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Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN 16,582 Undergrads 55.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$22,216
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$11,408
After Aid
Median Earnings
$55,198
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$11,408
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$55,198
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate55.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients37.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time86.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS76.3%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
81.4%
SAT Avg
1,146
SAT Reading
25th: 52057075th: 620
SAT Math
25th: 52056575th: 610
ACT Composite
25th: 212575th: 28
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$479k
+$83k
-$5k
Median Cost$11k/yr
+$438k
+$42k
-$46k
Full Cost$22k/yr
+$399k
+$3k
-$85k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$11k/yr
Never
-113%
Full Cost$22k/yr
Never
-107%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-89%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-70%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$67,769
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
Business/Commerce, General
CertCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$20,625
Earnings (5yr)
$50,088
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5110
Median Debt
$8,683
Earnings (5yr)
$61,865
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,316
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$21,468
Earnings (5yr)
$52,856
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Hospitality Administration/Management
CertCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$20,386
Earnings (5yr)
$49,544
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Human Resources Management and Services
CertCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$20,545
Earnings (5yr)
$65,243
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
Human Services, General
CertCIP: 4400
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,774
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Legal Support Services
CertCIP: 2203
Median Debt
$15,807
Earnings (5yr)
$47,465
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CertCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,189
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CertCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$22,514
Earnings (5yr)
$48,949
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Associate's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$75,656
Lifetime Value Added
+$253k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,210
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Bachelor's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$26,937
Earnings (5yr)
$79,743
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$18,399
Earnings (5yr)
$51,764
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1501
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$84,464
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$59,858
Lifetime Value Added
-$322
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
BachCIP: 1405
Median Debt
$19,959
Earnings (5yr)
$84,223
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,958
Earnings (5yr)
$71,096
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$19,727
Earnings (5yr)
$67,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$20,743
Earnings (5yr)
$58,028
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5110
Median Debt
$16,348
Earnings (5yr)
$72,157
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$18,443
Earnings (5yr)
$47,095
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
BachCIP: 1199
Median Debt
$22,465
Earnings (5yr)
$77,725
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (5yr)
$82,349
Lifetime Value Added
+$170k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$97,039
Lifetime Value Added
+$280k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$88,330
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$18,955
Earnings (5yr)
$51,395
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,918
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1513
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$52,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$16,250
Earnings (5yr)
$70,396
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$73,308
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$20,625
Earnings (5yr)
$100,546
Lifetime Value Added
+$307k
Engineering, Other
BachCIP: 1499
Median Debt
$25,492
Earnings (5yr)
$87,861
Lifetime Value Added
+$212k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$43,309
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$41,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,420
Lifetime Value Added
-$184k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$19,815
Earnings (5yr)
$60,461
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$54,170
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
BachCIP: 5111
Median Debt
$19,970
Earnings (5yr)
$55,432
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$55,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$48,176
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Human Biology
BachCIP: 3027
Median Debt
$16,550
Earnings (5yr)
$42,307
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
International Relations and National Security Studies
BachCIP: 4509
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (2yr)
$36,401
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$46,060
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$21,852
Earnings (5yr)
$49,421
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,366
Earnings (5yr)
$53,149
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1508
Median Debt
$24,937
Earnings (5yr)
$79,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$20,921
Earnings (5yr)
$87,604
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$40,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$26,692
Earnings (2yr)
$28,019
Lifetime Value Added
-$251k
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
BachCIP: 2615
Median Debt
$15,127
Earnings (5yr)
$54,430
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,582
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$15,019
Earnings (5yr)
$62,227
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$20,396
Earnings (5yr)
$45,845
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Public Administration
BachCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$20,625
Earnings (5yr)
$61,050
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$20,112
Earnings (5yr)
$55,049
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$22,491
Earnings (5yr)
$49,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$20,115
Earnings (5yr)
$74,244
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$19,778
Earnings (5yr)
$47,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Security Science and Technology
BachCIP: 4304
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$55,794
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$16,450
Earnings (5yr)
$47,703
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$20,645
Earnings (5yr)
$45,038
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$21,267
Earnings (5yr)
$48,181
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$19,894
Earnings (5yr)
$52,829
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$29,747
Earnings (5yr)
$82,024
Lifetime Value Added
+$264k
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
MastCIP: 5105
Median Debt
$163,144
Earnings (5yr)
$232,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$1530k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$96,811
Earnings (5yr)
$126,753
Lifetime Value Added
+$647k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$19,415
Earnings (5yr)
$70,874
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Business/Commerce, General
MastCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$37,032
Earnings (5yr)
$135,602
Lifetime Value Added
+$722k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,650
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$66,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
Engineering-Related Fields
MastCIP: 1515
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,996
Lifetime Value Added
+$272k
Genetics
MastCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,338
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
Library Science and Administration
MastCIP: 2501
Median Debt
$29,119
Earnings (5yr)
$50,025
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Mechanical Engineering
MastCIP: 1419
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$76,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$256k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$34,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
MastCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,496
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Museology/Museum Studies
MastCIP: 3014
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,935
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$28,078
Earnings (5yr)
$73,111
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$37,500
Earnings (5yr)
$75,619
Lifetime Value Added
+$209k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
MastCIP: 0909
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,397
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
MastCIP: 0907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,193
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$40,950
Earnings (5yr)
$119,459
Lifetime Value Added
+$585k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$47,468
Earnings (5yr)
$66,860
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$39,728
Earnings (5yr)
$59,572
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$55,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$39,500
Earnings (5yr)
$59,287
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Graduate Certificates
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Gr-CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,578
Lifetime Value Added
+$309k
Public Administration
Gr-CertCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$104,144
Lifetime Value Added
+$548k
Professional Degrees
Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$257,402
Earnings (5yr)
$170,459
Lifetime Value Added
+$764k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$97,806
Earnings (5yr)
$92,415
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$210,632
Earnings (5yr)
$179,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$826k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
ProfCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$76,088
Earnings (5yr)
$83,964
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.