IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.
About Our Office
The mission of the IUPUI Graduate Office, as articulated by all our staff, is to promote the prosperity of graduate education by meeting the diverse needs of students, faculty, staff, and administrators through professional service and distribution of appropriate resources.
As the central administrative office for graduate programs at IUPUI, the Graduate Office is responsible for entering data for student records, recruiting, receiving dissertation and thesis deposits, distributing Block Grants to graduate programs, awarding Travel Fellowships to graduate students, managing the University Fellowship awards, and monitoring EAP progress for non-native English speaking graduate students. This office also oversees the Graduate Non-Degree Program (GND).
Doctoral and professional student enrollments set records. IUPUI PhD programs enrolled 564 students in fall 2009, more than double the number of PhD students enrolled in fall 2000. Enrollments in professional programs are up nearly 7% since 2005. Graduate and professional students in all categories totaled 8192 in fall 2009 and constituted over 28% of students enrolled at IUPUI.
The Graduate Office recruits on behalf of IUPUI at area company locations. The Graduate Office serves its community in part by distributing information about opportunities in graduate education to businesses and institutions in the region. In the academic year 2009-2010, staff from the Graduate Office contacted 452 prospective students during visits with 21 different companies, including Eli Lilly & Co., Covance, Brightpoint, Clarian North, Wellpoint, Farm Bureau, and Allison Transmission. Recruiting by the Graduate Office also includes attendance at various career expos and graduate open houses around the state and nation. Institutions contacted include DePauw, Purdue, Franklin College, California State at Dominguez Hills, and Jackson State University in Mississippi.
Herbert Summer Scholars conduct research at IUPUI for the third summer . The Herbert STEM Summer Scholars program, created to honor past IU President Adam W. Herbert, is designed to bring students from partner institutions such as Jackson State University, Morehouse College, and Xavier University of Louisiana to IUPUI or IUB for an intensive summer research experience. In 2010 six students were placed at IUPUI, working in the Schools of Medicine, Physical Education & Tourism Management, Science, and Engineering. Local administration of this program is through the IUPUI Graduate Office. http://www.stem.indiana.edu/summerinstitute/
