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Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Less selective

IUP combines broad regional-university access with long-established professional programs in criminology, safety sciences, education, business, and health.

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Institutional profile

Regionally focused Solid in mobility, and steady in student experience.
Academic Emerging Affordability Steady Career Steady Mobility Solid Experience Steady
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Solid
Student experience Steady
Admission
91.2% admitted

9,422 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Resident and nonresident prices differ

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
55.8%

$51,019 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus apart

Academic design

Criminology, safety sciences, business, education, health, sciences, and humanities form a broad applied mix.

Campus pattern

Indiana is a traditional western Pennsylvania college town.

Career & value signal

Internships and field placements connect students with schools, public safety agencies, employers, and health organizations.

Can I get in?

91.2% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

9,422

About 91 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 91.2%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%940–1170
8001320
ACT middle 50%17–24
1229

Of admitted students, 32% submitted an SAT, and 2% submitted an ACT. Treat the ACT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA20%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

See where I land

In the season card

What Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus 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  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Criminology, safety sciences, business, education, health, sciences, and humanities form a broad applied mix.

02

Make institutional fit specific

IUP combines broad regional-university access with long-established professional programs in criminology, safety sciences, education, business, and health.

03

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.

Regular Decisionrolling
Application routeInstitution application

$0 application fee

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.

Published annual cost$29,176
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$17,000
Affordability profileSteady

College funding

Scholarships and financial aid

Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.

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In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

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+ 
Open the price by income

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.

Complete within 8 years55.8%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one73.4%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$51,019

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.

Criminology

Recent graduates117
Median earnings$53,762

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates86
Median earnings$58,931

Admits separately

Psychology, General

Recent graduates71
Median earnings$45,420

Biology, General

Recent graduates68
Median earnings$49,673

What is campus life like?

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus beyond the classroom

Indiana is a traditional western Pennsylvania college town.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Criminology, safety sciences, business, education, health, sciences, and humanities form a broad applied mix.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Indiana is a traditional western Pennsylvania college town.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Internships and field placements connect students with schools, public safety agencies, employers, and health organizations.

6,764 undergraduatesMid-Atlantictown setting87% of first-year students live on campus