concentrated in business, liberal arts and general studies, psychology, and teacher education, while nursing and computer science together make up smaller shares of the mix.

Estimated earnings scenarios from the program mix run from $45,610 on the low end to $72,819 on the high end. An estimated 30.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

Earnings vary widely by field at Indiana University-Southeast, so the program mix matters to the outlook. Earnings scenarios run from $45,610 on the downside to $72,819 on the upside; these are scenarios, not observed groups. The school has 12 programs with published earnings data.

Affordability is the strongest pillar at Indiana University-Southeast. The published cost of attendance is $16,411 (an average), and the average net price is $7,888, $6,180 below the $14,068 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

For families earning under $30,000, the average net price is $3,782; those earning over $110,000 pay $14,276, a spread of $10,494. Aid covers about 52% of the published cost for the average aid recipient.

Borrowers who finish carry a median of $19,684 in federal loans, $1,545 below the $21,229 peer median. If repaid over ten years, the estimated payment is $224 a month.

Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $10,909. Graduates earn about $1,506 less than the model expects for similar students.

What explains value-added earnings?
Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.
+$4,643
Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.
-$6,149
Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.
-$1,506

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

Read the full outcomes brief

03 / Indiana University-Southeast briefing

Indiana University-Southeast acceptance rate & admissions[1][10][11]

Indiana University-Southeast admitted 84.5% of applicants to its reported entering class. The figure describes the share admitted from that applicant pool, rather than a promise about an individual application.

Its admission rate is below the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

SAT: approximate enrolled-student range
Admission rate
84.5%
Approximate lower endpoint
970
Reported average
1072
Approximate upper endpoint
1180

Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff. The endpoints add section percentiles; they are not verified composite-score percentiles. A separate SAT-equivalent average is not plotted as a median. Source: College Scorecard; sum of section 25th/75th percentiles; enrolled score-submitters.

Read the full admissions brief

04 / Indiana University-Southeast briefing

What are the largest majors at Indiana University-Southeast?[12]

At Indiana University-Southeast, program choice makes a visible difference in earnings four years after completion. Computer Science reports median earnings of $102,250 and 17 degrees awarded.

Nursing follows with $80,132 in median earnings and 40 degrees awarded. These higher-earning fields account for fewer degrees awarded than the university’s largest programs.

Among larger offerings, Business/Commerce had 147 degrees awarded and median earnings of $60,570 four years after completion. Biology had 37 degrees awarded, with median earnings of $56,463.

The contrast between these moderate-earning fields and the two higher-earning programs shows how much the return picture varies by field.

Published earnings data across 12 fields show that outcomes vary widely by program at Indiana University-Southeast, making the major especially important here. Four years after completion, Computer Science completers have median earnings of $102,250; the program awarded 17 degrees.

Business/Commerce was larger, with 147 degrees awarded, and its median earnings were $60,570. The range across these programs means a schoolwide earnings figure can conceal material differences between fields.

Indiana University-Southeast awards bachelor's degrees across 12 programs with published four-year earnings data. The program mix is anchored by Business, which accounts for 22.2% of degrees awarded, followed by Liberal Arts & General Studies at 11.0% and Psychology at 10.9%.

The largest single program is Business/Commerce, at 147 degrees awarded, with Liberal Arts and General Studies next at 80 and Psychology at 79. The highest-earning program is a much smaller one.

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $102,250 four years after completion, from 17 degrees awarded a year. Nursing, with 40 degrees awarded, reports median earnings of $80,132.

The pattern is one of concentrated strength in a few applied fields. Business/Commerce, the largest program, has median earnings of $60,570 four years after completion.

Across all fields, 14.4% of degrees are in STEM. The earnings picture is modest overall, with most programs sitting just below the national median for their fields.

Four-year earnings · six largest reported fields
Business/Commerce, General 147 degrees awarded
$60,570
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 80 degrees awarded
$49,376
Psychology, General 79 degrees awarded
$46,145
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods 50 degrees awarded
$46,073
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 40 degrees awarded
$80,132
Biology, General 37 degrees awarded
$56,463

Fields selected by reported completions. Counts describe credentials awarded, not unique students or the earnings sample. Bars show median four-year earnings.

Read the full majors brief

05 / Indiana University-Southeast briefing

How does Indiana University-Southeast serve students from different backgrounds?

At Indiana University-Southeast, affordability is the strongest pillar, but the mobility measures are less favorable. Azimuth places its mobility pillar in the 39th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

For the first-time full-time cohort, the six-year graduation rate is 39.2%; Pell recipients complete at 31.9%, below the overall rate by 7.3 percentage points. Four years after completion, completers earn about $1,506 less than the model expects for similar students.

This earnings beyond expectations measure, the gap between what completers earn and what the model expects for similar students, stands in Azimuth’s 49th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Completion and modeled earnings both point to a weaker mobility picture.

At Indiana University-Southeast, 32.3% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, a financial-access measure. The university admits 84.5% of applicants and has 3,170 undergraduates, with an estimated 34.1% arriving as transfers or part-time students.

Azimuth places its access pillar in the 53rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. These measures describe admission, financial access, and transfer entry points.

06 / Indiana University-Southeast briefing

What colleges are similar to Indiana University-Southeast?[15]

Azimuth groups alternatives by admissions, location, cost and earnings, then orders candidates within each group. Peer earnings use the matched four-year cohort. How matching works.

A shortlist for different decisions

Choose a row to compare the figures with Indiana University-Southeast.

Admissions peerGeorgetown College91.1% admitted
Comparison with Indiana University-Southeast
MeasureIndiana University-SoutheastGeorgetown College
Peer earnings · 4 years$54,129$54,370+$241 vs Indiana University-Southeast
Average annual net price$7,888$14,095+$6,207 vs Indiana University-Southeast · higher cost
Admission rate84.5%91.1%
Higher-admission alternativeMidway University95.1% admitted
Comparison with Indiana University-Southeast
MeasureIndiana University-SoutheastMidway University
Peer earnings · 4 years$54,129$54,588+$459 vs Indiana University-Southeast
Average annual net price$7,888$29,579+$21,691 vs Indiana University-Southeast · higher cost
Admission rate84.5%95.1%
Nearby alternativeFranklin CollegeNearby option · IN
Comparison with Indiana University-Southeast
MeasureIndiana University-SoutheastFranklin College
Peer earnings · 4 years$54,129$53,224-$905 vs Indiana University-Southeast
Average annual net price$7,888$22,855+$14,967 vs Indiana University-Southeast · higher cost
Admission rate84.5%69.8%
Explore Franklin College →
Higher-earnings alternativeFerris State University$64,721 earnings
Comparison with Indiana University-Southeast
MeasureIndiana University-SoutheastFerris State University
Peer earnings · 4 years$54,129$64,721+$10,592 vs Indiana University-Southeast
Average annual net price$7,888$8,624+$736 vs Indiana University-Southeast · higher cost
Admission rate84.5%91.4%
Explore Ferris State University →
Lower-cost alternativeTrinity International University-Illinois$2,835 average net price
Comparison with Indiana University-Southeast
MeasureIndiana University-SoutheastTrinity International University-Illinois
Peer earnings · 4 years$54,129$51,985-$2,144 vs Indiana University-Southeast
Average annual net price$7,888$2,835-$5,053 vs Indiana University-Southeast · lower cost
Admission rate84.5%100.0%
Similar profileMinnesota State University MoorheadMatched across several measures
Comparison with Indiana University-Southeast
MeasureIndiana University-SoutheastMinnesota State University Moorhead
Peer earnings · 4 years$54,129$55,083+$954 vs Indiana University-Southeast
Average annual net price$7,888$17,997+$10,109 vs Indiana University-Southeast · higher cost
Admission rate84.5%58.8%
Explore Minnesota State University Moorhead →

Each school is the first-ranked match in its category, not a recommendation across every measure. The same college may lead more than one category. Figures use the matching snapshot; earnings reflect the matched four-year cohort. — means unavailable.

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Data scope & methodology

Structured payloads generated Governed hub narrative Governed spoke corpus

Four-year earnings describe cohorts of completers. Figures for other horizons describe different cohorts and are not joined into a career-growth projection.

Azimuth's overall rank and pillar percentiles come from the school profile. Absolute pillar ranks, city, enrollment and official-site links are shown only when structured data supplies them.

Detailed earnings, cost, admissions and program values come from the endpoint responsible for each measure. Missing values are not replaced with zero. Value-added estimates are model associations, not causal effects.

Figures are refreshed with each data release, at most a quarter apart. The underlying source dates can be earlier than the release.

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

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Read the ranking methodology, data definitions and limitations · About College Azimuth

Read the analysis behind value-added earnings and the change to four-year graduate earnings. These articles are published on collegeazimuth.com.

Data notes & source fields

Scorecard field codes identify the underlying measure; Azimuth-derived values are labeled separately. Snapshot dates are not measurement years. Source populations and reporting periods differ across measures. Field definitions are in the U.S. Department of Education · College Scorecard documentation; notes with a different source link it below.

  1. Admission rate. Reported applicants admitted; not a transfer-specific or individual admission probability.

    Source fields: ADM_RATE

  2. Six-year completion. First-time, full-time students completing at the institution within 150% of normal time, typically six years for a bachelor’s degree.

    Source fields: C150_4

  3. Four-year institutional earnings. Median earnings of graduates in the reported cohort who are working and not enrolled, four years after completion.

    Source fields: MD_EARN_WNE_4YR

  4. Median federal student debt. Federal student-loan debt among completers in the reported borrowing cohort. Excludes Parent PLUS and is not total debt across all students.

    Source fields: GRAD_DEBT_MDN

  5. National, regional and state ranks; pillar percentiles; major ranks. Derived scores within the stated eligible comparison set, not raw Scorecard fields. Major ranks compare institutions within a field; their denominators differ.

    Source fields: Azimuth rankings

    College Azimuth · Ranking methodology

  6. Annual net price by family income. Average annual cost after grants and scholarships for the eligible first-time, full-time aid-recipient cohort. Public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. Includes living costs; these are averages, not medians or individual offers.

    Source fields: NPT4_PUB/PRIV; NPT41_PUB/PRIV through NPT45_PUB/PRIV

  7. Parent PLUS debt, payments and GPS illustration. Stored payments use Financial GPS loan and repayment assumptions. The adjustable spectrum applies the published framework to annual student payments divided by earnings minus an expense allowance; its initial allowance uses the frozen 2024 framework baseline. It is an illustration rather than a school rating. Parent PLUS uses the completer median where available, otherwise the all-borrower median; these describe different borrowing populations.

    Source fields: PLUS_DEBT_ALL_COMP_MD; fallback PLUS_DEBT_ALL_MD; Azimuth Financial GPS calculations

    College Azimuth · Financial GPS methodology

  8. Downside and upside earnings; yellow band. The band spans the modeled lower and higher scenarios. It is not the P25–P75 interval for individual graduates. The median marker is the separately reported institutional median.

    Source fields: Azimuth modeled program-mix scenarios

    College Azimuth · Earnings scenario methodology

  9. Value added and its components. Observed-factor attribution plus the unexplained remainder equals total modeled value added. These are associations, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

    Source fields: Azimuth statistical model

    College Azimuth · Value-added methodology

  10. SAT score range and reported midpoint. Reported scores of enrolled score-submitters, not admission cutoffs. The midpoint field is not necessarily the middle of the displayed range.

    Source fields: SATVR25 + SATMT25; SATVR75 + SATMT75; SAT_AVG

  11. First-year retention. Retention of the reported full-time cohort at four-year institutions.

    Source fields: RET_FT4

  12. Program earnings, completion counts and major-mix dots. Included bachelor’s programs have at least five reported completions. Counts are aggregated credentials, not unique people or an earnings sample. Major-mix dots group those counts by field of study; excluded programs are not zero activity.

    Source fields: EARN_MDN_4YR; IPEDSCOUNT1; CIPCODE

    College Scorecard · Field-of-study technical documentation

  13. Pell recipients. Share of undergraduates receiving a Pell Grant in the reported academic year.

    Source fields: PCTPELL

  14. Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group. This is not an observed transfer-in rate. It includes part-time entrants and other entering-student attendance patterns.

    Source fields: 1 − PFTFTUG1_EF

  15. Peer earnings and signed differences. Differences are peer minus this school, from the same matching snapshot. A positive earnings difference does not mean the peer is better on every measure.

    Source fields: Azimuth peer model using MD_EARN_WNE_4YR

    College Azimuth · Comparison methodology

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