Check out why the University of Southern Indiana received a D grade in our Report Card below. 
The University of Southern Indiana is a public university located in Evansville, Indiana. It has 13 Greek life chapters and over 130 clubs and organizations on campus. Students at the University of Southern Indiana can attend Division I sporting events within the university, view live performances at the Victory Theatre, or enjoy shopping and restaurants in downtown Evansville.
The University of Southern Indiana offers more than 130 areas of study for students to choose from. Notable former students include basketball coach Stan Gouard, former NFL cornerback Dale Carter, and former MLB player Darin Mastroianni.

The University of Southern Indiana receives a “C” grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/3059" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score

The University of Southern Indiana receives an “F” grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from the University of Southern Indiana with a bachelor’s degree make $69,300 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

The University of Southern Indiana receives a “B-” grade for the Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private). In 2020, graduates accumulated $24,427 of debt on average from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private) 

The University of Southern Indiana receives a “B” grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff. The university&#8217;s New <a href="https://www.usi.edu/hr/new-employee-orientation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Employee</a> Orientation and New <a href="https://www.usi.edu/cetl/new-faculty" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Faculty</a> Orientation do not appear to require any training related to Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity.
However, the Institutional Equity Office offers several optional <a href="https://www.usi.edu/institutional-equity/trainings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trainings</a> for faculty, staff, and students. These include &#8220;Effective Allyship Strategies&#8221; and &#8220;Privilege Walk.&#8221;
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff

The University of Southern Indiana receives a “C” grade for having a Bias Reporting System but not a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

The University of Southern Indiana receives an “A” grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), the <a href="https://www.usi.edu/campus-life/student-organizations/current-student-organizations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> has two right-leaning clubs compared to two left-leaning clubs. Students for Life and Young Americans for Freedom are the two right-leaning clubs. The Feminist Majority Alliance and the Sexuality and Gender Alliance are the two left-leaning clubs.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

The University of Southern Indiana receives a “C” grade due to having no active Turning Point USA chapter. The university has not denied a Turning Point USA chapter on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

The University of Southern Indiana receives a “D” grade for In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants. According to an email from the Admissions Office, DACA students qualify for in-state tuition.
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In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

The University of Southern Indiana receives an “A-” grade for the Amount of Foreign Funding Received. According to <a href="https://sites.ed.gov/foreigngifts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">College Foreign Gift Reporting</a>, the total amount of foreign funding the university has received is $192.67 per current undergraduate student. Oftentimes, foreign parties will convey their influence by funding certain courses, activities, professors, and organizations on campus. In certain cases, universities must abide by restrictions dictated by foreign parties to receive funding. In addition, there have been <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-universities-took-billions-in-unreported-foreign-funds-u-s-finds-11603226953" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> that claim that universities underreport foreign funding. The figure above only takes into account reported foreign funding.
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Amount of Foreign Funding Received

The University of Southern Indiana receives a “C” grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. Students are <a href="https://www.usi.edu/core39/requirements" target="_blank" rel="noopener">required</a> to complete one Diversity course. <a href="https://www.usi.edu/core39/core-courses" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Course</a> options include:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Intro to Gender Studies&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Introduction to Queer Studies&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Race, Power, and Violence&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Rhetoric and Diversity&#8221;</li>
</ul>
However, these can be bypassed in favor of courses such as &#8220;Introduction to Philosophy&#8221; and &#8220;Principles of Sociology.&#8221;
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

The University of Southern Indiana receives a “C” grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university has one segregated convocation (<a href="https://www.usi.edu/campus-life/lgbtqiaplus-resources/lavender-graduation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lavender Graduation</a>) and <a href="https://www.usi.edu/housing/housing-options/gender-inclusive-housing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gender Inclusive Housing</a>.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

The University of Southern Indiana receives an “A” grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancellations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

The University of Southern Indiana receives a “C” grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. While the <a href="https://www.usi.edu/core39/requirements" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> does not have a required Western Civilization course or category of courses, its required Historical Inquiry category offers the following courses:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;U.S. to 1865&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;U.S. Since 1865&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Issues in American History&#8221;</li>
</ul>
However, these courses can be bypassed for courses unrelated to Western Civilization.
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

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Check out why the University of Southern Indiana received a D grade in our Report Card below. 

The University of Southern Indiana is a public university located in Evansville, Indiana. It has 13 Greek life chapters and over 130 clubs and organizations on campus. Students at the University of Southern Indiana can attend Division I sporting events within the university, view live performances at the Victory Theatre, or enjoy shopping and restaurants in downtown Evansville.

The University of Southern Indiana offers more than 130 areas of study for students to choose from. Notable former students include basketball coach Stan Gouard, former NFL cornerback Dale Carter, and former MLB player Darin Mastroianni.

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