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Indiana University-South Bend

Indiana University-South Bend is a public campus in South Bend proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$4,347

family income
under $30k

$5,039

$30–48k

$9,272

$48–75k

$14,551

$75–110k

$15,174

over $110k

Average net price

$8,6532023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Indiana University-South Bend has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $12,068 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $8,653.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$8,129
2009	$10,923
2010	$11,018
2011	$11,907
2012	$12,068
2013	$10,377
2014	$10,035
2015	$10,077
2016	$9,169
2017	$8,859
2018	$8,717
2019	$9,646
2020	$8,518
2021	$8,505
2022	$8,364
2023	$8,653

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$17,3642024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Indiana University-South Bend rose from $14,473 (2009) to $17,364 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$14,473
2010	$15,575
2011	$16,025
2012	$16,743
2013	$17,377
2014	$16,178
2015	$16,511
2016	$16,584
2017	$15,373
2018	$16,231
2019	$16,128
2020	$16,667
2021	$15,126
2022	$15,251
2023	$15,984
2024	$17,364

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2001	$3,515	$9,384
2002	$3,780	$10,119
2003	$4,570	$11,163
2004	$4,754	$11,825
2005	$4,988	$12,407
2006	$5,231	$13,018
2007	$5,490	$13,917
2008	$5,763	$14,880
2013	$6,816	$17,778
2014	$6,905	$18,081
2015	$6,986	$18,379
2016	$7,073	$18,683
2017	$7,207	$19,038
2018	$7,344	$19,400
2019	$7,527	$19,978
2020	$7,715	$20,574
2021	$7,827	$20,934
2022	$7,941	$21,301
2023	$8,179	$22,043

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Indiana University-South Bend reports published tuition by residency: $8,424 in-state versus $22,811 out-of-state — a $14,387 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Indiana University-South Bend reports 3,933 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

40.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Indiana University-South Bend within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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40.1%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Indiana University-South Bend rose from 29.2% (entered 1991) to 40.1% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	29.2%
1992 cohort	26.6%
1993 cohort	29.2%
1994 cohort	26.3%
1995 cohort	21.9%
1996 cohort	25.3%
1997 cohort	27.8%
1998 cohort	24.2%
1999 cohort	26.8%
2000 cohort	25.8%
2001 cohort	26.9%
2002 cohort	26.4%
2003 cohort	26.6%
2004 cohort	26.9%
2005 cohort	22.5%
2006 cohort	23.1%
2007 cohort	25.8%
2008 cohort	25.9%
2009 cohort	24.6%
2010 cohort	29.9%
2011 cohort	29.2%
2012 cohort	32.1%
2013 cohort	38.1%
2014 cohort	38.1%
2015 cohort	37.9%
2016 cohort	36.2%
2017 cohort	35.7%
2018 cohort	40.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$9,563	$2,769
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$9,192	$2,956
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$8,441	$3,000
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$9,227	$2,989
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$10,829	$3,065
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$10,777	$3,184
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,831	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$12,375	$3,312
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,500	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,853	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,000	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,813	$4,635
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,331	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,000	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,214	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,362	$8,202
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,438	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$24,449	$6,755
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,500	$6,894
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$22,815	$6,927
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,447	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,355	$7,080

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$41,388

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$42,843

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$44,947

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Indiana University-South Bend admitted 2,360 of 2,815 applicants in Fall 2024. The 83.8% rate describes that application pool.

83.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $8,179 in-state tuition · 2023–24 3,933 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 950–11901600

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Admissions

Indiana University-South Bend reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Indiana University-South Bend’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 480–610 and Math was 470–580 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 950–1190 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	480	550	610
SAT Math	470	530	580
ACT Composite	21	22	23

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Indiana University-South Bend received 2,815 applications and admitted 2,360 (83.8%), with 920 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

83.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	88.1%
Fall 2002	80.1%
Fall 2003	83.2%
Fall 2004	87.4%
Fall 2005	88.1%
Fall 2006	90.5%
Fall 2007	83.4%
Fall 2008	84.2%
Fall 2009	79.9%
Fall 2010	69%
Fall 2011	70.7%
Fall 2012	71.9%
Fall 2013	70%
Fall 2014	73.3%
Fall 2015	76.2%
Fall 2016	77%
Fall 2017	77.7%
Fall 2018	81.9%
Fall 2019	77.7%
Fall 2020	86.9%
Fall 2021	88.9%
Fall 2022	86.9%
Fall 2023	86%
Fall 2024	83.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

950–1190Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	850	1070
Fall 2002	840	1050
Fall 2003	840	1070
Fall 2004	860	1070
Fall 2005	850	1070
Fall 2006	830	1050
Fall 2007	830	1050
Fall 2008	840	1060
Fall 2009	840	1050
Fall 2010	830	1040
Fall 2011	850	1060
Fall 2012	850	1050
Fall 2013	860	1060
Fall 2014	840	1040
Fall 2015	840	1060
Fall 2016	840	1050
Fall 2017	930	1120
Fall 2018	930	1130
Fall 2019	950	1130
Fall 2020	930	1140
Fall 2021	980	1190
Fall 2022	970	1190
Fall 2023	970	1170
Fall 2024	950	1190

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–23Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	16	23
Fall 2002	17	23
Fall 2003	17	23
Fall 2004	17	23
Fall 2005	18	23
Fall 2006	17	22
Fall 2007	17	23
Fall 2008	17	22
Fall 2009	17	23
Fall 2010	18	23
Fall 2011	19	23
Fall 2012	18	23
Fall 2013	18	23
Fall 2014	17	23
Fall 2015	18	23
Fall 2016	18	23
Fall 2017	18	24
Fall 2018	17	23
Fall 2019	17	23
Fall 2020	18	23
Fall 2021	18	24
Fall 2022	18	22
Fall 2023	21	25
Fall 2024	21	23

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

3,933Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Indiana University-South Bend fell from 5,739 (Fall 2002) to 3,933 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	5,739
Fall 2003	5,750
Fall 2004	5,867
Fall 2005	5,818
Fall 2006	5,714
Fall 2007	5,718
Fall 2008	5,875
Fall 2009	6,360
Fall 2010	6,450
Fall 2011	6,189
Fall 2012	5,945
Fall 2013	5,538
Fall 2014	5,398
Fall 2015	5,165
Fall 2016	4,981
Fall 2017	4,790
Fall 2018	4,603
Fall 2019	4,432
Fall 2020	4,260
Fall 2021	3,791
Fall 2022	3,666
Fall 2023	3,807
Fall 2024	3,933

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

65%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Indiana University-South Bend has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 69% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 65%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	69%
Fall 2003 cohort	65%
Fall 2004 cohort	65%
Fall 2005 cohort	61%
Fall 2006 cohort	57%
Fall 2007 cohort	62%
Fall 2008 cohort	67%
Fall 2009 cohort	63%
Fall 2010 cohort	64%
Fall 2011 cohort	63%
Fall 2012 cohort	63%
Fall 2013 cohort	66%
Fall 2014 cohort	66%
Fall 2015 cohort	64%
Fall 2016 cohort	66%
Fall 2017 cohort	63%
Fall 2018 cohort	68%
Fall 2019 cohort	67%
Fall 2020 cohort	54%
Fall 2021 cohort	66%
Fall 2022 cohort	67%
Fall 2023 cohort	65%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Indiana University-South Bend

Faculty pay at Indiana University-South Bend averages $84,636 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Indiana University-South Bend as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 3,933 undergraduates live off campus, and 65.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Indiana University-South Bend's SAT section-percentile sums are 950–1190 — their midpoint is below the IN four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Indiana University-South Bend's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Indiana University-South Bend compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Indiana University-South Bend83.8%

Indiana median77.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Indiana University-South Bend$8,424

Indiana median$32,352

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Indiana University-South Bend's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Indiana University-South Bend$44,947

Indiana median$52,071

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Indiana University-South Bend, Indiana and national reference values
Metric & basis	Indiana University-South Bend	Indiana median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	83.8%	77.2%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$8,424	$32,352	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$44,947	$52,071	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Indiana University-South Bend, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Indiana University-South Bend federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 15 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$99,574
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$84,541
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$71,862
Business/Commerce, General	$64,275
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$61,436
Biology, General	$56,512
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$51,778
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$48,815
Social Work	$48,344
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$47,977
Psychology, General	$46,521
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,755
Communication and Media Studies	$44,703
Fine and Studio Arts	$38,663
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$36,711

These 15 fields listed for Indiana University-South Bend measure earnings after completion. The $44,947 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 30 additional Indiana University-South Bend fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Indiana University-South Bend report?

Indiana University-South Bend's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 950–1190 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Indiana University-South Bend's acceptance rate?

83.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,360 admitted from 2,815 applicants.

How much does Indiana University-South Bend cost?

In-state tuition is $8,424; out-of-state students pay $22,811. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Indiana University-South Bend report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $44,947. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Indiana

Indiana University-Bloomington — 78.2% admitted
Indiana State University — 80.8% admitted
Indiana University-Northwest — 73.4% admitted
Indiana University-Southeast — 84.5% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.