Indiana University Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
Bloomington, Indiana (Midwest) · 33,000 undergrads · ~37 avg class size · 17:1 student-faculty · $12,144/yr sticker
public Tier 5
Median earnings (10yr)
$63K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
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Acceptance by round
same school, very different odds by round
By application round
Early Action82.0%
Regular Decision77.0%
State residency
In-state84.0%
Out-of-state74.0%
By college within the university
Kelley School of Business (Direct Admit)Direct-admit Kelley is way harder than Standard Admit (which is most students)
30.0%Jacobs School of MusicAudition is the primary gate
30.0%Hutton Honors College
20.0%Luddy School (CS, Informatics)
55.0%College of Arts & Sciences
78.0%
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Career outcomes · 9 sources
Median graduate earnings · 1.8 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $591K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 9 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Kelley School accounting grads feed into Big Four offices across Midwest, solid regional pipeline.
- Indianapolis financial services (OneAmerica, Lilly) recruit heavily; strong local alumni network but lower prestige than coasts.
- Chicago management consulting and tech: IU has reach, but competing against Northwestern, Michigan undergrads directly.
- Pharmaceutical/life sciences sales in Indianapolis and surrounding biotech corridor; Eli Lilly presence creates real advantage here.
- Tech recruiting concentrated in Indianapolis startups and remote roles; not a Stanford/CMU pipeline, realistic mid-market track.
About Indiana University
Bloomington flagship. Kelley business school is a top undergrad direct-admit, music school is world-renowned.
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