Student Population at IU

How many students at IU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Indiana University-Bloomington has a total enrollment of 48,424 students, including 38,093 undergraduate and 10,331 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 24,278 male students (50.1%) and 24,146 female students (49.9%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 29,818 White students (61.6%) and 4,721 Asian students (9.7%).
Class Level Breakdown: 38,093 undergraduate students (78.7%) and 10,331 graduate students (21.3%).
Class Delivery: 3,249 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 17,945 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - IU's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 24,278 male (50.14%) and 24,146 female (49.86%) students are attending Indiana University-Bloomington. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 100.55.

By class level, 38,093 (78.67%) are undergraduate students and 10,331 (21.33%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 50.09% are male and 49.91% are female, while among graduate students, 50.30% are male and 49.70% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	48,424	38,093	10,331
Men	24,278	19,082	5,196
Women	24,146	19,011	5,135

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 29,818 White, 2,104 Black, and 4,721 Asian students out of a total of 48,424 are attending at Indiana University-Bloomington. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Indiana University-Bloomington is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 60% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	32	14	18
Asian	4,721	2,412	2,309
Black	2,104	887	1,217
Hispanic	3,946	1,923	2,023
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	15	7	8
White	29,818	14,837	14,981
Two or more races	2,435	1,179	1,256
Race Unknown	369	216	153

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	24	11	13
Asian	4,089	2,086	2,003
Black	1,696	710	986
Hispanic	3,295	1,596	1,699
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	12	5	7
White	24,795	12,376	12,419
Two or more races	2,115	1,023	1,092
Race Unknown	262	161	101

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	8	3	5
Asian	632	326	306
Black	408	177	231
Hispanic	651	327	324
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	2	1
White	5,023	2,461	2,562
Two or more races	320	156	164
Race Unknown	107	55	52

Student Age Distribution

By age, IU has 608 students under 18 years old and 36 students over 65 years old. There are 40,940 students under 25 years old, and 7,484 students over 25 years old out of 48,424 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 608 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. IU has 37,613 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 480 students aged 25 and over.

It has 3,327 graduate students aged under 25 and 7,004 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	608	346	262
18-19	17,529	9,083	8,446
20-21	17,243	8,537	8,706
22-24	5,560	2,565	2,995
25-29	3,425	1,651	1,774
30-34	1,836	867	969
35-39	951	430	521
40-49	963	494	469
50-64	273	157	116
Over 65	36	16	20

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	608	346	262
18-19	17,527	9,081	8,446
20-21	16,950	8,415	8,535
22-24	2,528	978	1,550
25-29	271	86	185
30-34	99	47	52
35-39	32	17	15
40-49	46	26	20
50-64	23	9	14
Over 65	9	6	3

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	2	2	0
20-21	293	122	171
22-24	3,032	1,587	1,445
25-29	3,154	1,565	1,589
30-34	1,737	820	917
35-39	919	413	506
40-49	917	468	449
50-64	250	148	102
Over 65	27	10	17

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Indiana University-Bloomington, 3,249 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 17,945 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,149 students who live in Indiana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,100 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	48,424	3,249	17,945
Undergraduate	38,093	225	16,836
Graduate	10,331	3,024	1,109

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Indiana Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	1,149	1,927	173
Undergraduate	187	38	0
Graduate	962	1,889	173

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 38,093 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 627 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.65%.609 students have transferred in as full-time status and 18 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	36,518
Transfer-in Full-time	609
Regular Part-time	948
Transfer-in Part-time	18

IU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend IU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 48,424 students are enrolled at IU.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at IU?

38,093 undergraduate and 10,331 graduate students are enrolled at IU.

What is the gender breakdown at IU?

24,278 male (50.14%) and 24,146 female (49.86%) students are attending IU.

What is the international student enrollment at IU?

4,984 international students (10.29%) are enrolled at IU, including 1,805 undergraduate and 3,179 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at IU?

IU has a student population that is predominantly White: 29,818 White (61.58%), 2,104 Black (4.34%), and 4,721 Asian (9.75%) students are enrolled.

How many students at IU are under 18 or over 65?

608 students are under 18 and 36 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at IU take online courses?

3,249 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 17,945 students take some online courses.

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