How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Indiana University-Bloomington demonstrates above average access performance, ranking at the 66.8th percentile nationally for educational accessibility. The university maintains an Open Access admission rate of 80.4%, making it accessible to most academically prepared students. Despite this broad accessibility, the university enrolls 16.7% Pell-eligible students and 22.1% first-generation students, indicating moderate service to underrepresented populations. Transfer students comprise 6.6% of enrollment, reflecting limited transfer pathways. The combination of accessible admission with test scores ranking among the highest we track creates a selective achiever profile that serves traditional college-going populations while maintaining quality academic standards.
The relationship between access and mobility at Indiana University-Bloomington reflects the Selective Achiever model where moderate low-income enrollment combines with strong post-graduation outcomes. The 16.7% Pell share provides meaningful economic diversity while enabling the university to maintain selective academic standards and resource allocation that support strong career preparation. Mobility outcomes benefit from the university's comprehensive programming, career services, and employer relationships that create pathways to well-compensated careers across diverse fields of study.
Indiana University-Bloomington achieves excellent mobility performance, ranking at the 94.7th percentile with top-tier outcomes that reflect exceptional effectiveness in supporting economic advancement. As a Selective Achiever institution, the university serves fewer low-income students but delivers strong outcomes for enrolled populations. Low-income graduates earn $57,600, demonstrating meaningful economic advancement for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Pell-eligible students graduate at 59.6% compared to the overall 81.2% completion rate, creating a significant 21.6 percentage point gap that indicates challenges for the most economically disadvantaged students. Despite this completion gap, the university's mobility performance reflects its ability to convert educational opportunity into sustained earnings growth for students who complete degrees, particularly through strong program outcomes in business, technology, and health fields.
