University of Southern Indiana Business Programs

Located in Evansville, Indiana, University of Southern Indiana is a public institution. The suburban atmosphere of Evansville makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

University of Southern Indiana Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at USI.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#35	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards USI has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#29	Highest Paid General Economics Graduates	College Factual
#54	Highest Paid Economics Graduates	College Factual

Where Is University of Southern Indiana?

Contact details for USI are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	8600 University Blvd, Evansville, IN 47712
Phone:	812-464-8600
Website:	www.usi.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/SouthernIndiana
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/USIedu

How Do I Get Into USI?

You can apply to USI online at: www.usi.edu/admissions

Admission Requirements for USI

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into USI?

Since USI has an acceptance rate of 94%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 86% of students accepted to USI submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 590. Math scores were between 490 and 580.

USI received ACT scores from 38% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford University of Southern Indiana?

The overall average net price of USI is $26,476. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At USI, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $6,230 a year. That adds up to $24,920 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at USI is 3.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Southern Indiana Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,431 undergraduate students at USI, with 5,767 being full-time and 2,664 being part-time.

There are also 1,772 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,767 full-time undergraduates at USI, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Southern Indiana students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	89
Black or African American	235
Hispanic or Latino	245
White	4,924
International Students	82
Other Races/Ethnicities	192

Geographic Diversity

Indiana students aren't the only ones who study at University of Southern Indiana. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at USI. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and China.

Online Learning at University of Southern Indiana

In 2019-2020, 7,334 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at USI has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of USI

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Southern Indiana was 17.3%. This is the #1,002 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at USI regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Southern Indiana Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	1	97	0	515	613
Accounting	0	67	4	0	71
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	47	0	0	47
Finance	0	46	0	0	46
Advertising	0	38	0	0	38
General Economics	0	17	0	0	17
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	10	0	0	0	10
Operations Management	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	11	312	4	515	842

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By AJ Eaton under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.