Indiana University-Southeast Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

The aid pattern is most favorable at the lower end of the income range. Aid covers about 52% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, bringing the average net price to $7,888 from a published cost of attendance of $16,411 (an average).

That leaves an average aid offset of $8,523. Across the income bands, average net price begins at $3,782 for the lowest-income families and reaches $14,276 for the highest-income families, with $4,978, $7,046, and $11,730 in between.

The $10,494 spread is a pattern consistent with aid being more concentrated among lower-income families. The lower-band prices and overall aid coverage point in the same direction.

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.

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.

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

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

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

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