Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, Pennsylvania · Public · 6,764 undergraduates · iup.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test blind
Scores aren't considered
Admit rate
91%
of 7,951 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
970 to 1180
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$31,270Est.Estimate
$35,370 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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
91% of applicants admitted
Target
Your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's here.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$35,370
a year in 2027-28, from a $35,370 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1070
Scores aren't considered here
This college doesn't consider SAT or ACT scores, even if you send them.
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 blind
SAT and ACT scores aren't considered for admission, even if you send them.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Preparing for College - Admissions and Aid - IUP · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
91%
of applicants were admitted: 7,273 of 7,951 for fall 2025.
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. 25% of them sent SAT scores and 1% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 970 to 1180
Reading and Writing 500 to 620
Math 450 to 570
ACT composite 16 to 28
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000.7%
- 1200 to 139920%
- 1000 to 119948%
- 800 to 99928%
- 600 to 7992.4%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.34
- 4.020%
- 3.75 to 3.9913%
- 3.50 to 3.7416%
- 3.25 to 3.4914%
- 3.00 to 3.2412%
- 2.50 to 2.9917%
- Below 2.507%
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
$31,270
a year, in state
$35,370
a year, out of state (tuition $12,930)
- Tuition (in state)$8,830
- Fees$4,100
- Food and housing$14,980
- Books and supplies$1,160
- Transportation and other$2,200
Indiana University of Pennsylvania published $29,538 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
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$12,288
- $30,001 to $48,000$11,921
- $48,001 to $75,000$12,762
- $75,001 to $110,000$18,368
- Over $110,000$22,657
Financial aid
78%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$9,437
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
0.9%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $1,429 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: 5/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
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
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
38 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $880Est.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 | ART 114 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 113 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARHI 101 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 104 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 201 & 202 Prin of Biology I & II (all majors) |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 121 Or MATH 125 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 3 | MATH 125 Calc I for Phys, Chem |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 6 | MATH 125 Calc I for Phys/Chem/Math and MATH 126 Calc II for Phys/Chem/Math |
| Chemistry | 3 | 8 | CHEM 111 and 112 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | CHIN 201 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PLSC 280 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | COSC 110 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | COSC 105 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 112 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 121 Humanities Literature |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BIOL 114 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 197 |
| European History | 5 | 3 | HIST 202 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FRNC 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | GRMN 201 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 101 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CRLG 2xx |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | JAPN 201 |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | LATN 2xx |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 121 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 122 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 115 Theory I |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 111 and 121 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 112 and 122 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 132/142 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 131/141 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 101 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | GNRL 1xx |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | GNRL 1xx |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPAN 201 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 260 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 117 Probability and Stats |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PLSC 111 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 196 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIST 204 OR HIST 205 OR HIST 196 |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | HIST 204 and HIST 205 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 198 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIST 211 or HIST 212 |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 6 | HIST 211 and HIST 212 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
52%
Come back for a second year
75%
Typical earnings
$57,182
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania$57,921
- All colleges$59,316
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 35 majors here have earnings data.
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