History
IU Indianapolis launched as an independent campus on July 1, 2024, after a decades-long partnership with Purdue University. For more than 50 years, the campus has differentiated itself as an institution at the forefront of innovation and discovery.
Education
By offering a distinctive range of bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and Ph.D. degrees, IU Indianapolis promotes the educational, cultural, and economic development of central Indiana and beyond through innovative collaborations, external partnerships, and a strong commitment to diversity. At IU, you'll get hands-on learning from the start with Bridge Week.
Work in groups, serve the community, explore Indianapolis, and launch your learning journey through common first-year experiences.
Research
Get involved in the innovative and groundbreaking research taking place across the IU Indianapolis campus.
Get a taste of research opportunities right away with the 1st Year Research Immersion Program (1RIP). Through 1RIP, first-year undergraduate students gain an immersive experience in research, scholarship, and creative activity on campus. You are paired with a faculty mentor and collaborate with peers on a team project from a wide array of scientific and creative disciplines.
Career
Find internships, connect with employers, and build a strong resume with IU Indianapolis’ network of career resources. Whether it’s your first semester or last, you can benefit from Fall Career Week. Held as part of National Career Development Week each November.
Fall Career Week offers opportunities to:
- Learn about career paths and the majors that will get you where you want to go.
- Develop skills for job-searching, such as how to prepare for an interview or negotiate a salary.
- Explore and plan for internships.
- Network with employers and professionals in a variety of career fields.
- Have your resume or LinkedIn profile reviewed.
Student services
Discover academic and career support and campus tutoring resources designed to help you thrive.
- Bepko Learning Center- Take advantage of tutoring, mentoring, and success coaching services designed to help you achieve your educational goals.
- ePortfolio Studio - Meet with a peer consultant to get help with your ePortfolio assignment or feedback on an existing portfolio.
- Mathematics Assistance Center (MAC) and Statistics Assistance (MAC Stat) - Get help with math and statistics at the MAC and MAC Stat. Open 60+ hours per week, including 5 hours of weekend support.
Housing services
First-year students - Live in historic Ball Hall, home to 325 students in single, double, and triple occupancy rooms, Ball Hall offers modern comfort in a historic environment.
All students can enjoy modern convenience in North Hall. North Hall is the newest residential facility and home to around 600 students. It offers 30 common spaces and single and double rooms, some with private bathrooms.
Students can also live in the heart of campus in University Tower and enjoy a triple occupancy room with a private bathroom, skyline views, and quick access to campus dining.
Library services
The IUPUI University Library remembers with deep appreciation Robert L. Payton. Mr. Payton was a pioneer in the field of philanthropy, and played a leading role in establishing philanthropy as an academic discipline. He became the first ever professor of Philanthropic Studies at IUPUI and was a founding Director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.
ICT services
Pick a topic—any topic. No matter what resources you’re looking for, you’ll find them at IU Indianapolis libraries. You can check out the stacks, access online academic sources, book a study room, or use the printers and copiers.
Medical services
Indiana University Indianapolis is surrounded by quality health care options. If you are an international student or scholar at Indiana University Indianapolis and purchased the IU International health insurance plan, then lots of options are are covered under that plan.
Campus life
Beginning with our roots in Bloomington, Indiana, IU is now a major multi-campus university system with locations across the state and the world.
The statewide IU system includes five additional campuses, two regional centers, and nine School of Medicine campuses across Indiana.
The core campuses in Bloomington and Indianapolis give students the opportunity to choose a traditional setting or a big-city environment.
The regional campuses offer 4-year IU degrees and graduate degrees in small-campus environments throughout the state.
Regional centers of IU Indianapolis include IU Columbus, which offers a range of degrees in south-central Indiana, and IU Fort Wayne, which offers health science degrees.
Sports facilities
Gym facilities: Strengthen your body and mind. Want to lift some weights, do some cardio, or drop in for a fitness class? IU Indianapolis has the facilities to meet your needs.
Swimming: Take it to the water - Reserve a lane for no cost during the IU Indianapolis Natatorium’s lap swim times and channel your inner Olympic swimmer.
Intramural sports: Get your game on - Engage in some friendly competition in one of our intramural sports leagues. Play soccer, volleyball, kickball... you name it!
Student clubs
Build your teamwork, collaboration, and problem-solving skills (and even your resume!) when you join one of our 330+ student organizations. Find the right student organization for you: Whether you’re looking for friends who share your hobbies or ways to help your community, there’s a club for you.
You can also create your own student-run organization. Have a fantastic idea for an organization that doesn’t exist yet? Create your own! It’s pretty simple.
Accreditation
IU Indianapolis is a Research 1 (R1) classified university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and is proudly accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.