by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus was awarded 273 badges in the 2026 rankings.
IUP is ranked #999 out of 3,449 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual’s 2026 Best Colleges list.
IUP is also ranked #81 on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania list.
See all of the rankings for Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus has an acceptance rate of 91%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you’re a good fit for IUP.
About 28% 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 490 and 600. Math scores were between 480 and 580.
IUP received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 20 and 27.
Learn more about Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus admissions.
The student to faculty ratio at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus is 23 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.
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 of Pennsylvania-Main Campus is 82%. 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%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor’s degree is typically four years. This rate at IUP for first-time, full-time students is 52%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
During the most recent academic year, there were 6,893 undergraduates at IUP.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus.
The average net price of IUP is $16,772. 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 IUP
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,696 | $13,245 | $16,425 | $20,800 | $21,502 |
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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of IUP, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At IUP, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $6,106 a year. That adds up to $24,424 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 5.9%. 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. Get more details about paying for Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus.
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor’s degree recipients from Indiana U of Pennsylvania-Main Campus make around $51,019 per year during the early years of their employment. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.
See which majors at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus make the most money.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus is a public institution found in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Indiana is a great place for students who enjoy small town life. Get more details about the location of Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus.
Contact information for Indiana U of Pennsylvania-Main Campus are listed below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1011 South Dr 201 Sutton Hall, Indiana, PA 15705-1098 |
| Phone: | 7243572100 |
| Website: | www.iup.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/iupedu |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/iupedu |
In the latest year of available data, students from 26 majors graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 2,417 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 162 | $47,574 |
| Nursing | 144 | $60,323 |
| Criminology | 134 | $33,187 |
| Health & Physical Education | 107 | $31,191 |
| General Psychology | 101 | $29,407 |
| Management Sciences & Methods | 87 | NA |
| General Biology | 82 | $27,209 |
| Quality Control Technology | 74 | $64,442 |
| Marketing | 73 | $37,648 |
Online courses are 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.
4,137 students took at least one online class at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus.
Learn more about online learning at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus.
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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