Enrollment up at all Indiana University campuses as Bloomington class sets a new record

Indiana University Bloomington’s enrollment for the 2024-2025 year is its largest class to date — with nearly 90,000 students enrolled across IU's nine campuses this fall, according to a news release from IU .

IU Bloomington’s total enrollment has grown by 24% in the past 10 years , from 42,673 students in 2014 to a record 48,424 students this fall. The flagship university’s enrollment this fall is up nearly 1,000 students from the 47,527 students enrolled in fall 2023.

Bloomington also enrolled its second-largest beginning class to date, at 9,600 students. The campus had a record-breaking 9,736 incoming students in 2022 .

Undergraduate enrollment also increased at IU Indianapolis during its first year as an independent campus from Purdue University , with 2,438 students enrolled — a 9% increase from last year, according to the press release .

The release also stated Bloomington’s campus hit a record enrollment for students of color this year, up 7% from last year. The release did not specify the exact number, and the fall 2024 numbers have not yet been added to IU’s enrollment survey database .

Enrollment up across Indiana University system

IU’s nearly 90,000 students enrolled this year is an increase of 2% from last year, with beginner student enrollment up by 3.5% (15,574 students).

Overall undergraduate enrollment also is up by 7.5% at IU East in Richmond, by 4.2% at IU South Bend and by 1.2% at IU Kokomo. Enrollment in IU’s online program grew by 10% this fall, with 9,362 students.

IU enrolls record number of students of color

Across all nine IU campuses, the number of underrepresented students of color — including Black, Latino and Native American students — increased by 7.4% from last year.

The number of underrepresented students of color in both undergraduate and graduate programs also increased across all nine campuses, with most setting record enrollment for the percentage share of enrolled students of color.

Enrollment for underrepresented students of color increased by 9.6% at IU Indianapolis (formerly IUPUI) and by nearly 7% at IU’s regional campuses.

Bloomington’s freshman class comes from 48 states, another record

IU Bloomington’s beginning class of 9,600 students includes 5,231 undergraduates from all 92 Indiana counties, plus out-of-state students from a record 48 states and Washington, D.C.

Thirty-eight percent of Bloomington’s beginner class held a 4.0 unweighted GPA in high school and 29% graduated in the top 10% of their high school class. In 2023, 40% of freshmen had a 4.0 GPA and 63% graduated in the top quarter of their high school class .

The overall share of Indiana residents on the Bloomington campus has shrunk in recent years. In 2014, 54% of IU Bloomington students were from Indiana. By fall 2023, that number had decreased to about 48%. IU has not yet released data on the total number of Indiana residents in Bloomington’s 2024-2025 class.

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