How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Indiana University-Bloomington admits 78.2% of applicants, with the middle 50% of admitted students scoring between 1,170 and 1,400 on the SAT (interquartile range) and between 27 and 33 on the ACT. Among enrolled undergraduates, 16.8% receive Pell Grants and 22.1% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 6.3% of the student body, reflecting a modest but consistent pathway for students entering from other institutions. Azimuth ranks Indiana University-Bloomington #485 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For students who enroll, the graduation rate is 80.2% within six years, and 59.6% of Pell-eligible students complete within the same window — a meaningful signal of how well the institution supports students from lower-income backgrounds through to a degree. Low-income graduates at Indiana University-Bloomington earn median earnings of $57,600 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 85.8 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Indiana University-Bloomington #89 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As Azimuth's Illinois data analysis explores, mobility rankings reflect both the scale at which an institution serves lower-income students and the earnings outcomes those students achieve — and at Indiana University-Bloomington, the combination of broad enrollment and competitive long-run earnings for Pell-eligible graduates drives that standing.
Indiana University-Bloomington admits 78.2% of applicants, with the middle 50% of admitted students scoring between 1,170 and 1,400 on the SAT (interquartile range) and between 27 and 33 on the ACT. Among enrolled undergraduates, 16.8% receive Pell Grants and 22.1% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 6.3% of the student body, reflecting a modest but consistent pathway for students entering from other institutions. Azimuth ranks Indiana University-Bloomington #485 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For students who enroll, the graduation rate is 80.2% within six years, and 59.6% of Pell-eligible students complete within the same window — a meaningful signal of how well the institution supports students from lower-income backgrounds through to a degree. Low-income graduates at Indiana University-Bloomington earn median earnings of $57,600 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 85.8 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Indiana University-Bloomington #89 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As Azimuth's Illinois data analysis explores, mobility rankings reflect both the scale at which an institution serves lower-income students and the earnings outcomes those students achieve — and at Indiana University-Bloomington, the combination of broad enrollment and competitive long-run earnings for Pell-eligible graduates drives that standing.
Indiana University-Bloomington admits 78.2% of applicants, with the middle 50% of admitted students scoring between 1,170 and 1,400 on the SAT (interquartile range) and between 27 and 33 on the ACT. Among enrolled undergraduates, 16.8% receive Pell Grants and 22.1% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 6.3% of the student body, reflecting a modest but consistent pathway for students entering from other institutions. Azimuth ranks Indiana University-Bloomington #485 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For students who enroll, the graduation rate is 80.2% within six years, and 59.6% of Pell-eligible students complete within the same window — a meaningful signal of how well the institution supports students from lower-income backgrounds through to a degree. Low-income graduates at Indiana University-Bloomington earn median earnings of $57,600 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 85.8 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Indiana University-Bloomington #89 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As Azimuth's Illinois data analysis explores, mobility rankings reflect both the scale at which an institution serves lower-income students and the earnings outcomes those students achieve — and at Indiana University-Bloomington, the combination of broad enrollment and competitive long-run earnings for Pell-eligible graduates drives that standing.
