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Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA 6,764 Undergrads 55.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$27,286
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$17,391
After Aid
Median Earnings
$58,708
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$17,391
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$58,708
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$57,182
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate55.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.3
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients40.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
90.8%
SAT Avg
1,082
SAT Reading
25th: 49053075th: 600
SAT Math
25th: 48051075th: 580
ACT Composite
25th: 202175th: 27

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

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
+$519k
+$48k
+$32k
Median Cost$17k/yr
+$456k
-$14k
-$30k
Full Cost$27k/yr
+$420k
-$50k
-$66k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
42
∞
Median Cost$17k/yr
Never
-49%
Full Cost$27k/yr
Never
-67%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • 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-25%

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-60%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Certificates

Area Studies
CertCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,845
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$5,077
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$39,623
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,213
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,065
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
CertCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,929
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,696
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$66,845
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,397
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,604
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
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Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,545
Earnings (4yr)
$71,028
Natl Median: $58,891
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$26,542
Earnings (4yr)
$49,673
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
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Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$58,931
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$180k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,839
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
-$239k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,466
Earnings (4yr)
$43,582
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,936
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,097
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
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Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,762
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
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Median Debt
$25,375
Earnings (4yr)
$52,359
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$35,286
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,865
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,537
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,794
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
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Median Debt
$25,889
Earnings (4yr)
$43,017
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
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Median Debt
$24,755
Earnings (4yr)
$52,115
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,767
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,380
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$43,164
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
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Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,551
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
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Median Debt
$27,611
Earnings (4yr)
$42,227
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
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Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,975
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,305
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,625
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
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Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,958
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,927
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,043
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$23,727
Earnings (5yr)
$65,952
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,630
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,837
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,458
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,420
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
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Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$90,257
Natl Median: $86,525
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,343
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,130
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$41,937
Natl Median: $56,812
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$29,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,851
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,494
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,725
Natl Median: $59,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,559
Earnings (4yr)
$52,984
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
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Median Debt
$24,656
Earnings (5yr)
$52,380
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Archeology
MastCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,995
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$90,853
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$47,234
Earnings (4yr)
$65,499
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
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Median Debt
$38,407
Earnings (4yr)
$58,976
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
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Criminology
MastCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$26,459
Earnings (4yr)
$58,603
Natl Median: $67,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$430k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$42,776
Earnings (4yr)
$68,605
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$31,208
Earnings (4yr)
$68,348
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
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Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$54,298
Earnings (4yr)
$52,950
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$212k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,017
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$115,062
Natl Median: $103,349
Lifetime Value Added
+$341k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$105,779
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$242k
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Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$28,081
Earnings (4yr)
$51,581
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$225k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,942
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,842
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,124
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,509
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,965
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$98,489
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
DocCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$110,617
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,454
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,569
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), 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 decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.