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University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN · 30 field-and-degree records

Earnings reported for 28 · Federal debt reported for 19

Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Negative payoff

−$124,128 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

18.7 yrsTime to earn back the modeled cost
−47%Estimated return after 10 years
$59,228Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
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ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$124,128at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$266,4080
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−$124,12810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 18.7 years
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$37,200
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$37,200
Sticker price
Average net price$21,602
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$52,590
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
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$37,200Same reported price regardless of residency
Books and supplies$1,068Estimated academic-year allowance
On-campus housing and food$15,542$2,692 in other expenses reported separately
Estimated on-campus total$56,502Sum of available published components, before aid

Living off campus: $11,646 housing and food allowance plus $4,700 in other expenses.

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.

PRICE SENSITIVITY

The price can change the verdict.

Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.

What stays fixed$59,228 observed annual earnings · 4 years of study · $45,000 alternative annual earnings · ten-year horizonThe marked price is this college’s institution-wide average net price, not your personal aid offer. This is a sensitivity test, not a tuition quote or earnings forecast.
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24

Online study is a meaningful part of the student experience.

IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.

Fully online15%
950 students
Some online courses25%
1,547 students
No online courses59%
3,639 students
Undergraduates age 25+8.6%
Share of undergraduate enrollment

Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.

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
Bachelor’s degrees
Campus setting
City
Admissions
Selective admission
Delivery
Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation
No special designation reported
Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.
DUAL-ENROLLMENT CONTEXT · 2024

563 high-school students took college courses.

IPEDS counts students enrolled in college credit while still in high school. A large dual-enrollment population can shape headline enrollment figures, especially at community colleges.

This is participation, not a college completion rate. It does not indicate how many students later enrolled after high school, earned a credential or entered the workforce.

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.

Use this as geographic context, not a personal budget. It describes the state, not the campus neighborhood, and does not measure tuition or student-specific housing.

DegreeVerdict does not adjust reported earnings, college prices or ROI using this index.

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THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE VERDICT

What it costs and what graduates earn

$21,602Average net price / year
$52,590Cost of attendance
$26,864Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$285/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$59,228Median earnings · year 5 after completion
55.8%Completion rate
66.5%Admission rate
3,005Student 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 University of Indianapolis

What does University of Indianapolis cost?

University of Indianapolis reports an average annual net price of $21,602 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.

What do University of Indianapolis graduates earn?

The observed median earnings figure is $59,228 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.

How much federal debt do University of Indianapolis graduates have?

Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $26,864. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Is every degree at University of Indianapolis worth the same?

No. The current release contains 30 field-and-degree records for University of Indianapolis; 28 report year-4 earnings and 19 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.

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 year46%Paid down at least $1 of principal
3 years52%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$26,864Median federal debt · 1,335 borrowers
Students who withdrew$7,212Median federal debt · 1,137 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.

2024–25 ENROLLMENT

Who studied here during the year

5,654Students enrolled at any point
3,915Undergraduate students
1,739Graduate students

Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.

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.

$0–30k$15,346
$30–48k$17,863
$48–75k$21,262
$75–110k$23,855
$110k+$28,004
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$59,228
Year 6$46,452
Year 10$53,610
Full-time retention
71.0%
Part-time retention
33.3%
Completion within 200% of normal time
60.3%

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 students45%

Complete within 150% of the expected time

47% received a Pell Grant within eight years
Parent borrowing$20,158

Median Parent PLUS debt

636 parent borrowers in the reported cohort
First-generation students$18,385

Median federal student debt

46% making progress in repayment after three years
Student family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$46,123Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$56,879Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$57,440Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income34%
Middle income56%
Higher income72%
Undergraduate student composition
White57%
Black15%
Hispanic11%
Asian4%

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.

INDEPENDENT CENSUS EARNINGS VIEW

How earnings develop by field

Privacy-protected Census employment records follow graduate cohorts one, five and ten years after completion. This source is kept separate from College Scorecard because its population and methodology differ.

Field and credentialYear 1Year 5Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 51
$70,311Year 1
$73,635Year 5
$76,958Year 10

Median annual earnings in 2023 dollars. Each time point may use a different pooled graduation cohort. Coverage is limited to institutions participating in the Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes program.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

79thEarnings percentile
46thCompletion percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$61,657Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$27,000Median federal debt across categories that report debt
61%Of comparable categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS OVER TIME

What graduates earned in later years

$48,997Year 1
$63,673Year 4
$59,228Year 5

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

DEGREES AT THIS COLLEGE

Your choice of degree can change the payoff.

Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$120,2142Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Doctoral Degree$100,8433Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$96,6304Human Resources Management and Services · Master's Degree$88,0445Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$86,9236Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$84,3147Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$83,1568Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$78,477

Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges

Strongest relative outcomes

Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark

This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.

1Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree · $53,250 reported+26%vs same-degree national median$31,000federal debt2Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · $64,325 reported+21%vs same-degree national median$31,000federal debt3Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree · $84,314 reported+18%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $67,270 reported+18%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt5Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · $62,307 reported+13%vs same-degree national median$26,324federal debt6HistoryBachelor's Degree · $55,878 reported+10%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt
BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Calumet College of Saint Joseph

Annual net price
$22,451
Observed earnings · year 5
$57,079
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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Observed earnings · year 5
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne

Annual net price
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Observed earnings · year 5
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Indiana Institute of Technology

Annual net price
$23,206
Observed earnings · year 5
$55,180
Modeled 10-year ROI
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DEGREE OUTCOMES

Compare fields and degree levels

Showing all 30 field-and-degree records in the current release.

Major or fieldDegree levelEarnings, year 4Federal debt2024–25 graduates
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$120,214Not available0
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral Degree$100,843Not available36
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$96,630Not availableNot reported
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree$88,044Not availableNot reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$86,923$26,400Not reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$84,314Not availableNot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$83,156$27,187Not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$78,477$24,234Not reported
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree$77,826Not availableNot reported
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$71,804Not availableNot reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$67,485Not availableNot reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$67,270$27,000Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$64,325$31,000Not reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$62,307$26,324Not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$61,006$27,0000
Social WorkMaster's Degree$60,981Not availableNot reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$59,819$26,786Not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$56,980Not availableNot reported
HistoryBachelor's Degree$55,878$27,000Not reported
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$55,254Not availableNot reported
Public HealthBachelor's Degree$55,147$26,904Not reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$54,319$26,962Not reported
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$53,579$25,963Not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$53,250$31,000Not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$51,742$27,0001
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$50,666$27,000Not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$49,861$27,000Not reported
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$48,711$27,000Not reported
ChemistryBachelor's DegreeNot available$23,214Not reported
MarketingBachelor's DegreeNot available$22,312Not reported

Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.

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.