Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · IU Bloomington · IUB
Public institution in Bloomington, IN · 36,571 undergraduates · 80% acceptance rate · $63,742 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Undergraduates
- Top 10%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 13%Full-time retention
- Top 14%Median ACT
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $15,342712th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,790745th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $40,4821,644th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $27,361829th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,509610th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,742411th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,417404th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 81.2%197th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 90.5%232nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 80.4%920th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1308183rd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 29132nd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 36,57124th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,713th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 16.7%1,869th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 192 mi (MDW)
On 5 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 1
- RDFeb 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $65
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 69 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $73,446 | $70,596 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $66,149 | $65,832 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $60,478 | $61,516 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $54,744 | $57,318 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $51,273 | $57,318 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $51,035 | $52,941 |
| Public Administration | bachelors | $46,134 | $45,034 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | $45,696 | $29,685 |
| Apparel and TextilesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $45,207 | $45,249 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $42,682 | $41,995 |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | $41,725 | $42,510 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $40,452 | $36,848 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1820source
- Motto: "Lux et Veritas"source
- Athletic nickname: "Hoosiers"source
- Memorial Stadium seats about 52,929source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Mascot: Hoosier the Bisonsource
- Campus size: about 1,937 acressource
- Athletic conference: Big Tensource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A space-grant]] institutionsource
- 2 Nobel laureates affiliatedsource
- Fight song: ""[[Indiana, Our Indiana]]""source
- Notable alum: Jimmy Walessource
- Notable alum: James Watsonsource
- Notable alum: Michael D. Higginssource
- Notable alum: Larry Birdsource
- Notable alum: Alexandra Daddariosource
Athletics — 14 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $19,385,441 (M $10,607,303 · W $8,778,138)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
- Soccer: 2012
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteindiana.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 151351)
- Compare colleges in INRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in IndianaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
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- Sports directoryAll 14 EADA programs at this school
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