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Indiana University - East Data & Information Overview

3 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
78% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Indiana University - East Ranked?

#1,623 Best Colleges in Nation
#35 Best Colleges in IN
Criminal Justice Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Indiana University - East was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, IU East is ranked #1,623 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

IU East also holds the #35 spot on the Best Colleges in Indiana ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into IU East?

78% Acceptance Rate
67% Of Accepted Are Women
13% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Indiana University - East is 78%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that IU East is a good fit for you.

Average Test Scores

About 13% of students accepted to IU East submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 610. Math scores were between 470 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Indiana University - East  ( 490 to 610 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Indiana University - East  ( 470 to 590 )
200
800
IU East received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 18 and 26.

ACT Composite Scores for Indiana University - East  ( 18 to 26 )
1
36

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Indiana University - East Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
44% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Indiana University - East, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Indiana University - East is 44%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  44 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Indiana University - East

64% Freshmen Retention
33% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Indiana University - East is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  64 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At IU East this rate is 33%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  33 out of 100
0
100

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Indiana University - East Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,916 Full-Time Undergraduates
16.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
68.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,200 undergraduates at IU East with 1,916 being full-time and 1,284 being part-time.

How Much Does Indiana University - East Cost?

$8,360 Net Price
29% Take Out Loans
$20,784 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of IU East is $8,360. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for IU East

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$5,430$6,113$8,394$13,729$13,509

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of IU East, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At IU East, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $5,196 a year. That adds up to $20,784 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do IU East Graduates Make?

$47,156 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from IU East make about $47,156 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future IU East graduates since it is 4% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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Location of Indiana University - East

Indiana State
1,916 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Indiana University - East is a public institution located in Richmond, Indiana. Richmond is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

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Contact details for IU East are given below.

Contact Details
Address:2325 Chester Blvd, Richmond, IN 47374-1289
Phone:765-973-8200
Website:www.iue.edu/

Indiana University - East Majors

34 Majors With Completions
1,822 Undergraduate Degrees
1,822 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 34 majors graduated from Indiana University - East. Of these students, 1,822 received undergraduate degrees and 1,822 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management158$47,114
General Psychology136$33,938
Mathematics107$58,764
Nursing82$72,491
Teacher Education Grade Specific53$38,610
Criminal Justice & Corrections52$45,204
Communication & Media Studies43$37,463
Liberal Arts General Studies39$39,936
Instructional Media Design25NA
Mental & Social Health Services23NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Indiana University - East along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at IU East

85% Take At Least One Class Online
67% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2022-2023, 2,581 students took at least one online class at Indiana University - East. This is a decrease from the 2,624 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-20232,5812,031
2021-20222,6242,069
2020-20213,3272,514
2018-20192,9032,136

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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