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Indianapolis, IN · Public · 13,830 undergraduates · urban

Indiana University-Indianapolis

Less selective

IU Indianapolis is built around downtown access, especially healthcare, business, informatics, science, public affairs, philanthropy, and creative fields.

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Institutional profile

Established Strong in affordability, and solid in mobility.
Academic Steady Affordability Strong Career Steady Mobility Solid Experience Steady
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Strong
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Solid
Student experience Steady
Admission
81.4% admitted

15,715 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
56.8%

$55,198 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Indiana University-Indianapolis apart

Academic design

Health sciences, business, informatics and computing, science, liberal arts, public affairs, philanthropy, and art and design shape the campus.

Campus pattern

Downtown location sits beside hospitals, government, sports venues, corporations, and cultural institutions.

Career & value signal

Indianapolis provides direct internship access in healthcare, government, technology, finance, sports, and nonprofits.

Can I get in?

81.4% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

15,715

About 81 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 81.4%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1040–1230
9201360
ACT middle 50%21–28
1633

Of admitted students, 37% submitted an SAT, and 5% submitted an ACT. The ACT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA19%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Indiana University-Indianapolis, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Indiana University-Indianapolis weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Health sciences, business, informatics and computing, science, liberal arts, public affairs, philanthropy, and art and design shape the campus.

02

Make institutional fit specific

IU Indianapolis is built around downtown access, especially healthcare, business, informatics, science, public affairs, philanthropy, and creative fields.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiver$65 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

BusinessAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Computer scienceAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

EngineeringAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Health professionsAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Hospitality and hotel managementAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$24,766
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$12,000
Affordability profileStrong

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at Indiana University-Indianapolis

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years56.8%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one72.4%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$55,198

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Psychology, General

Recent graduates245
Median earnings$46,904

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Recent graduates196
Median earnings$51,718

What is campus life like?

Indiana University-Indianapolis beyond the classroom

Downtown location sits beside hospitals, government, sports venues, corporations, and cultural institutions.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Health sciences, business, informatics and computing, science, liberal arts, public affairs, philanthropy, and art and design shape the campus.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Downtown location sits beside hospitals, government, sports venues, corporations, and cultural institutions.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Indianapolis provides direct internship access in healthcare, government, technology, finance, sports, and nonprofits.

13,830 undergraduatesMidwesturban settingCampus housing available