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Indian River State College was awarded 423 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.
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Indian River State College landed the #1,111 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Indian River State College is also ranked #36 out of 77 schools in Florida.
If you are worried about getting into Indian River State College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
At Indian River State College, the student to faculty ratio is 25 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Indian River State College is 41%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 15,236 undergraduates at Indian River State College with 4,803 being full-time and 10,433 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,686 | $3,595 | $5,511 | $8,827 | $9,952 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Indian River State College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Indian River State College, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $3,668 a year. That adds up to $14,672 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Indian River State College is 11.5%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Indian River State College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3209 Virginia Ave, Fort Pierce, FL 34981-5596 |
| Phone: | 772-462-4772 |
| Website: | www.irsc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 201 | $35,485 |
| Human Services | 149 | $29,457 |
| Nursing | 132 | $63,034 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 72 | $30,566 |
| Computer Information Systems | 60 | $41,436 |
| Accounting | 47 | $37,669 |
| Graphic Communications | 39 | $26,863 |
| General Biology | 35 | $26,383 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 23 | $34,181 |
| Public Administration | 21 | $42,666 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 9,487 students took at least one online class at Indian River State College. This is a decrease from the 12,053 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 9,487 | 6,181 |
| 2019-2020 | 12,053 | 8,365 |
| 2018-2019 | 7,541 | 3,388 |
| 2017-2018 | 6,187 | 2,522 |
| 2016-2017 | 6,292 | 2,537 |
Learn more about online learning at Indian River State College.
Footnotes
*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.
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