Terre Haute, IN · Public · 6,188 undergraduates · urban
Indiana State University
Less selective
Indiana State is a career-focused regional university with prominent aviation, criminology, nursing, education, and applied professional programs.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Solid in affordability, and solid in mobility.- Admission
- 91.5% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 45.8%
13,601 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$48,387 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Indiana State University apart
Academic design
Professional aviation flight, aviation management, criminology, nursing, education, business, and technology support applied preparation.
Campus pattern
Campus sits near downtown Terre Haute.
Career & value signal
Flight training, clinical work, student teaching, and internships create occupation-specific experience before graduation.
Can I get in?
91.5% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
13,601About 92 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Indiana State University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Indiana State University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Professional aviation flight, aviation management, criminology, nursing, education, business, and technology support applied preparation.
Make institutional fit specific
Indiana State is a career-focused regional university with prominent aviation, criminology, nursing, education, and applied professional programs.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Indiana State University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Construction Management
Admits separately
Psychology, General
Air Transportation
Criminology
What is campus life like?
Indiana State University beyond the classroom
Campus sits near downtown Terre Haute.
A defining academic feature
Professional aviation flight, aviation management, criminology, nursing, education, business, and technology support applied preparation.
What shapes an ordinary week
Campus sits near downtown Terre Haute.
Where the degree can lead
Flight training, clinical work, student teaching, and internships create occupation-specific experience before graduation.