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Indiana University Columbus

Columbus, IN · No degree-level outcomes reported

Based onFederal evidence is incompleteEstimateNot enough data

Estimated 10-year payoff

Price unavailable

Payoff needs a reliable price

Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.

Not availableTime to earn back the modeled cost

Not availableEstimated return after 10 years

$59,346Observed earnings · year 5

Not availableHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0

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PAYOFF CURVE

No payoff curve is shown.

Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.

FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$10,762

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$34,891

Sticker price

Average net priceNot available

Title IV student average

Cost of attendanceNot available

Tuition + living budget

PUBLISHED STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25

What makes up the annual price?

Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.

Tuition and required fees$10,762$34,891 for out-of-state students

Books and suppliesNot availableEstimated academic-year allowance

On-campus housing and foodNot availableOther expenses not reported

Estimated on-campus total$10,762Sum of available published components, before aid

Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.

College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices

COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor: Higher Learning Commission
Main award level: Not reported
Campus setting: Not reported
Admissions: Not reported
Delivery: Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation: No special designation reported

Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.

STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Prices in Indiana run 7% below the U.S. level.

BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.

Overall7% below U.S.

Goods4% below U.S.

Housing26% below U.S.

Utilities14% below U.S.

Other services1% below U.S.

THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE VERDICT

What it costs and what graduates earn

Not availableAverage net price / year

Not availableCost of attendance

$20,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers

$212/moPublished 10-year payment estimate

$59,346Median earnings · year 5 after completion

Not availableCompletion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

Not availableStudent size

Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.

QUESTIONS ANSWERED

What the numbers say about Indiana University Columbus

What does Indiana University Columbus cost?

The current federal record does not provide a reliable average net price for Indiana University Columbus.

What do Indiana University Columbus graduates earn?

The observed median earnings figure is $59,346 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.

How much federal debt do Indiana University Columbus graduates have?

Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $20,000. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Is every degree at Indiana University Columbus worth the same?

The current release does not contain reportable degree outcomes for Indiana University Columbus, so this page cannot compare its individual degrees.

DEBT AFTER COLLEGE

Are borrowers making progress?

Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.

1 year48%Paid down at least $1 of principal

3 years55%Paid down at least $1 of principal

5 years60%Paid down at least $1 of principal

7 years65%Paid down at least $1 of principal

Students who completed$20,000Median federal debt · 5,295 borrowers

Students who withdrew$7,250Median federal debt · 4,653 borrowers

Three-year cohort default rate0%Federal cohort measure, not the share currently behind on payments

Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.

More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30kNot available

$30–48kNot available

$48–75kNot available

$75–110kNot available

$110k+Not available

LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$59,346

Year 6$47,173

Year 10$55,198

Full-time retention: Not available
Part-time retention: Not available
Completion within 200% of normal time: Not available

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS

Outcomes are not the same for every family.

These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.

Pell Grant studentsNot reported

Completion rate not reported

Pell receipt not reported

Parent borrowing$13,520

Median Parent PLUS debt

1,230 parent borrowers in the reported cohort

First-generation students$13,607

Median federal student debt

52% making progress in repayment after three years

Student family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts

Lower income$52,687Earnings are not a guarantee

Middle income$54,354Earnings are not a guarantee

Higher income$59,759Earnings are not a guarantee

Three-year repayment progress

Lower income45%

Middle income57%

Higher income64%

Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

79thEarnings percentile

EARNINGS OVER TIME

What graduates earned in later years

$49,273Year 1

$64,616Year 4

$59,346Year 5

Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.

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Observed earnings · year 5: $59,346
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DEGREE OUTCOMES

No degree-level outcomes are currently reportable.

This college remains in the national directory because it appears in the College Scorecard. Degree outcomes may be unavailable, privacy-suppressed or outside the reported cohorts.

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.