Indiana University-South Bend (IU SB) vs Wabash College

Indiana University-South Bend (IUSB) and Wabash College, two distinct institutions of higher learning in Indiana, offer unique educational experiences for prospective students. IUSB, a public university, boasts an acceptance rate of 99%, welcoming a diverse student body of over 7,000 undergraduates. Wabash College, a private liberal arts college, maintains a highly selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of 33%, fostering a close-knit community of approximately 900 male students. While both institutions excel in various academic areas, IUSB offers a wider range of undergraduate programs, including popular majors like nursing, business, and social work, while Wabash College specializes in the liberal arts, with strengths in fields such as economics, history, and English. Explore the comprehensive comparison table below to delve into further details about these institutions, including graduation rates, student demographics, and additional factors that may influence your college decision.

	Indiana University-South Bend	Wabash College
Overview
Location	South Bend, Indiana	Crawfordsville, Indiana
Campus setting	City: Midsize	Town: Distant
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	54.0%	85.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	88.9%	61.6%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $35 Graduate: $40
SAT range	980 - 1190	1140 - 1340
ACT range	18 - 24	23 - 29
Students submitting SAT score	25.0%	53.0%
Students submitting ACT score	5.0%	27.0%
Total number of applicants	2,270	1,635
Total number of admissions given out	2,019	1,007
Admitted students who chose to enroll	697	210
Yield rate	34.5%	20.9%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $21,979 Out of state: $35,086	$53,550
Average net price	$8,189	$21,466
Tuition	In state: $7,170 Out of state: $20,277	$45,000
Room & board	$9,996	Room/dormitory: $6,200 Meal plan: $5,400
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	82.0% Average amount $6,505	99.0% Average amount $37,862
Students receiving federal student loan	33.0% Average amount $4,590	60.0% Average amount $5,271
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $11,426	8.0% Average amount $13,391

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	3,865 Men 35.3% Women 64.7%	840 Men 100.0% Women 0.0%
Graduate students	584 Men 27.2% Women 72.8%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	3.0%	26.3%
International students	2.7%	4.0%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity	386	933
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Indiana Michigan Illinois Missouri Georgia	Indiana Illinois Texas Ohio Florida

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Education Liberal Arts Public Administration and Social Service	Social Sciences History Biological and Biomedical Sciences Psychology Foreign Languages and Literatures
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	9:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	37.9%	83.0%
Dropout rate	35.9%	3.8%
Transferred out	22.4%	12.3%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $95,590 Year 2: $81,997 Year 3: $86,745 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,424 Year 2: $54,174 Year 3: $60,024 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,778 Year 2: $50,606 Year 3: $55,645 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,824 Year 2: $48,198 Year 3: $48,545 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $40,775 Year 2: $43,319 Year 3: $47,607 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,539 Year 2: $41,711 Year 3: $45,562 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,818 Year 2: $37,424 Year 3: $39,129 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,810 Year 2: $37,856 Year 3: $37,394 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,230 Year 2: $31,265 Year 3: $35,033 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,440 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $34,869	Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,346 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $58,138 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,148 Year 2: $37,208 Year 3: $46,455 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,882 Year 2: $41,565 Year 3: $43,702 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,054 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $42,068 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $41,007 Year 3: $36,318 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $23,351 Year 3: N/A Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $49,058 Year 3: N/A Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,397 Year 2: $51,482 Year 3: N/A

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