Indiana University-BloomingtonIndiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN · Midwest
- Acceptance rate
- 78.2%
- SAT mid-50
- 1170-1400
- Cost after aid
- $16,264
- Graduation rate
- 80%
What Indiana University-Bloomington says matters
How Indiana University-Bloomington rates each admissions factor in its Common Data Set, with the full published numbers below.
- Acceptance rate
- 78%
- 52,907 of 67,647
- SAT mid-50
- 1180-1390
- ACT mid-50
- 27-33
- CDS year
- 2024-25
Very important
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Class rank
Important
- Standardized test scores
- Application essay
Considered
- Recommendations
- Extracurricular activities
- Talent or ability
- Character or personal qualities
- First generation
- Geographical residence
- State residency
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Alumni relation
- Religious affiliation or commitment
- Level of applicant's interest
The full Common Data Set
Every figure Indiana University-Bloomington published for 2024-25, section by section.
First-Time, First-Year Admission121
Applications
- Total first-time, first-year students who applied
- 67,647
- Total first-time, first-year students who were admitted
- 52,907
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 16,883
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 12,686
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 45,191
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 36,497
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 5,573
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 3,724
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 0
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 0
Wait List
- Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?
- Yes
- Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:
- 7,524
- Number accepting a place on the waiting list:
- 3,059
- Number of wait-listed students admitted:
- 3,041
Admissions Requirements
- Total academic units
- 34
- English
- 8
- Mathematics
- 3
Basis for Selection
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Important
- Application Essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent/ability
- Considered
- Character/personal qualities
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant’s interest
- Not Considered
First-time, first-year Profile
- Submitting SAT Scores
- 0.02
- SAT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 1,180
- SAT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 1,290
- SAT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 1,390
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 25th Percentile
- 590
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 50th Percentile
- 640
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 75th Percentile
- 690
- SAT Math: 25th Percentile
- 580
- SAT Math: 50th Percentile
- 650
- SAT Math: 75th Percentile
- 710
- ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 27%
- ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 30%
- ACT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 33%
- ACT Math: 25th Percentile
- 26%
- ACT Math: 50th Percentile
- 29%
- ACT Math: 75th Percentile
- 32%
- ACT English: 25th Percentile
- 26%
- ACT English: 50th Percentile
- 31%
- ACT English: 75th Percentile
- 34%
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-800
- 1.3
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-699
- 24.4
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-599
- 46.2
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-499
- 25.6
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-399
- 2.6
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-299
- 0
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total
- 100
- SAT Math: 700-800
- 2.6
- SAT Math: 600-699
- 14.1
- SAT Math: 500-599
- 43.6
- SAT Math: 400-499
- 37.2
- SAT Math: 300-399
- 2.6
- SAT Math: 200-299
- 0
- SAT Math: Total
- 100
- SAT Composite: 1400-1600
- 1
- SAT Composite: 1200-1399
- 15.5
- SAT Composite: 1000-1199
- 51.8
- SAT Composite: 800-999
- 30.1
- SAT Composite: 600-799
- 1.6
- SAT Composite: 400-599
- 0
- SAT Composite: Total
- 100
- ACT Composite: 30-36
- 61.6
- ACT Composite: 24-29
- 29
- ACT Composite: 18-23
- 8.7
- ACT Composite: 12-17
- 0.7
- ACT Composite: Total
- 100
- Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
- 11%
- Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
- 34%
- Percent in top half of high school graduating class
- 67%
- Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class
- 33%
- Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
- 5.4%
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 26%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
- 17%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 16%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
- 14%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
- 4.0%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
- 1.1%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
- 2.0%
- Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
- 0
- Percent who had GPA below 1.0
- 0
- Total
- 100
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 12%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
- 14%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 18%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
- 20%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
- 8.5%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
- 2.7%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
- 5.0%
- Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
- 0
- Percent who had GPA below 1.0
- 0
- Total
- 100
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 17%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
- 15%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 17%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
- 18%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
- 6.0%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
- 1.8%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
- 3.0%
- Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
- 0
- Percent who had GPA below 1.0
- 0
- Total
- 100
- Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:
- 95%
Admission Policies
- Does your institution have an application fee?
- Yes
- Amount of application fee:
- 65
- Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?
- Yes
- Does your institution have an application closing date?
- No
- If yes, maximum period of postponement:
- 1 year
- Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?
- No
- Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?
- Yes
Transfer Admission33
Fall Applicants
- Men
- 1,183
- Women
- 894
- Another Gender
- 0
- Unknown
- 2,077
- Total
- 763
- Men
- 589
- Women
- 0
- Another Gender
- 1,352
- Unknown
- 347
- Total
- 280
- Men
- 0
- Women
- 627
Application for Admission
- Summer
- X
- Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?
- No
- High school transcript
- Required of Some
- College transcript(s)
- Required of All
- Essay or personal statement
- Not Required
- Interview
- Not Required
- Standardized test scores
- Not Required
- Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)
- Not Required
- If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):
- 2.50
- List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:
- Jacobs School of Music requires supplemental application and in some cases auditions.
- Fall
- 6
- Winter
- 1
- Fall
- 11
- Winter
- 1
- Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:
- High school transcript and test scores will be reviewed as part of the admission process if fewer than 26 semester hours of college coursework completed. Indiana residents should have a minimum college cumulative GPA of 2.3 on a 4.0-point scale before applying to IU Bloomington. Nonresidents should have a minimum college cumulative GPA of 2.5.
Transfer Credit Policies
- Number
- 60
- Unit Type
- credit
- American Council on Education (ACE)
- Yes
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
- Yes
- DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)
- Yes
- Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?
- Yes
Student Life22
Percent Participating
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 43%
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 98%
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 2.0%
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 7.0%
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 42%
- Percent of men who join fraternities
- 22%
- Percent of women who join sororities
- 20%
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 30%
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 70%
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 1.1%
Average Age
- Average age of full-time students
- 18
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 18
- Average age of full-time students
- 20
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 20
Activities Offered
- Choral groups
- X
- Concert band
- X
- Dance
- X
- Drama/theater
- X
- International Student Organization
- X
- Jazz band
- X
- Literary magazine
- X
- Marching band
- X
Annual Expenses25
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- If your institution's 2025-2026 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.
- X
Public Tuition
- Tuition: In-district
- 10622
- Tuition: In-state (out-of-district):
- 10622
- Tuition: Out-of-state:
- 40369
- Tuition: In-district
- 10622
- Tuition: In-state (out-of-district):
- 10622
- Tuition: Out-of-state:
- 40369
All Institutions Expenses
- Required Fees:
- 1522
- Food and housing (on-campus):
- 13984
- Required Fees:
- 1522
- Food and housing (on-campus):
- 13984
Tuition Policies
- Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?
- No
Estimated Expenses
- Books and supplies:
- 1250
- Transportation:
- 954
- Other expenses:
- 2270
- Books and supplies:
- 1250
- Transportation
- 2466
- Other expenses:
- 2270
- Books and supplies:
- 1250
- Transportation:
- 2466
- Other expenses:
- 2270
Per-Credit-Hour Charges
- PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS:
- 331.90
- In-district:
- 331.90
- In-state (out-of-district):
- 1261.54
Financial Aid36
Reporting Year
- 2024-2025
- 2023-2024 estimated
Methodology
- Both FM and IM
- 37049838
Need-based Aid Awarded
- State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located
- 66023377
- Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
- 6441224
- Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
- 8846982
- Total Scholarships/Grants
- 51614666
- Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
- 792338
- Federal Work-Study
- 26223
- State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
- 3023339
- Total Self-Help
- 86905
- Athletic Awards
- 1445762
Non-need-based Aid Awarded
- State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located
- 93405767
- Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
- 15349864
- Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
- 1337176
- Total Scholarships/Grants
- 65916053
- Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
- 44432
- State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
- 2956435
- Total Self-Help
- 419761
Aid to Nonresidents
- Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:
- 9,800,888
Financial Aid Forms
- Institution's own financial aid form
- X
Financial Aid Deadlines
- Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:
- X
- Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:
- 4
- No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)
- 15
Institutional Aid
- Academics
- X
- Alumni affiliation
- X
- Art
- X
- Athletics
- X
- Leadership
- X
- Music/drama
- X
- State/district residency
- X
- Academics
- X
- Art
- X
- Athletics
- X
- Leadership
- X
- Music/drama
- X
- If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:
- Bloomington
Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred9
Diploma/Certificates
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 100%
Associate
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 100%
Bachelors
- Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
- 2
- English
- 4
- Mathematics and statistics
- 3
- Science technologies
- 3
- History
- 1
- Other
- 2
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 100%
Enrollment And Persistence110
Institutional Enrollment
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: men
- 4,708
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: women
- 343
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: another gender
- 13,436
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: unknown
- 18,487
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: women
- 4,882
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: another gender
- 266
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: unknown
- 13,370
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: men
- 18,518
- Total undergraduate students: another gender
- 0
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: women
- 48,424
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
- Nonresidents
- 383
- Hispanic/Latino
- 932
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 473
- White, non-Hispanic
- 5,940
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 12
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 1,236
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 3
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 531
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 4
- TOTAL
- 9,611
- Hispanic/Latino
- 196
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 186
- White, non-Hispanic
- 2,543
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 3
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 70
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 1
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 144
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 16
- TOTAL
- 454
- Hispanic/Latino
- 203
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 197
- White, non-Hispanic
- 2,610
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 3
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 78
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 1
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 150
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 19
- TOTAL
- 279
Persistence
- Certificate/diploma
- 32
- Associate degrees
- 7
- Bachelor's degrees
- 642
- Postbachelor's certificates
- 22
- Master's degrees
- 139
- Post-Master's certificates
- 13
- Doctoral degrees – research/scholarship
- 120
- Doctoral degrees – professional practice
- 791
Graduation Rates
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 1,492
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 1,103
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 5,380
- Total
- 7,975
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 3
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 2
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 6
- Total
- 11
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 1,489
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 1,101
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 5,374
- Total
- 7,964
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 919
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 744
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 4,031
- Total
- 5,694
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 143
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 96
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 412
- Total
- 651
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 25
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 16
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 78
- Total
- 119
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 1,087
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 856
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 4,521
- Total
- 6,464
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 73
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 77.75
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 84.13
- Total
- 81.17
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 1,599
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 522
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 1,759
- Total
- 3,880
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 2
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 0
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 3
- Total
- 5
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 1,597
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 522
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 1,756
- Total
- 3,875
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 539
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 187
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 773
- Total
- 1,499
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 180
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 69
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 218
- Total
- 467
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 45
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 21
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 52
- Total
- 118
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 764
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 277
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 1,043
- Total
- 2,084
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 47.84
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 53.07
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 59.4
- Total
- 53.78
Instructional Faculty And Class Size18
Student to Faculty Ratio
- Fall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio
- 18
- based on ____ students
- 2,024
Undergraduate Class Size
- 2-9
- 462
- 10-19
- 462
- 20-29
- 1,077
- 30-39
- 1,212
- 40-49
- 381
- 50-99
- 481
- 100+
- 512
- Total
- 312
- 2-9
- 114
- 10-19
- 114
- 20-29
- 454
- 30-39
- 540
- 40-49
- 161
- 50-99
- 45
- 100+
- 3
- Total
- 13
About Indiana University-Bloomington
Indiana University-Bloomington is a large public university in Bloomington, IN, in a city setting.
What Indiana University-Bloomington looks for
Indiana University-Bloomington admits the majority of applicants who meet its baseline academic profile. For most students applying here, the work is in writing applications that reflect real fit rather than treating the application as a checklist. Demonstrated interest matters more here than at the most selective schools. Visiting, attending an info session, and asking real questions of admissions all move the needle.
Frequently asked
What SAT score do I need for Indiana University-Bloomington?
Indiana University-Bloomington's middle 50% SAT range is 1170 to 1400. A score in or above that band keeps you in the conversation; below it, the rest of your application has to do more work.
What ACT score do I need for Indiana University-Bloomington?
Middle 50% ACT range is 27 to 33. The top of that range or above is what most admitted students submit when they choose to send a score.
What is the acceptance rate at Indiana University-Bloomington?
Indiana University-Bloomington admits roughly 78% of applicants. An acceptance rate above 40% means a strong application can land here without high-end stats.
What does Indiana University-Bloomington actually cost after financial aid?
Average net cost (after institutional aid) is about $16,264 per year. Net cost varies enormously by family income; run the school's net price calculator for an estimate that reflects your situation.
Is Indiana University-Bloomington a reach, match, or safety for me?
Compare your stats to the middle 50% above. If you are at or below the 25th percentile, treat Indiana University-Bloomington as a reach. If you are in the middle 50%, it is a match. Above the 75th percentile and the school accepts above 25% overall, it is closer to a safety. Selectivity below 20% should be treated as a reach for everyone, period.
