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Acceptance Rate 78.21%
Yield 18.16%
SAT Score 1,290
ACT Score 30
Applicants 67,658

IU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 78.21% at Indiana University-Bloomington. Total 67,658 students applied and 52,918 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,290 and the average ACT score is 30.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationwww.indiana.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://online.iu.edu/resources/getting-admitted.html#_ga=2.261838094.2037234953.1629214438-1561726355.1580334008
Acceptance Rate78.21%
Average Test Scores1,290 SAT / 30 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 78.21%. A total of 67,658 students (32,684 men and 34,954 women) have applied to and 52,918 (24,941 men and 27,965 women) students admitted to Indiana University-Bloomington.
Among them, 4,718 male and 4,893 female students have enrolled into IU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 18.16%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at IU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants67,65832,68434,954200
Admitted52,91824,94127,965120
Enrolled9,6114,7184,89300
Acceptance Rate 78.21% 76.31% 80.01% 60.00% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 18.16% 18.92% 17.50% - -
[Chart] Indiana University-Bloomington Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At IU, 4,054 applicants (42% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,357 applicants (14%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,290 at IU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,400 and 25th percentile score is 1,170.
The average ACT score is 30 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 33 and the 25th percentile score is 27.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at IU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of IU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at IU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total117012901400
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing590640690
Math580650710
ACT Composite273033
Math262932
English263134
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Indiana University-Bloomington, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for IU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✔
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at IU

The calendar system at Indiana University-Bloomington is Semester. Indiana University-Bloomington accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Indiana University-Bloomington accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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