Indiana University-South Bend
South Bend, Indiana · Public · 3,933 undergraduates · southbend.iu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
81%
of 2,761 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
950 to 1150
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$23,570Est.Estimate
$39,270 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Indiana University-South Bend
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
81% 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
$39,270
a year in 2027-28, from a $39,270 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1060
Send your score
About 79% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 930, 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.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Test-Optional Admission: Admissions: Indiana University South Bend · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Aug1Priority deadline · August 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
81%
of applicants were admitted: 2,249 of 2,761 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 1.4% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 950 to 1150
Reading and Writing 480 to 600
Math 440 to 560
ACT composite 21 to 25
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16002.1%
- 1200 to 139913%
- 1000 to 119955%
- 800 to 99923%
- 600 to 7996.9%
- 400 to 5990.5%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.11
- 4.07.4%
- 3.75 to 3.9911%
- 3.50 to 3.7412%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.2413%
- 2.50 to 2.9926%
- Below 2.5018%
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
$23,570
a year, in state
$39,270
a year, out of state (tuition $23,870)
- Tuition (in state)$8,170
- Fees$750
- Food and housing$10,390
- Books and supplies$1,370
- Transportation and other$2,890
Indiana University-South Bend published $22,254 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$5,752
- $30,001 to $48,000$5,564
- $48,001 to $75,000$6,333
- $75,001 to $110,000$13,330
- Over $110,000$17,058
Financial aid
63%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$10,728
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
11%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $1,548 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 2025-26
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 $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-F 102 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | FINA-F 101 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AFAM-A 150 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | AHST-A 101 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | AHST-A 101/ A 102 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIOL-L 100 |
| Biology | 4 | 5 | BIOL-L 101 or BIOL-L 102 |
| 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/ M 216 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 5 | CHEM-C 101/ C 121 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 5 | CHEM-C 105/ C 125 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | EALC-C 201 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | EALC-C 201/ C 202 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS-Y 107 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CSCI-B 100 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CSCI-C 101 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSCI-UNDI 100 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | CSCI-B 100 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | FINA-UN 100 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | FINA-F 100 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG-W 130 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG-W 131 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG-L 198 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | GEOL-UN 100 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST-H 103 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIST-H 103/ H 104 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN-F 203 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FREN-F 203/ F 204 |
| German Language and Culture | 2 | 3 | GER-G 101 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GER-G 203/ G 204 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG-G 110 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FRIT-M 100 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FRIT-M 100 / M 150 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | EALC-J 201 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | EALC-J 201 / J 202 |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | CLAS-L 100 |
| Latin | 4 | 8 | CLAS-L 100/ L 150 |
| Latin | 5 | 11 | CLAS-L 100/ L 150/ L 200 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON-E 104 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON-E 103 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS-A 190 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUS-T 114/ T 115 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | PHYS-UN 100 |
| Physics 1 | 5 | 5 | PHYS-P 201 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | PHYS-UN 100 |
| Physics 2 | 5 | 5 | PHYS-P 202 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | PHYS-P 100 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 5 | PHYS-P 222 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | PHYS-P 100 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 5 | PHYS-P 221 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH-UND |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 5 | MATH-M 125 & MATH-M 126 or MATH-M 127 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY-P 103 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN-S 203 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN-S 203/S 204 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPAN-S 203/S 204/S 275 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN-S 203 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN-S 203/ S 204 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPAN-S 203/ S 204/ S 303 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH-K 300 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS-Y 103 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST-H 105 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST-H 105/ H 106 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST-H 101 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
35%
Come back for a second year
65%
Typical earnings
$50,051
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Indiana University-South Bend$63,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 14 majors here have earnings data.
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