Indiana University-East
Richmond, Indiana · Public · 2,589 undergraduates · east.iu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
67%
of 2,194 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
930 to 1130
of enrolled freshmen
Your chances and merit aid at Indiana University-East
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
67% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
Not available
What to do with your 1020
Send your score
About 74% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 890, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- GED/TASC/HSE scores accepted in place of high school requirements (not an SAT/ACT substitute)
Source: Test Optional Admission (IU East) · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- May1Priority deadline · May 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
67%
of applicants were admitted: 1,474 of 2,194 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 20% of them sent SAT scores and 7.6% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 930 to 1130
Reading and Writing 480 to 570
Math 460 to 560
ACT composite 20 to 27
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16001.1%
- 1200 to 139914%
- 1000 to 119944%
- 800 to 99939%
- 600 to 7992.2%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.28
- 4.014%
- 3.75 to 3.9915%
- 3.50 to 3.7415%
- 3.25 to 3.4914%
- 3.00 to 3.249.5%
- 2.50 to 2.9921%
- Below 2.5013%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
Indiana University-East hasn't published a total yearly cost for in-state students. The parts it has published are below.
- Tuition (in state)$8,170
- Fees$750
- Books and supplies$1,370
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$6,611
- $30,001 to $48,000$6,171
- $48,001 to $75,000$8,143
- $75,001 to $110,000$12,662
- Over $110,000$16,002
Financial aid
60%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$9,373
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
14%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $2,736 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 4/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
40 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $820Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | FINA F102 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | FINA F101 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | HIST UNDI 100 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | FINA-A 101 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL UNDI 100 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL L101 & L102 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH-M 119 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 5 | MATH-M 215 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 3 | MATH-M 119 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 10 | MATH-M 215 & MATH-M 216 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 5 | CHEM C101 & C121 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 5 | CHEM C105 & C125 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | LANG UNDI (200 level) |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | LANG UNDI (200 and 250 level) |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS Y107 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | INFO-I 210 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSCI UNDI 100 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | FINA F100 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG UNDI 100 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG W130 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG L202 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BIOL L108 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST H103 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIST H103 and H104 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN F200 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FREN F200 & F250 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GER-G 200 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GER-G 200 & G 250 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG G110 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | LANG UNDI (200 level) |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | LANG UNDI (200 and 250 level) |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | LANG UNDI (200 level) |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | LANG UNDI (200 and 250 level) |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LANG UNDI 100 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON E104 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON E103 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS T101 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | MUS T113 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 4 | MUS T113 & MUS T115 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 5 | PHYS P201 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 5 | PHYS P202 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | PHYS UNDI 100 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 5 | PHYS-P 222 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 5 | PHYS P201 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 5 | PHYS P221 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH UNDI 100 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 6 | MATH-M 125 & MATH 126 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY P103 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | ENG UNDI 100 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | COAS UNDI 100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN S200 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN S200 & S250 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN S407 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN S407 and S408 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH K300 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS Y103 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST H105 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST H105 & H106 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST H108 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIST H108 & H109 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
41%
Come back for a second year
62%
Typical earnings
$52,038
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Indiana University-East$79,344
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 9 majors here have earnings data.
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