University of Southern Indiana Overview

University of Southern Indiana is a public institution situated in Evansville, Indiana. Evansville is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is University of Southern Indiana Known For?

• Students at USI have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 5%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at USI is the doctor's degree.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

University of Southern Indiana Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#7	Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#51	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#83	Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#105	Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#117	Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#125	Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#156	Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#7	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering	College Factual
#62	Best Value Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	College Factual
#66	Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#88	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts	College Factual
#98	Best Value Colleges for English Language & Literature	College Factual
#102	Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of Southern Indiana?

Contact details for USI are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	8600 University Blvd, Evansville, IN 47712
Phone:	812-464-8600
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/SouthernIndiana
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/USIedu

How Do I Get Into USI?

You can apply to USI online at: www.usi.edu/admissions

Admission Requirements for USI

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into USI?

With an acceptance rate of 94%, USI is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 86% of students accepted to USI submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 590. Math scores were between 490 and 580.

USI received ACT scores from 38% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford University of Southern Indiana?

The overall average net price of USI is $26,476. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At USI, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $6,230 a year. That adds up to $24,920 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at USI is 5.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Southern Indiana Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,431 undergraduate students at USI, with 5,767 being full-time and 2,664 being part-time.

There are also 1,772 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,767 full-time undergraduates at USI, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Southern Indiana students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	89
Black or African American	235
Hispanic or Latino	245
White	4,924
International Students	82
Other Races/Ethnicities	192

Geographic Diversity

Indiana students aren't the only ones who study at University of Southern Indiana. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at USI. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and China.

Online Learning at University of Southern Indiana

There are 2 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at USI. In 2019-2020, 7,334 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 12th most popular in Indiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of USI

The following table shows how USI 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
Allied Health Professions	#22	#22
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#22	#75
Health & Physical Education	#67	#100
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#73	#106

Online Growth Rankings of USI

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Southern Indiana was 17.3%. This is the #1,136 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at USI regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of USI majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	28%
Business, Management & Marketing	22%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	14%
Liberal Arts General Studies	14%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at USI 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 USI.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Health & Physical Education	#155
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#164
Educational Administration	#280
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#329
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#486
Nursing	#495

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%.

University of Southern Indiana 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	1	4	0	95	0	405	0	505
Nursing	0	0	0	202	9	92	4	307
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	100	0	28	0	128
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	99	0	12	0	111
General Psychology	0	0	0	110	0	0	0	110
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	88	0	14	0	102
Accounting	0	0	0	65	3	0	0	68
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	64	0	0	0	64
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	60	0	0	0	60
Social Work	0	0	0	59	0	0	0	59
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	55	0	0	0	55
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0	0	52	0	52
Marketing	0	0	0	50	0	0	0	50
Dental Support Services	0	12	12	23	0	0	0	47
General Biology	0	0	0	43	0	0	0	43
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	0	39	0	0	0	39
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	35	0	2	0	37
Computer Science	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	36
General English Literature	0	0	0	31	0	4	0	35
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	26	0	6	0	32
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	31
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	31
General Engineering	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	27
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	27
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	26
History	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	24
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	22
Multilingual Education	13	0	0	0	0	7	0	20
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	18	1	0	0	19
Nutrition Science	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	18
Economics	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	18
Special Education	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	16
Electrical Engineering	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Mathematics	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Romance Languages	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	14
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Sociology	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	4	0	4	0	8
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Human Resource Management	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	7
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Chemistry	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Anthropology	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Journalism	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Information Technology	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Civil Engineering	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Biological & Physical Science	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Physics	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
General Social Sciences	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Public Administration	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Statistics	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Philosophy	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Manufacturing Engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	25	45	12	1,636	13	666	4	2,401

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 AJ Eaton under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.