Indiana University-South Bend

Indiana University-South Bend is a public college in South Bend, IN. Its average net price is $8,607 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$5,752
$30,001 to $48,000$5,564
$48,001 to $75,000$6,333
$75,001 to $110,000$13,330
$110,001 and up$17,058
$8,424Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$23,032Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$8,607Average Net Price
$9,816Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,290Books and Supplies
$2,724Other Expenses
48.1%Students on Pell Grants
33.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

83.8%Acceptance Rate
480 to 610SAT Reading, Middle Half
470 to 580SAT Math, Middle Half
21 to 23ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$44,989
8 years after entry$47,987
10 years after entry$50,051
34.7%Graduation Rate
65.1%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

South Bend, INLocation
Midsize citySetting
3,933Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$33,799 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business and Commerce$51,376 n=190$19,008 n=110
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Criminal Justice$43,930 Small program - rough guide n=39Not published
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$60,408 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$33,642 Small program - rough guide n=53$20,125 Small program - rough guide n=42
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Liberal Arts$33,204 Small program - rough guide n=69$23,333 Small program - rough guide n=48
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$20,559 Small program - rough guide n=31
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$84,823 n=129$26,962 Small program - rough guide n=58
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$39,822 Small program - rough guide n=34$19,781 Small program - rough guide n=45
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,493 Small program - rough guide n=36Not published
Teaching$46,418 Small program - rough guide n=50$19,750 Small program - rough guide n=32

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