A college town · College Scorecard

Terre Haute is home to 2 colleges

About 8,214 students study on campus here. The largest is Indiana State University, the most selective Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (admits 77%), and 16% of Terre Haute’s residents are enrolled in college. 1 more college is within 30 miles.

Indiana State University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Colleges in town

degree-granting · 1 career school

Students on campus

8,214

1 for every 7 residents

Residents in college

16%

Above IN (6%)

Most selective

77%

admitted · Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Lowest net price

$11k

a year · Indiana State University

Earnings, 10 yrs

$101k

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology · median

What stands out about college in Terre Haute

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Degrees that payRose-Hulman Institute of Technology students earn a median $101,253 ten years after starting, more than at 99% of U.S. colleges.A true college town16% of Terre Haute’s residents are enrolled in college, against 6% statewide.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Terre Haute’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.

Indiana State University43% graduate$48k earnings$24k typical debt

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology78% graduate$101k earnings$25k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Terre Haute

How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.

16 of every 100 Terre Haute residents are in college (IN: 6).

8,214students on campus · 58,427 residents

32.9median age · IN 38.1

48%of homes rented · IN 29%

$922median rent · 13% below the state

Terre Haute, IN

Housing$162K typical home SafetySafety Grade D HealthHealth Grade D Climate21° January low · 87° July high HandbookTrash day, parking, who to call

Every college

All 2 colleges in Terre Haute

Tap a college for who gets in, what families pay, majors and outcomes.

University or collegeCommunity collegeBigger dot = more students

Indiana State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 5,969 on campus 81%admitted$11knet price43%graduate$48kearnings Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,245 on campus 77%admitted$43knet price78%graduate$101kearnings

Also in Terre Haute: J Michael Harrold Beauty Academy (career schools, online-only programs or campuses too small for their own page).

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $30–48k, where Terre Haute’s median household income ($43K) falls.

Indiana State UniversityIn Terre Haute · sticker $24,535 $6,571a year

Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIn Terre Haute · sticker $77,890 $33,742a year

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College5.6 mi · Sugar Creek · sticker $49,512 $36,071a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Majors

What students study in Terre Haute

Share of degrees by field, across Terre Haute’s colleges, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.

Engineering 20%Business 15%Health professions 11%Education 6%Computer science 6%Psychology 6%Everything else 36%

Biggest programs

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingIndiana State University · 184 graduates a year

$82k4 yrs out

Mechanical EngineeringRose-Hulman Institute of Technology · 121 graduates a year

$96k4 yrs out

Construction ManagementIndiana State University · 116 graduates a year

$95k4 yrs out

Psychology, GeneralIndiana State University · 97 graduates a year

$43k4 yrs out

Air TransportationIndiana State University · 94 graduates a year

$71k4 yrs out

CriminologyIndiana State University · 93 graduates a year

$52k4 yrs out

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansIndiana State University · 77 graduates a year

$80k4 yrs out

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsIndiana State University · 67 graduates a year

$44k4 yrs out

Within reach

More colleges near Terre Haute

Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Terre Haute, beyond its own.

University or collegeCommunity college

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Sugar Creek

5.6 mi904 students

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Terre Haute. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.