Indianapolis, Indiana · ★ 3.0 / 5 Overall (2 Student Reviews)

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Public · 4-year · Doctoral
Indiana University Indianapolis (IU Indianapolis or IU Indy) is an urban public research university in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, and is a core campus of the Indiana University system. It was founded on July 1, 2024, after its predecessor institution, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), split into IU Indianapolis and Purdue University in Indianapolis. It is Indiana's primary urban research and academic health sciences institution. It is located in downtown Indianapolis along the White River and Fall Creek. Among more than 550 degree programs, the university hosts the primary campuses for both the Indiana University School of Medicine, the largest medical school in the country, and the Indiana University School of Dentistry, the only dental school in the state. Also present is the IU McKinney School of Law, one of two IU law schools, as well as the Indianapolis campus of the IU Kelley School of Business. In February 2025, IU Indy's Carnegie Classification was elevated to "R1: Doctoral Universities – very high research spending and doctorate production". The IU Indy Jaguars compete in the NCAA's NCAA Division I in the Horizon League. Several athletics venues are located on the campus, including the IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium and Indiana University Natatorium, the largest indoor pool in the United States with a seating capacity of 4,700. A new 4,500-seat athletics center for basketball, volleyball, and other uses, to be known as James T. Morris Arena, will be erected on the campus for $110 million. On August 12, 2022, the boards of trustees of both Purdue and IU announced that IUPUI would split into two separate universities, with completion of the split set to be finished by the fall 2024 semester. The School of Science, which was administered by Purdue during the IUPUI era, is now part of IU with the exception of the computer science department. The School of Engineering and Technology continues to be administered by Purdue with the exception of the department of music arts and technology, which joined the IU School of Art and Design. The remaining Purdue programs in Indianapolis now operate as fully integrated extensions of their West Lafayette counterparts. IU added new computer science programs to its School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, and Purdue intends to open a branch of its applied research institute on or near the IUPUI campus. IU is providing certain administrative services to both academic organizations. The student-run newspaper of the former IU Indianapolis extension campus, the Onomatopoeia, and that of the former Purdue University Indianapolis extension campus, the Component, merged in 1971 to form The Sagamore, which operated until 2009. Archives are available online. That publication was replaced by The Campus Citizen in 2011. A second student newspaper known as The Indiana Commons was formed in 2023 and is part of the Collegiate Network.
Value rank
Ranked #133 on Washington Monthly Best Bang for the Buck. Source: WM Best Value ↗
National rank
Ranked #145 in the US by CWUR (2026). Source: CWUR US ↗
National rank
Ranked #319 in Forbes Top Colleges (2026). Source: Forbes ↗
World rank
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420 University Blvd, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-5143
Visit University SiteRanked #602 globally by CWUR (2026). Source: CWUR World ↗
25th–75th percentile
SAT total: 1040–1230
SAT ERW: 520–620
SAT math: 520–610
ACT composite: 21–28
Total: 25,497
Undergrad: 17,037
Undergrad full-time: 14,314
Graduate: 8,460
Part-time: 5,794
In-state
Tuition: $10,449
Total cost on campus: $26,685
Out-of-state
Tuition: $33,717
Total cost on campus: $49,953
Room & board: $13,010
Books & supplies: $690
Receive aid: 91%
Avg grant aid: $11,473
Pell grant recipients: 45%
Rent: $695 / mo
Average city asking rent, as a roommate share. Zillow Observed Rent Index.
Coffee: $4.75
State average cafe price. Numbeo, 2024.
Gas: $3.88 / gal
State average price. AAA.