IU South Bend offers you all the advantages of an Indiana University education. Whether you’re just finishing high school or thinking about college to advance your career, we provide you the opportunity to earn a prestigious IU degree that is respected throughout Indiana, the nation, and the world.

As part of the Indiana University system, IU South Bend provides all the services and opportunities of a large university combined with the advantages and atmosphere of a small college.

• Small class sizes promote personal attention and individualized learning. With an average class size of 15 students, you’ll get to know your professors.
• IU South Bend is affordable, and we award more than $25 million in financial aid each year. This includes scholarships and grants offering “free money” (not paid back), work-study opportunities that allow you to work and earn money to help pay for your costs, and low-interest student and parent loans (borrowed money that must be repaid).
• We’re close to home and easily accessible. If you live or work in north central Indiana or just across the border in Michigan, we’re easy to get to.
• Academic and career support services help you succeed in the classroom and beyond.
• We bring college to you with off-campus sites in Elkhart and Plymouth.
• You can choose from more than 1,600 courses each semester in more than 100 different programs including certificates and associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees.
• You can attend full time or part time—whatever works best with your life and goals. Almost half of our classes are offered in the evenings, and we offer accelerated summer programs.
• Our vibrant campus life program features more than 70 student organizations, a student newspaper, intramural and club sports, student theatre and musical productions, and more.
• More than 290 full-time faculty members teach at IU South Bend, 80 percent with doctorates or the highest degree available in their field.
• Our alumni network includes more than 26,000 graduates worldwide who are making important professional contributions in fields ranging from business and law to heath care and education.

Student Enrollment

In the fall of 2004, 7,501 students were enrolled at IU South Bend. Our students are:

• 60% full time and 40% part time
• 50% recent high school graduates and 50% age 24 and older
• 80% undergraduate and 15% graduate
• 64% women and 36% men
• 95% Indiana residents
• 11% students of color (African American, Asian American, Hispanic, Native American)
• 219 international students

View the IU Fact Book for complete enrollment, personnel, and financial details.