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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Indiana University-Southeast
  • Purdue University Fort Wayne

What stands out

Indiana University-Southeast has the lower average net price, Indiana University-Southeast reports the higher graduation rate, Indiana University-Southeast reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Indiana University-Southeast leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Indiana University-Southeast compared with Purdue University Fort Wayne
MetricIndiana University-SoutheastNew Albany, INPublic · 4-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rateLowest median debtHighest median earningsPurdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, INPublic · 4-yearHighest retention
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$7,888lowest$13,171
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$16,411$22,183
In-state tuition$8,424$9,532
Out-of-state tuition$22,811$22,887
Admissions
Acceptance rate84%84%
SAT midpoint1,0851,105
ACT midpoint2323
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.36%highest34%
Retention rateFirst-year students who come back for a second year.64%67%highest
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$19,684lowest$21,500
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$47,596highest$45,872
Campus
Undergraduates3,1705,484

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.