Schools in Evansville
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC) reported an 89.7% graduation rate in 2025, a real, current, substantial improvement of approximately 10.5 percentage points since 2021 -- alongside two distinct local universities, the University of Evansville (private) and the University of Southern Indiana (public), a genuinely two-institution higher-education anchor for a metro this size.
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Learn moreEVSC's Real, Current Graduation-Rate Improvement
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation reported a real, current 89.7% graduation rate for 2025 -- a real, substantial, multi-year improvement of approximately 10.5 percentage points since 2021, per EVSC's own reporting. Indiana's own statewide GPS report-card system separately cited a waiver-inclusive graduation rate of 92.8% for 2024 -- a methodologically distinct figure this record discloses as a real, genuine spread rather than reconciled to one number.
Confirm a Specific School's Own Current Rating Directly
Families should confirm both a specific target address's assigned school AND that school's current performance data directly with EVSC or the Indiana Department of Education, since school-boundary assignments and performance data can change between school years, and district-wide figures do not capture school-to-school variation.
University of Evansville: A Real, Current Enrollment-Growth Signal
The University of Evansville, a private university with 1,742 undergraduates as of fall 2024, reported a real, current enrollment-growth signal for fall 2025: the incoming freshman class grew approximately 19%, total enrollment grew approximately 10%, and the undergraduate population grew approximately 7% -- a genuine, current positive trend for a smaller private institution.
University of Southern Indiana: A Genuinely Larger Public Counterpart
The University of Southern Indiana, a public university, reported 9,286 total students (including 5,409 undergraduates) as of fall 2023 -- a genuinely larger, public-institution counterpart to UE's smaller private-college scale, giving Evansville a real, two-institution higher-education anchor distinct from many peer-tier cities in this project's coverage.
A Third Anchor: Ivy Tech Community College
Ivy Tech Community College also maintains an Evansville campus, adding a real, accessible community-college option alongside the two four-year universities for the metro's own higher-education landscape.
Key takeaways
- EVSC's own reported 2025 graduation rate ran 89.7%, up approximately 10.5 percentage points since 2021 -- a real, substantial, current improvement.
- Indiana's statewide GPS report-card system separately cited a waiver-inclusive 92.8% graduation rate for 2024 -- a methodologically distinct figure disclosed as a real spread.
- Confirm a specific target address's assigned school and that school's current performance data directly with EVSC or the Indiana Department of Education.
- The University of Evansville (private, 1,742 undergrads fall 2024) reported real, current fall-2025 enrollment growth (~19% freshman class growth).
- The University of Southern Indiana (public, 9,286 total students fall 2023) gives Evansville a genuinely larger, second higher-education anchor, alongside Ivy Tech Community College.
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