Indiana University - Bloomington Business Programs

Indiana University - Bloomington is a public institution situated in Bloomington, Indiana. The city atmosphere of Bloomington makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Indiana University - Bloomington Rankings

IU Bloomington landed the #33 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #2 out of 37 schools in Indiana.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

IU Bloomington has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#6	Best Business Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#42	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at IU Bloomington.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Most Popular Telecommunications Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Most Popular Online Telecommunications Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Telecommunications Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Most Popular Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#86	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards IU Bloomington has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Telecommunications Management Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Telecommunications Management Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#8	Best General Business/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#24	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#25	Best Human Resource Management Schools	College Factual
#124	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Indiana University - Bloomington?

Contact details for IU Bloomington are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	107 South Indiana Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone:	812-855-4848
Website:	www.iub.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/IndianaUniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/IUBloomington

How Do I Get Into IU Bloomington?

You can apply to IU Bloomington online at: https://online.iu.edu/resources/getting-admitted.html#_ga=2.261838094.2037234953.1629214438-1561726355.1580334008

Admission Requirements for IU Bloomington

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into IU Bloomington?

The acceptance rate at Indiana University - Bloomington is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 77% of students accepted to IU Bloomington submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 670. Math scores were between 560 and 680.

IU Bloomington received ACT scores from 53% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 33. Math scores were between 23 and 30. Composite scores were between 24 and 31.

Can I Afford Indiana University - Bloomington?

The overall average net price of IU Bloomington is $39,904. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At IU Bloomington, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $8,759 a year. That adds up to $35,036 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at IU Bloomington is 3.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Indiana University - Bloomington Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 32,986 undergraduate students at IU Bloomington, with 31,632 being full-time and 1,354 being part-time.

There are also 10,078 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 31,632 full-time undergraduates at IU Bloomington, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Indiana University - Bloomington students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,330
Black or African American	1,453
Hispanic or Latino	2,493
White	21,712
International Students	1,911
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,733

Geographic Diversity

Indiana students aren't the only ones who study at Indiana University - Bloomington. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 138 countries are represented at IU Bloomington. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Indiana University - Bloomington

In 2019-2020, 40,071 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at IU Bloomington has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 17th most popular in Indiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of IU Bloomington

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Indiana University - Bloomington was $11,221 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $37,600. The following table shows how IU Bloomington is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Labor Studies	#10	#10
General Business/Commerce	#31	#68
General Business/Commerce	#31	#68
Human Resource Management	#49	#220

Online Growth Rankings of IU Bloomington

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Indiana University - Bloomington was 120.0%. This is the #311 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at IU Bloomington regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at IU Bloomington ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at IU Bloomington.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Telecommunications Management	#1
Telecommunications Management	#1
Labor Studies	#4
Human Resource Management	#23

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Indiana University - Bloomington Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	0	62	2,053	77	873	6	3,071
General Economics	0	0	124	0	0	0	124
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	104	0	104
Accounting and Business/Management	0	0	0	0	31	0	31
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	0	21	0	0	0	21
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	0	6	0	0	6
Telecommunications Management	0	0	0	5	0	0	5
Labor Studies	1	0	2	0	0	0	3
Accounting	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	1	62	2,200	88	1,009	6	3,366

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License

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