Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Indiana, PA
Population 150,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (10% ☔)

Honors College

Name Robert E. Cook Honors College
Students 400 (6%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,599
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 96%
From Region 3%
Athletes 9.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 76%
Black 10%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 5%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1,373 38% / 62% 1% $60,617 73 96%
Environmental Engineering 6 50% / 50% 33% $78,562 90
Computer Science 43 81% / 19% 0% $89,377 96 98%
Chemistry 4 50% / 50% 0% $61,951 75
Geosciences 10 50% / 50% 0% $56,546 66 95%
Mathematics 11 27% / 73% 0% $74,951 88 97%
Physics 5 60% / 40% 0% $65,028 79 100%
Biochemistry 4 25% / 75% 0% $57,184 67
Biological and Physical Sciences 20 30% / 70% 0% $74,684 88 95%
Biology 58 29% / 71% 3% $58,252 69 93%
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 24 29% / 71% 0% $48,139 45 96%
Clinical Laboratory Science 1 0% / 100% 0% $76,777 89
Kinesiology 66 50% / 50% 5% $50,751 53 94%
Nursing 129 12% / 88% 1% $78,920 90 98%
Occupational Safety and Health 56 80% / 20% 0% $85,726 94 98%
Public Health 9 0% / 100% 0% $54,976 63
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions $46,401 40 100%
Respiratory Care 11 9% / 91% 9% $64,644 79 97%
Speech-Language Pathology 31 0% / 100% 0% $54,242 61 100%
Accounting 36 61% / 39% 3% $68,466 83 99%
Business Administration 73 +17 53% / 47% 4% $65,102 79 89%
Business/Commerce $65,945 80
Economics 15 +10 87% / 13% 7% $70,609 84 93%
Finance 47 +3 87% / 13% 0% $74,375 87 98%
Hospitality Management 27 26% / 74% 0% $52,380 57 99%
Human Resources Management 20 +14 35% / 65% 5% $73,652 87 93%
International Business 8 25% / 75% 12% $79,817 91 78%
Management Information Systems 13 69% / 31% 0% $73,160 86 93%
Marketing 64 +2 42% / 58% 2% $59,369 71 97%
Medical Informatics 21 10% / 90% 5% $60,521 73
Anthropology 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $42,508 28 87%
Asian Studies 2 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Child Development 27 4% / 96% 0% $40,976 24 98%
Communication 56 48% / 52% 0% $46,748 41 100%
English 26 15% / 85% 0% $48,953 48 88%
Family and Consumer Sciences 4 25% / 75% 0% $47,431 43
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 4 50% / 50% 0% $53,127 58 90%
History 23 78% / 22% 0% $44,866 35 85%
International Affairs 2 50% / 50% 0% $52,597 57
Journalism $45,794 38 97%
Philosophy 5 40% / 60% 0% $45,409 37
Political Science 17 +3 53% / 47% 0% $49,529 49 96%
Psychology 62 +1 13% / 87% 0% $44,239 34 94%
Religion/Religious Studies $48,468 46
Social Sciences 12 75% / 25% 0% $67,183 81 100%
Sociology 17 +4 12% / 88% 0% $40,653 23 87%
Spanish 5 +2 0% / 100% 0% $55,319 63 95%
Early Childhood Education 30 3% / 97% 0% $52,915 58 100%
Early Childhood Special Education 39 5% / 95% 0% $55,391 63 97%
General Education 27 48% / 52% 4% $55,519 64 100%
Middle School Education $52,915 58 100%
Special Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $55,391 63 97%
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education 13 38% / 62% 0% $55,692 64
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 2 100% / 0% 0% $58,667 70
Fashion Design 9 0% / 100% 0% $54,997 63 98%
Fine Arts 6 33% / 67% 0% $49,671 50 98%
Interior Design 24 12% / 88% 0% $54,997 63 98%
Intermedia/Multimedia 4 100% / 0% 0% $49,671 50 98%
Music 17 +1 53% / 47% 0% $42,692 29 100%
Music Performance 4 25% / 75% 0% $42,692 29 100%
Studio Art 12 58% / 42% 0% $49,671 50 98%
Theater 6 33% / 67% 0% $23,370 3 100%
Visual and Performing Arts $33,388 9
Criminology 98 +1 35% / 65% 0% $55,494 64 97%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,956
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,338
Est. In-State Cost $15,466
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,428
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 39%
6-Year Graduation Rate 56%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 23.6% 324 52% / 48% 3% $65,801 80 95%
Health Sciences 22.1% 303 31% / 69% 2% $70,281 84 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 19.5% 268 32% / 68% 0% $46,531 41 94%
Education 8.1% 111 20% / 80% 1% $54,788 62 99%
Professional 7.1% 98 35% / 65% 0% $55,494 64 97%
Arts 6.1% 84 36% / 64% 0% $48,354 46 99%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.0% 82 29% / 71% 2% $62,208 75 94%
Computer Science 3.1% 43 81% / 19% 0% $89,377 96 98%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.2% 30 43% / 57% 0% $65,429 79 97%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.7% 24 29% / 71% 0% $48,139 45 96%
Engineering 0.4% 6 50% / 50% 33% $78,562 90

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $2.5M #245 40% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.7M #265 8% $0.0M 43 #115 35
Business & Economics $0.8M #226 0% $0 11 #118
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #410 36% $0.1M
Education $0.4M #308 0% $0 20 #204
Computer Science $0.2M #356 100% $0
Health Sciences $0.1M #361 0% $0 8 #154
Engineering $0.1M #401 0% $0 6 #198
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Total $6.4M #350 24% $0.2M 88 #189 35

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 30%
SAT Range 970 – 1180
SAT Math Range 480 – 580
SAT RW Range 490 – 600