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Indiana University-Bloomington

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $6,324 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $28,801.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $63,742 ten years after entering, the 84th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 80% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1820
Enrollment, 2023
61,491
Website
indiana.edu
Campus of Indiana University-Bloomington

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AboutPublic university system in Indiana. Wikipedia ↗

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Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. The system has two core campuses and five regional campuses, as well as two regional centers under Indiana University Indianapolis. The system's flagship campus is Indiana University Bloomington.

From the Wikipedia article “Indiana University”, revision 1364113109, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $28,801 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $6,324 and $25,128 a year depending on income at Indiana University-Bloomington.

Statement of cost · Indiana University-Bloomington

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$28,801
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$6,324
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$16,264
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$12,144

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $6,324; $30–48k: $7,610; $48–75k: $12,154; $75–110k: $20,204; over $110k: $25,128. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$6,324
$30k–$48k$7,610
$48k–$75k$12,154
$75k–$110k$20,204
Over $110k$25,128

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $63,742; the median graduate who borrowed owes $19,509.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$53,417
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$59,525
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
84th percentile among public 4-years
$63,742
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
52nd percentile among public 4-years
$19,509
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$15,519

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $53,417; 8 yrs after entry: $59,525; 10 yrs after entry: $63,742. Median graduate debt: $19,509. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $19,509.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$53,417
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$59,525
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$63,742
Median graduate debt$19,509

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Indiana University-Bloomington
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree2,457$105,759$19,500
Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree1,139$157,852not reported
Public AdministrationBachelor's Degree420$74,845$20,731
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree395$61,846$19,657
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree381$63,211$21,500
Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree344not reported$19,500
Computational ScienceMaster's Degree325not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree292$90,630$19,500
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree272$65,677$20,500
Computer ScienceMaster's Degree242not reportednot reported
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree200$87,640not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree187$47,380$22,842
Show all 27 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree184$109,758$20,417
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree173not reportednot reported
LawFirst Professional Degree172$101,126not reported
MusicMaster's Degree170$36,393not reported
Public HealthBachelor's Degree170$72,757$19,689
Applied MathematicsMaster's Degree164not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree159$49,210$23,741
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree143$63,641$22,843
ChemistryDoctoral Degree29$107,907not reported
OptometryFirst Professional Degree96$128,199not reported
Psychology, GeneralDoctoral Degreenot reportednot reportednot reported
Human Computer InteractionMaster's Degree69$152,440not reported
Business/Commerce, GeneralGraduate/Professional Certificate65not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree91$110,689not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesGraduate/Professional Certificatenot reported$108,507not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Indiana University-Bloomington: 37,806 undergraduates; 17% of students receive Pell grants; 78% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

78%

40th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

37,806

98th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

17%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

9th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

80%

finish within 150% of normal time

94th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

22%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$75,001

94th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k19%
  • $30k–$48k13%
  • $48k–$75k14%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k19%
$30k–$48k13%
$48k–$75k14%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 3,558 people who studied at Indiana University-Bloomington, most often in science & academia (52%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 52% (1,690 people); medicine 1.4% (44 people); law 3.8% (124 people); politics & gov 7.8% (255 people); business 2.6% (84 people); engineering & tech 1.7% (54 people); writing & journalism 13% (429 people); film & stage 2.9% (94 people); music 6.4% (209 people); visual arts 3.0% (99 people); sports 4.1% (134 people); religion 0.5% (17 people); military 0.8% (27 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia1,69051.8%
medicine441.4%
law1243.8%
politics & gov2557.8%
business842.6%
engineering & tech541.7%
writing & journalism42913.2%
film & stage942.9%
music2096.4%
visual arts993.0%
sports1344.1%
religion170.5%
military270.8%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsuniversity teacher (855) · researcher (768) · writer (268) · politician (227) · mathematician (122) · lawyer (112) · historian (87) · composer (80)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 6% for the 1850s to 44% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 5 decades are marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1800snot reported1not reported
1810snot reported4not reported
1820snot reported5not reported
1830snot reported4not reported
1840snot reported7not reported
1850s1176%
1860s21711%
1870s43111%
1880s63415%
1890s4458%
1900s83618%
1910s165822%
1920s2614016%
1930s4620119%
1940s8725326%
1950s9219932%
1960s5512531%
1970s347132%
1980s274339%
1990s51328%
2000s81044%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 50,779 in 2026-01.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-067,815
2026-058,960
2026-049,842
2026-039,872
2026-029,022
2026-0150,779
2025-1219,196
2025-1113,285
2025-1013,642
2025-0910,999
2025-0813,745
2025-078,685
2025-069,742
2025-059,631
2025-049,863
2025-0313,046
2025-029,196
2025-0110,761
2024-1219,527
2024-1115,513
2024-1014,178
2024-0910,916
2024-0810,524
2024-0710,452
2024-0610,275
2024-0510,717
2024-0410,994
2024-0311,331
2024-0210,356
2024-0112,809
2023-1212,002
2023-1111,715
2023-1010,654
2023-099,766
2023-089,624
2023-078,053
2023-067,577
2023-058,667
2023-049,035
2023-0311,724
2023-028,451
2023-0111,451
2022-129,031
2022-1110,715
2022-1010,838
2022-0910,630
2022-0810,331
2022-079,823
2022-0611,390
2022-0513,856
2022-0413,182
2022-0316,894
2022-029,706
2022-0110,161
2021-128,301
2021-119,372
2021-1013,726
2021-0911,561
2021-089,973
2021-079,834
2021-068,253
2021-0510,830
2021-0410,317
2021-0310,693
2021-027,571
2021-019,025
2020-129,135
2020-119,855
2020-108,916
2020-096,508
2020-087,307
2020-077,141
2020-067,047
2020-059,663
2020-0413,045
2020-0312,710
2020-0212,905
2020-0114,223
2019-1214,121
2019-1114,994
2019-1014,630
2019-0912,084
2019-0811,746
2019-0711,198
2019-0611,154
2019-0512,114
2019-0411,668
2019-0312,731
2019-0211,384
2019-0114,307
2018-1214,254
2018-1114,432
2018-1018,978
2018-0912,961
2018-0813,335
2018-0713,255
2018-0612,836
2018-0515,423
2018-0414,823
2018-0317,939
2018-0213,755
2018-0115,191
2017-1213,419
2017-1115,466
2017-1015,198
2017-0915,704
2017-0814,683
2017-0713,657
2017-0610,640
2017-0512,180
2017-0413,527
2017-0316,013
2017-0212,018
2017-0112,933
2016-1212,936
2016-1113,399
2016-1012,851
2016-0911,451
2016-0811,846
2016-0711,328
2016-0611,333
2016-0512,997
2016-0414,179
2016-0319,864
2016-0214,627
2016-0115,541
2015-1214,106
2015-1116,539
2015-1017,950
2015-0915,174
2015-0812,971
2015-0713,785

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • James Watson Medicine 1962
  • Philip H. Dybvig Economics 2022

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

Show all 24 portraits

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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