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Indiana · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, Indiana. 5,344 undergraduate students. 91 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 151306 · OPEID 001808 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at University of Southern Indiana

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-12%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Southern Indiana fell 12% between 2021 and 2024 (6.0k → 5.3k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at University of Southern Indiana fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.3% → 0.0%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

University of Southern Indiana earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Indiana median

Each tile compares this institution to the Indiana median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$47,605+12% · 6→10y
Indiana median $46,945
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$42,323
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
51.9%+70% · '97→'24
Indiana median 60.7%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$13,236+579% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
5,344-23% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
69.5%+15% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
94.7%+3% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$10,136+261% · '00→'24
out-of-state $22,573
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How University of Southern Indiana earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings at University of Southern Indiana

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

3.7%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $13,236 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $47,605 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

University of Southern Indiana enrollment, completion, and debt over time

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–20245,292
9,6975,29219962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202448.2%
53%27%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$20,105
$22,500$2,96019972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+70%

University of Southern Indiana · completion · 150% rose

28.3% → 48.2%

COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2024+335%

University of Southern Indiana · completion · 100% rose

8.5% → 37.1%

RETENTION · 2004→2024+15%

University of Southern Indiana · retention rose

65.0% → 75.0%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024-23%

University of Southern Indiana · undergrad enrollment fell

6,853 → 5,292

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+261%

University of Southern Indiana · in-state tuition rose

$2,792 → $10,066

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+248%

University of Southern Indiana · out-of-state tuition rose

$6,579 → $22,907

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+579%

University of Southern Indiana · median debt rose

$2,960 → $20,105

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

University of Southern Indiana · cohort default rate fell

8.4% → 0.0%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+27%

University of Southern Indiana · earnings_median_10yr rose

$37,500 → $47,605

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+31%

University of Southern Indiana · earnings_median_8yr rose

$34,900 → $45,868

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+34%

University of Southern Indiana · earnings_median_6yr rose

$31,600 → $42,323

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

University of Southern Indiana programs ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Business Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 5202 · Master's Degree$112,721515 gradsEngineering, GeneralCIP 1401 · Bachelor's Degree$86,98428 gradsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 1101 · Bachelor's Degree$77,89019 gradsComputer ScienceCIP 1107 · Bachelor's Degree$77,25332 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCIP 5138 · Bachelor's Degree$74,131220 gradsFinance and Financial Management ServicesCIP 5208 · Bachelor's Degree$70,90246 gradsAccounting and Related ServicesCIP 5203 · Bachelor's Degree$67,05367 gradsRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsCIP 5123 · Master's Degree$67,03230 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCIP 5109 · Bachelor's Degree$66,41365 gradsPolitical Science and GovernmentCIP 4510 · Bachelor's Degree$65,67922 gradsMathematicsCIP 2701 · Bachelor's Degree$61,43115 gradsDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCIP 5106 · Bachelor's Degree$61,01122 gradsBiology, GeneralCIP 2601 · Bachelor's Degree$58,18946 gradsMarketingCIP 5214 · Bachelor's Degree$57,39147 gradsPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCIP 0909 · Bachelor's Degree$55,05038 gradsMental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCIP 5115 · Master's Degree$54,08751 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 5202 · Bachelor's Degree$53,39497 gradsCommunication and Media StudiesCIP 0901 · Bachelor's Degree$53,26620 gradsHealth and Physical Education/FitnessCIP 3105 · Bachelor's Degree$52,58268 gradsLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCIP 2401 · Bachelor's Degree$51,04840 gradsCriminal Justice and CorrectionsCIP 4301 · Bachelor's Degree$50,60251 gradsNutrition SciencesCIP 3019 · Bachelor's Degree$50,31715 gradsRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCIP 1609 · Bachelor's Degree$49,46821 gradsSociologyCIP 4511 · Bachelor's Degree$49,0408 grads
Showing top 24 of 35 ranked programs.91 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

35 University of Southern Indiana programs with earnings, grouped by field

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$77,25332 gradsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$77,89019 grads

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$42,03580 gradsSpecial Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree$46,34516 grads

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

Engineering, GeneralBachelor's Degree$86,98428 grads

FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16

Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree$49,46821 grads

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$44,24728 grads

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$51,04840 grads

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,18946 grads

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27

MathematicsBachelor's Degree$61,43115 grads

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

Nutrition SciencesBachelor's Degree$50,31715 grads

PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31

Health and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$52,58268 grads

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$42,13475 grads

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$50,60251 grads

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

Social WorkBachelor's Degree$44,15559 grads

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$65,67922 gradsSociologyBachelor's Degree$49,0408 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$43,54451 gradsDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$23,46113 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$74,131220 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$46,290110 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$66,41365 gradsMental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$54,08751 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$38,90830 gradsRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$67,03230 gradsDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$61,01122 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$112,721515 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$53,39497 gradsAccounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$67,05367 gradsMarketingBachelor's Degree$57,39147 gradsFinance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$70,90246 grads

HISTORY · CIP 54

HistoryBachelor's Degree$46,33019 grads

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$55,05038 gradsCommunication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$53,26620 gradsRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$41,54711 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at University of Southern Indiana

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$1,202,815
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 8year 0year 39
Cost per year
$13,194
HS-only baseline · IN
$36,400
Years to complete
6
CIP family
52

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Institutions similar to University of Southern Indiana in Indiana

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

FORT WAYNE$45.9k

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 32% completion
HAMMOND$48.3k

Purdue University Northwest

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 44% completion
NEW ALBANY$47.6k

Indiana University-Southeast

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 33% completion
TERRE HAUTE$48.4k

Indiana State University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 41% completion
SOUTH BEND$44.9k

Indiana University-South Bend

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 36% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“University of Southern Indiana graduates earn $X” — not “University of Southern Indiana makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Southern Indiana caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →