by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus was awarded 140 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminology.
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IUP is ranked #914 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
IUP also holds the #54 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.
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The acceptance rate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is 92%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into IUP is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 40% of students accepted to IUP submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 580. Math scores were between 460 and 570.
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The student to faculty ratio at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is 21 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is 84%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
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 of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At IUP the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 41%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,002 undergraduates at IUP with 7,053 being full-time and 949 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,653 | $16,200 | $18,988 | $23,162 | $24,049 |
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 IUP, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At IUP, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $8,660 a year. That adds up to $34,640 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at IUP is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for IUP are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1011 South Dr 201 Sutton Hall, Indiana, PA 15705-1098 |
| Phone: | 724-357-2100 |
| Website: | www.iup.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 234 | $42,362 |
| Nursing | 173 | $68,936 |
| Criminology | 169 | $37,911 |
| Culinary Arts | 151 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 132 | $31,311 |
| Quality Control Technology | 102 | $68,996 |
| Special Education | 95 | $44,121 |
| Human Resource Management | 91 | $42,542 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 85 | $29,858 |
| General Psychology | 79 | $32,694 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 4,189 students took at least one online class at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. This is a decrease from the 4,439 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,189 | 720 |
| 2021-2022 | 4,439 | 747 |
| 2020-2021 | 5,393 | 640 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,252 | 492 |
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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.
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