This page provides the latest information on Indiana University-Bloomington (IU)'s admission process, acceptance rate, and student profile. IU's acceptance rate is 78.21% for 2024-2025 admission. A total of 67,658 students applied and 52,918 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into IU.
To apply to IU, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit and recommendations is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
For the academic year 2024-25, IU's acceptance rate is 78.21% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 18.16%. 32,684 men and 34,954 women applied to IU and 24,941 men and 27,965 women students were accepted.
20 applicants who has another gender applied and 12 were accepted.
Among them, 4,718 men and 4,893 women were enrolled in IU. You can explore the IU's admission rates and SAT score trends over the past decade, including year-by-year data and analysis, by visiting Admission Trends page.
| Total | Men | Women | Another Gender | Gender Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 67,658 | 32,684 | 34,954 | 20 | 0 |
| Admitted | 52,918 | 24,941 | 27,965 | 12 | 0 |
| Enrolled | 9,611 | 4,718 | 4,893 | 0 | 0 |
| Acceptance Rate | 78.21% | 76.31% | 80.01% | 60.00% | - |
| Yield | 18.16% | 18.92% | 17.50% | 0.00% | - |
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
For the academic year 2025, 4,054 students (42% of enrolled students) submitted SAT scores and 1,357 students (14% of enrolled students) submitted ACT scores as part of the admission process at IU.
The median SAT score for admitted students is 1,290, including 640 in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and 650 in SAT Math. The 75th percentile SAT EBRW score is 690 and the 25th percentile is 590. For SAT Math, the 75th percentile score is 710 and the 25th percentile is 580.
The median ACT composite score is 30, with a 75th percentile score of 33 and a 25th percentile score of 27 at IU. The median ACT Math score is 29 and the median ACT English score is 31.
The SAT and ACT scores at Indiana University-Bloomington are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,261, ACT: 27 - public research university with very high research activity).
| 25th Percentile | 50th Percentile (Median) | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Total | 1,170 | 1,290 | 1,400 |
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 590 | 640 | 690 |
| SAT Math | 580 | 650 | 710 |
| ACT Composite | 27 | 30 | 33 |
| ACT Math | 26 | 29 | 32 |
| ACT English | 26 | 31 | 34 |
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
For the academic year 2024-25, total 9,611 first-year students enrolled in IU. The proportion of full-time students is 99.78% and part-time students is 0.22%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 49.09% and women students is 50.91%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at IU.
| Total | Men | Women | Another Gender | Gender Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 9,611 | 4,718 | 4,893 | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time | 9,590 | 4,708 | 4,882 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not required, but considered in admission process at IU. The english proficiency test is required .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Indiana University-Bloomington.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
| High School GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High School Rank | Required |
| High School Record (or Transcript) | Required |
| Completion of College Preparatory Program | Required |
| Recommendations | Considered, if submitted |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies | Not Considered |
| SAT / ACT | Considered, if submitted |
| English Proficiency Test | Required |
| Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc) | Not Considered |
| Work experience | Considered, if submitted |
| Personal statement or essay | Required |
| Legacy status | Not Considered |
The following provides general admission information for applying to IU:
The institutional SAT code for IU is 1324 and 4-digit ACT code is 1210.
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