Colorado Mesa vs. Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Comparable Facts

Compare Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, CO with Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus in Indiana, PA on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Colorado Mesa University is larger than Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus based on total student enrollment (9,785 students vs. 9,073 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Colorado Mesa University is located in Grand Junction, CO (Small City setting); Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus is in Indiana, PA (Distant Town setting).
• Colorado Mesa University is a public, non-profit 4-year institution. Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus is a public, non-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Colorado Mesa University 18:1; Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus 23:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Colorado Mesa University are 8.1% lower than at Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus ($12,209 vs. $13,286).
• Out-of-state tuition is 54.2% higher at Colorado Mesa than at Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus (about $8,827 more per year; $25,124 vs. $16,297).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus than at Colorado Mesa University (99% vs. 84%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus students is 10.5% larger than aid received by Colorado Mesa University students ($9,154 vs. $8,285).

Admissions details

• Typical ACT composite is 2 points higher at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus than at Colorado Mesa (23 vs. 21, midpoint estimate).
• SAT or ACT scores are test optional at both Colorado Mesa and Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus.
• Enrolled first-year students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus average a 3.39 high school GPA, 0.11 higher than at Colorado Mesa (3.28).
• The share of admitted students who enrolled (yield) is 23.1% at Colorado Mesa vs. 24% at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Colorado Mesa University graduates have a $5,250 lower median loan debt than Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus graduates ($21,750 vs. $27,000).
• Among borrowers, Colorado Mesa graduates have an estimated $55 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus graduates ($224 vs. $279).
• More Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Colorado Mesa students, three years after graduation (64% vs. 48%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.