U.S. News Rankings Again Highlight IUPUI Programs

INDIANAPOLIS – For the fifth straight year, “U.S. News and World Report” magazine is citing two Indiana University campuses for offering “academic programs that are believed to lead to student success.”

Under the heading “Programs to Look For,” “U.S. News” recognized Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and IU Bloomington for the quality of their educational experiences for first-year students. The campuses were noted for building into their curricula seminars and programs that bring together small groups of students with faculty.

Both IUPUI and IU Bloomington were again cited for their success in promoting learning communities that build connections among fellow students and between students and professors. In addition, IUPUI was again cited for its efforts to promote service learning – the use of volunteering in the community as an educational strategy.

"IUPUI’s commitment to enhancing the quality of campus life means connecting with students both in and out of the classroom. We know those connections help students succeed so we are very pleased IUPUI’s efforts are recognized by U.S. News. This recognition tells prospective IUPUI students that they can enjoy the opportunities of city living and learning while experiencing a rich campus educational life,” said Charles Bantz, IUPUI chancellor and IU executive vice president.

This fall, IUPUI projects a 30 percent increase in the amount of money being expended for freshmen honors scholarship recipients.

The news magazine also recognizes several undergraduate major fields of study at IU's Kelley School of Business and continues to rank the school as the 11th best in the nation overall.

In the “U.S. News” rankings, the Kelley School was second only to the University of Michigan among undergraduate business programs in the Big Ten and sixth nationally among public universities. Kelley's entrepreneurship program was ranked third, and its management program was fifth.

Other rankings among IU campuses include:

• IU Northwest again was one of the most racially diverse master's level universities in the Midwest, and was cited for having a 22 percent black enrollment.
• Overall, U.S. News ranked IU Bloomington 30th among public national research universities.

Reporting by George Vlahakis, IU-Bloomington; Diane Brown, IUPUI