Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Overview
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a public institution located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Indiana is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.
What Is Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Known For?
- The highest award offered at IUP is the doctor's degree.
- In 2017-2018, 66% of the faculty were full-time.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at IUP.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards IUP has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#3 | Best Criminology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students | College Factual |
#4 | Best Criminology Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#10 | Best Value Colleges for Criminology | College Factual |
#52 | Best General English Literature Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#64 | Best Value Colleges for General English Literature | College Factual |
#154 | Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing | College Factual |
Where Is Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus?

Contact details for IUP are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1011 South Dr 201 Sutton Hall, Indiana, PA 15705-1098 |
Phone: | 724-357-2100 |
Website: | www.iup.edu |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/iupedu |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/iupedu |
How Do I Get Into IUP?
You can apply to IUP online at: https://www.banner.iup.edu/pls/production/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon
Admission Requirements for IUP
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into IUP?
Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.
Average Test Scores
About 88% 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 460 and 570. Math scores were between 450 and 550.
Can I Afford Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At IUP, approximately 81% of students took out student loans averaging $9,465 a year. That adds up to $37,860 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at IUP is 7.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 2,110 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 8,583 full-time undergraduates at IUP, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 89 |
Black or African American | 1,027 |
Hispanic or Latino | 397 |
White | 6,318 |
International Students | 257 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 495 |
Geographic Diversity
Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 55 countries are represented at IUP. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.
Online Learning at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
The following chart shows how the online learning population at IUP has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 74th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.
Online Growth Rankings of IUP
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus was 13.1%. This is the #1,151 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at IUP regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of IUP majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 30% |
Liberal Arts General Studies | 30% |
Visual & Performing Arts | 10% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at IUP ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at IUP.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Food, Nutrition & Related Services | #8 | |
Fine & Studio Arts | #8 | |
Criminology | #15 | |
Visual & Performing Arts | #39 | |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | #51 | |
Social Sciences | #77 | |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | #115 | |
Criminal Justice & Corrections | #170 | |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | #176 | |
Liberal Arts General Studies | #176 | |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | #190 | |
Education | #297 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Canadian2006 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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