Anderson University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (65%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,199
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 69%
From Region 17%
Athletes 494 (16.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 82%
Black 6%
Hispanic 6%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 306 38% 84% 2% 3% 6% 2% $60,048 10 -0.65 45 98% 7.5%
Electrical Engineering 4 — 100% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $97,847 9 -0.91 93 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $92,714 17 -0.82 90 — — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 6 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,763 26 -0.61 86 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 30 +1 73% 73% 3% 7% 10% 0% $89,250 42 -0.23 88 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 3 — 33% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $78,343 10 -0.96 79 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 17% $70,444 33 -0.56 69 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 9 — 33% 78% 11% 0% 0% 11% $62,490 13 -0.80 52 — — — — —
Biology 28 — 46% 82% 0% 4% 7% 0% $61,736 24 -0.55 50 — — — — —
Environmental Science 9 — 33% 89% 11% 0% 0% 0% $56,777 42 -0.24 37 — — — — —
Exercise Science 56 — 36% 96% 2% 0% 2% 0% $50,443 6 -1.32 20 100% — — — —
Sports Management 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,443 11 -1.14 20 100% — — — —
English 13 — 15% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,927 17 -0.79 11 — — — — —
History 5 +3 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,453 14 -0.83 16 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 16 — 19% 75% 0% 12% 6% 6% $47,677 9 -0.92 14 — — — — —
Communication 30 +5 40% 87% 3% 0% 3% 0% $58,914 42 -0.28 42 — — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 31 +4 6% 87% 0% 0% 13% 0% $48,410 19 -0.57 16 — — — — —
Human Services 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $43,867 8 -1.11 9 87% — — — —
Political Science 3 +3 100% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $61,222 20 -0.81 48 — — — — —
Psychology 17 +3 18% 82% 6% 0% 6% 6% $54,211 48 -0.13 30 95% — — — —
Public Policy Analysis 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $57,713 10 -1.07 39 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 19 +2 21% 68% 0% 5% 16% 0% $58,456 46 -0.20 41 97% 7.5% — — —
Homeland Security 7 — 57% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $57,526 36 -0.33 39 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 126 57% 81% 1% 6% 6% 2% $73,325 53 -0.58 73 96%
Accounting 14 +8 50% 93% 0% 0% 0% 7% $82,831 42 -0.27 84 96% — — — —
Business Administration 35 +2 51% 80% 3% 3% 6% 3% $73,653 54 -0.21 74 95% — — — —
Finance 12 — 83% 75% 0% 8% 0% 8% $81,093 24 -0.62 82 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,858 34 -0.44 68 95% — — — —
Marketing 32 +4 56% 81% 0% 0% 16% 0% $65,797 16 -0.92 60 97% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 10 — 20% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $73,653 45 -0.17 74 95% — — — —
Supply Chain Management 21 — 76% 86% 0% 10% 5% 0% $73,653 11 -1.08 74 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 94 16% 93% 3% 1% 2% 0% $48,129 1 -0.72 15 94%
Elementary Education 35 — 3% 94% 3% 0% 3% 0% $45,412 13 -1.02 11 94% — — — —
English Education 6 — 0% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $50,557 25 -0.69 20 94% — — — —
Mathematics Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,557 17 -0.69 20 94% — — — —
Physical Education 3 — 100% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $50,557 16 -0.89 20 94% — — — —
Secondary Education 20 — 5% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% $45,412 10 -1.13 11 94% — — — —
Social Studies Education 12 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,557 14 -0.82 20 94% — — — —
Special Education 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,522 83 +0.85 49 100% — — — —
Art Education 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,557 70 +0.40 20 94% — — — —
Music Education 4 — 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $50,557 65 +0.41 20 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Professions 87 16% 89% 1% 5% 3% 1% $81,195 75 -0.78 82 99%
Health Sciences 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,486 55 +0.00 65 — — — — —
Nursing 77 — 14% 88% 1% 4% 4% 1% $83,703 14 -0.85 84 99% — — — —
Health Services Administration 6 — 33% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $57,493 24 -0.46 39 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of the Arts 93 14% 85% 4% 2% 6% 0% $48,514 1 -0.52 16 99%
Spanish 2 +5 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,952 22 -0.72 19 — — — — —
Acting 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,142 38 -0.26 6 — — — — —
Dance 11 — 0% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $45,095 67 +0.27 10 — — — — —
Graphic Design 27 — 19% 85% 7% 0% 7% 0% $51,112 23 -0.70 22 98% — — — —
Interior Design 17 — 6% 82% 6% 0% 6% 0% $62,170 18 -0.68 51 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $40,412 15 -0.68 5 — — — — —
Music Management 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,534 44 -0.13 11 — — — — —
Music Performance 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $40,357 15 -0.69 5 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 12 — 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,258 10 -1.02 4 100% — — — —
Studio Art 8 +1 12% 62% 12% 12% 12% 0% $47,645 56 +0.09 14 — — — — —
Theatre 7 — 14% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $37,258 16 -0.78 4 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Christian Studies and Ministry 32 56% 94% 3% 0% 0% 0% $48,802 1 -0.25 17
Christian Studies 29 — 55% 93% 3% 0% 0% 0% $48,782 37 -0.25 17 — — — — —
Worship Ministry 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,999 38 -0.23 17 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,418
ROI Percentile 49th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 64%
6-Year Graduation Rate 66%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 18.6% 137 23% 92% 1% 2% 3% 1% $69,663 19 -1.02 67 99% —
Business & Economics 18.0% 133 56% 81% 1% 7% 6% 2% $72,440 34 -0.58 72 96% —
Arts 13.8% 102 14% 85% 5% 2% 6% 0% $48,706 37 -0.42 16 98% —
Social Sciences 11.8% 87 24% 84% 2% 1% 8% 2% $53,931 28 -0.43 29 94% —
Education 11.2% 83 17% 93% 2% 1% 2% 0% $47,808 15 -0.87 15 94% —
Humanities 9.2% 68 37% 90% 1% 3% 1% 1% $47,996 12 -0.57 15 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.0% 37 43% 81% 3% 3% 5% 3% $61,919 24 -0.61 50 — —
Computer Science 4.9% 36 78% 78% 3% 6% 8% 0% $88,669 15 -0.30 88 — —
Professional 3.5% 26 31% 73% 0% 8% 12% 0% $58,206 22 -0.23 41 97% 7.5%
Engineering 1.5% 11 73% 82% 0% 9% 9% 0% $94,581 16 -0.85 91 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.2% 9 33% 89% 11% 0% 0% 0% $56,777 37 -0.24 37 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 9 56% 67% 11% 0% 0% 11% $73,077 34 -0.70 73 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics — — — — 8 #150 — —
Education — — — — 7 #364 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 15 #419 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 112 $2.3M $2.2M $113K
Track & Field (combined) 87 $429K $402K $26K
Baseball 50 $657K $643K $13K
Lacrosse 48 $730K $681K $48K
Soccer 38 $487K $459K $28K
Basketball 16 $726K $769K -$42K
Tennis 16 $297K $222K $74K
Golf 13 $282K $269K $12K
Total 323 $5.9M $5.6M $276K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 70 $283K $286K -$3K
Lacrosse 32 $552K $518K $34K
Soccer 28 $465K $440K $25K
Softball 18 $415K $404K $11K
Volleyball 18 $426K $402K $23K
Basketball 15 $765K $780K -$14K
Tennis 14 $284K $299K -$15K
Golf 8 $306K $295K $10K
Total 171 $3.5M $3.4M $72K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 157 $713K $689K $23K
Football 112 $2.3M $2.2M $113K
Lacrosse 80 $1.3M $1.2M $83K
Soccer 66 $952K $899K $53K
Baseball 50 $657K $643K $13K
Basketball 31 $1.5M $1.5M -$57K
Tennis 30 $582K $522K $59K
Golf 21 $588K $565K $23K
Softball 18 $415K $404K $11K
Volleyball 18 $426K $402K $23K
Total 494 $12.5M $11.6M $845K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (non-ED) 32%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 77%
SAT Range 1100 – 1280
SAT Math Range 540 – 630
SAT RW Range 560 – 650