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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?

1,956 Undergraduate Awards
$28,438 Avg Cost After Aid
93% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at IUP.
  • In 2019-2020, 89% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, IUP bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $44,089 a year. That's about 8% more than their peers at other schools.

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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.

IUP has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#16 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#29 Best Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at IUP.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Quality Control Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Quality Control Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#15 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#45 Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#66 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards IUP has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Quality Control Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#2 Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools College Factual
#3 Best Culinary Arts Schools College Factual
#4 Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Schools College Factual
#5 Best Personal & Culinary Services Schools College Factual
#18 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature College Factual

Where Is Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus?

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Contact details for IUP are given below.

Contact Details
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://welcome.iup.edu/undergraduate/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fundergraduate%2f

Admission Requirements for IUP

Submission Required?
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?

93% Acceptance Rate
68% Of Accepted Are Women
86% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 93%, IUP is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 86% 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 470 and 580. Math scores were between 460 and 550.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus  ( 470 to 580 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus  ( 460 to 550 )
200
800
IUP received ACT scores from 11% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

ACT English Scores for Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus  ( 17 to 24 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus  ( 17 to 24 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus  ( 18 to 24 )
1
36

Can I Afford Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus?

$28,438 Net Price
80% Take Out Loans
7.0% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of IUP is $28,438. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At IUP, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $9,442 a year. That adds up to $37,768 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at IUP is 7.0%. 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

7,053 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,002 undergraduate students at IUP, with 7,053 being full-time and 949 being part-time.

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There are also 2,035 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,053 full-time undergraduates at IUP, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 88
Black or African American 771
Hispanic or Latino 349
White 5,329
International Students 106
Other Races/Ethnicities 410

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

640 Took All Classes Online
5,393 Took At Least One Class Online
13.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 5,393 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at IUP has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 37th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of IUP

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus was $13,144 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $18,897. The following table shows how IUP is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Fine & Studio Arts #13 #10
Food, Nutrition & Related Services #16 #7
Criminology #16 #16
Quality Control Technology #17 #13
Public Health #31 #16
Visual & Performing Arts #34 #37
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #46 #46
Mathematics #67 #25

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 13.4%. This is the #1,253 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
Criminology 10%
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 3%
Mathematics 27%
Mathematics & Statistics 22%
Social Sciences 6%

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
Food, Nutrition & Related Services #26
Quality Control Technology #29
Criminology #41
Mathematics #46
Mathematics & Statistics #67
Public Health #169
Instructional Media Design #192
Engineering Technologies #220
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #235
Social Sciences #282
Teacher Education Grade Specific #407

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.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 0 0 105 0 126 0 231
Criminology 0 0 0 164 0 23 3 190
Nursing 0 0 0 154 0 12 8 174
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 61 0 51 0 112
General English Literature 0 0 0 34 0 23 35 92
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 84 0 0 7 91
General Psychology 0 0 0 76 0 6 0 82
Marketing 0 0 0 81 0 0 0 81
General Biology 0 0 0 67 0 11 0 78
Quality Control Technology 0 0 0 51 0 24 3 78
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 45 0 26 0 71
Design & Applied Arts 5 0 0 63 0 0 0 68
Special Education 0 0 0 50 11 6 0 67
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 0 24 0 36 0 60
Music 0 0 0 44 0 15 0 59
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 56 0 0 0 0 56
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 54 0 0 0 54
Hospitality Management 0 0 0 51 0 0 0 51
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 50 1 0 0 51
Communication Sciences 0 0 0 27 0 24 0 51
Sociology 0 0 0 39 0 5 0 44
Accounting 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 43
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0 26 0 16 42
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 0 38 1 39
Public Health 0 0 0 17 0 21 0 38
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 0 36 0 2 0 38
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 7 0 28 0 0 0 35
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0 1 20 14 35
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 34
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 33
Political Science & Government 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 31
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 30
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 6 2 20 0 28
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 25
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 21 0 3 0 24
Geography & Cartography 5 0 0 10 4 5 0 24
Romance Languages 15 0 0 8 0 0 0 23
Mathematics 0 0 0 10 0 12 0 22
Journalism 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 21
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 20
Economics 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 20
Drama & Theater Arts 2 0 0 16 0 0 0 18
Culinary Arts 0 14 3 0 0 0 0 17
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 15
Other Public Administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14
History 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 13
Chemistry 0 0 0 12 0 1 0 13
Anthropology 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 13
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 11
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
International Business 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 9
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 9
Archeology 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Other Social Sciences 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
Philosophy 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Other Education 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4
Religious Studies 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Physics 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
International Relations & National Security 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Area Studies 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Public Administration 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Environmental Engineering 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
East Asian Languages 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Germanic Languages 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Nanotechnology 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Museum Studies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Petroleum Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerontology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
International Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 42 21 59 1,834 63 578 117 2,714

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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