Frequently Asked Questions

Students completing IU programs will receive Indiana University degrees, and students completing Purdue programs will receive Purdue University degrees as long as they continue to make steady academic progress.

Updated: May 11, 2023

Students in IU programs will have the same employment options. Students in Purdue programs will not be eligible for on-campus and work-study jobs effective July 1, 2024. Purdue students will need to explore work options through Purdue West Lafayette.

Updated: May 11, 2023

No. Program accreditations will remain the same.

Updated: May 11, 2023

All pre-majors must meet all program requirements and be admitted into the Purdue program by July 1, 2024.

Updated: May 11, 2023

There are no changes to the degree programs for the 2023-24 academic year. But we may add academic programs once we officially become IU Indianapolis based on our educational mission, workforce demands in the city and state, and other factors.

Updated: May 11, 2023

Yes. Students will continue to have the same access as they do today.

Updated: May 11, 2023

Students who start their degree programs in fall 2023 will be able to complete whatever academic combination they started. After that time, students will not be able to have a major in one university and a minor with the other university.

Updated: May 11, 2023

Yes for all programs that IU Indianapolis offers, including majors in the School of Science and the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, although there are a few programs for Purdue that IU Indianapolis does not offer.

Updated: Apr. 26, 2023

Nothing is changing. IUPUI will be exactly the same next year as it is today.

Updated: Apr. 17, 2023

While classroom assignments are not yet known, both IU and Purdue will offer classes on campus, so you will be taking classes on campus just as you were prior to the realignment.

Updated: Apr. 17, 2023

Yes. All students who start their degree program prior to July 1, 2024, will be able to finish their degrees. You might hear IUPUI representatives refer to the term “teach out” to describe this process.

Updated: Apr. 17, 2023

Yes. Students will be able to change their major during the 2023-24 academic year using the process that currently exists at IUPUI. Even after the realignment and beginning with fall 2024, students will still be able to change their majors within the same university.

After July 1, 2024, if a student wants to change their major between IU and Purdue programs, they will need to apply as a transfer student to the other institution.

Updated: Apr. 17, 2023

Students will be able to defer to spring 2024. However, students in Purdue programs will not have the ability to defer to fall 2024.

Students who want to defer admission to a Purdue program for fall 2024 will need to reapply to Purdue.

Updated: Apr. 17, 2023

Provided a student continues to make progress toward their degree, they will be able to complete their degree and earn a Purdue diploma. Each major will have clear guidelines on the maximum amount of time allowed.

If a student needs additional accommodations, they will be considered on a case-by-case basis by IU Indianapolis or by Purdue.

Updated: Apr. 17, 2023

Both IU and Purdue are dedicated to upholding any financial aid or scholarship arrangements committed to students.

Updated: Apr. 17, 2023

Starting with the 2024-25 academic year, students in Purdue programs will pay the Purdue West Lafayette tuition rate. Students in an IU program will pay the IU Indianapolis rate.

Updated: Apr. 17, 2023

Yes. There will be options for both IU and Purdue students to stay in the residence halls.

Updated: Apr. 17, 2023

No. The NCAA does not allow students to be enrolled in one institution and compete for another institution.

Updated: Apr. 17, 2023

Indiana’s two world-class public research universities, Indiana University and Purdue University, are taking their 52-year-old collaborative IUPUI vision to the next level: creating a next-generation urban campus in which each institution operates independently, leveraging the strength of both globally respected reputations. Under the new structure, both universities will be able to expand academic and research portfolios, investing millions of dollars in both individual and collaborative efforts.

The Memorandum of Understanding between the universities includes full details about the agreement.

Updated: Sept. 2, 2022

There will be no change to the core campus designation; IUPUI is a core campus of Indiana University and will remain a core campus after the realignment and the campus is known as IU Indianapolis.

Updated: Sept. 2, 2022

The Memorandum of Understanding between the universities is available for everyone to read and includes full details about the agreement.

Updated: Sept. 2, 2022

The dramatically growing needs of our state call for a correspondingly bold move to provide the world-class higher education and research capabilities our economy needs. Central Indiana business and community leaders have expressed a desire for increased talent and training in the engineering, sciences, technological and healthcare disciplines, and a related desire for more high-end research in our community. The plan will increase the number of job-ready graduates in an innovation-led economy, fuel economic growth in the region and the state, and enhance service to the Indianapolis community and beyond.

It also provides a platform for collaboration in which each university’s strengths will enhance funding opportunities for joint research initiatives, including creation of a joint biosciences engineering institute. This new institute will develop new life-enhancing therapies and technologies while simultaneously creating a highly sought-after pool of professionals whose unique research and training will create start-ups and attract new companies to Indiana.

Updated: Aug. 12, 2022

IUPUI has been innovative, resourceful, and collaborative in serving the needs of Indianapolis, Central Indiana, and the state, educating hundreds of thousands of people, bringing leadership and engagement to our state. This new model responds to calls we have heard from Indianapolis and across the state for a bigger and more visible presence of both universities to strengthen the city and state in the modern economy.

Updated: Aug. 12, 2022

Over the next year, IU and Purdue will work together to develop the full operational plan for the transition, with the realignment expected to be completed in time for the fall 2024 semester. Few, if any, changes in the current model will be implemented before that date.

Updated: Aug. 12, 2022

IU will continue to own and operate the Indianapolis campus.

IU will assume full responsibility for what is now the School of Science at IUPUI, except for its Department of Computer and Information Science, which will become part of Purdue. Purdue will retain responsibility and authority for the School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI.

IU will accelerate training for tomorrow’s IT workforce by expanding its Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering with new computer science programs in Indianapolis.

IU will continue to operate all other schools and departments, providing innovative educational experiences for students in other IU programs such as business, law, nursing, social work, the arts and humanities, and a wide range of other academic disciplines. In addition, IU will have responsibility to provide certain administrative and support services for both academic organizations.

Updated: Sept. 19, 2022

Purdue and IU will operate under their respective identities in Indianapolis after the transition, continuing the proud legacy and all degree programs. Once the transition is complete, heading into the 2024 fall semester, IU will refer to the campus as Indiana University Indianapolis.

Updated: Aug. 12, 2022

IU has formed several task forces for planning and implementing Vision 2024.

The focus of task force work includes the following areas: academic affairs; athletics; communication and branding; facilities; HR and finance; IT/systems; research; science and computer science; services for Purdue students; and stakeholders: donors, alumni, and community.

In addition to task force activities, the university will be providing regular opportunities for the campus and community to contribute to the planning and implementation process. Currently, people can submit questions through the form below.

Purdue will engage a set of working groups that will address specific operational plans for the realignment. 

Updated: Sept. 19, 2022

Students who start their degree program in fall 2023 will be able to complete whatever academic combination they started. After that time, students will not be able to have a major with one university and a minor with the other university.

Updated: May 15, 2023

Students in IU programs will have the same employment options. Students in Purdue programs will not be eligible for on-campus and work-study jobs effective July 1, 2024. Purdue students will need to explore work options through Purdue West Lafayette.

Updated: May 11, 2023

Yes. Students will continue to have the same access as they do today.

Updated: May 11, 2023

There are no changes to the degree programs for the 2023-24 academic year. But we may add academic programs once we officially become IU Indianapolis based on our educational mission, workforce demands in the city and state, and other factors.

Updated: May 11, 2023

Both IU and Purdue are dedicated to upholding any financial aid or scholarship arrangements committed to students prior to July 1, 2024. Additionally, IU Indianapolis will continue to offer IU students a wide range of scholarships, including merit-based, admission-based, and diversity and service awards.

Updated: May 11, 2023

Starting with the 2024-25 academic year, students in Purdue programs will pay the Purdue West Lafayette tuition rate. Students in an IU program will pay the IU Indianapolis tuition rate.

Updated: May 11, 2023

Yes. The School of Science offers a number of IU degrees in Indianapolis including biology, chemistry and chemical biology, earth sciences, forensic and investigative sciences, mathematical sciences, neuroscience, physics, and psychology.

Updated: Apr. 11, 2023

Yes, an IU degree that students will receive from the School of Science will be of the same caliber as the science degree that students receive today. Our professors are not changing, the classes being offered are not changing, and the research opportunities for students will continue to get better and better.

Updated: Apr. 11, 2023

Yes. IU Indianapolis will continue to offer a wide range of 2+2 programs, which allow students to earn an associate’s degree by attending their first two years at Ivy Tech and move on to a bachelor’s degree (+ 2 years) at IU Indianapolis.

Updated: Apr. 11, 2023

No, the admission requirements will not change.

Updated: Apr. 11, 2023

Yes. IU Indianapolis will continue to participate in the MSEP program and offer those reduced tuition rates.

Updated: Apr. 11, 2023

Yes, all IU Indianapolis athletic events will remain free for students to attend.

Updated: Apr. 11, 2023

No, students will still be able to purchase parking permits and park on campus.

Updated: Apr. 11, 2023

Students who are enrolled in a Purdue program at IUPUI prior to the 2024-25 academic year will be able to complete their degree and earn a Purdue diploma in Indianapolis as long as they continue to make steady academic progress.

Updated: Nov. 17, 2022

Through the 2023-24 academic year, both IU and Purdue students will continue to report their FAFSA results to IUPUI (school code: 001813) for financial aid packaging.

Updated: Nov. 17, 2022

Beginning with the 2024-25 academic year, all gift aid, including scholarships and financial aid, will be processed by Purdue University West Lafayette.

Updated: Nov. 17, 2022

Students will need to apply for admission as a transfer student in order to change majors between institutions after July 1, 2024.

Updated: Nov. 17, 2022

Through the summer of 2024, veterans registered as Purdue students will continue to receive support services through the IUPUI Office of Veterans and Military Personnel. Effective in fall 2024, veterans registered as Purdue students will have their financial aid package and support services available through the Purdue University Veterans Success Center.

Updated: Nov. 17, 2022

Purdue West Lafayette will offer degrees in engineering, technology (Polytechnic), and computer science in Indianapolis.

Updated: Nov. 17, 2022

Students who want to pursue a degree in engineering, technology, or computer science in Indianapolis starting in fall 2024 should apply to Purdue University.

Updated: Nov. 17, 2022

Yes. All are welcome to tour the campus, and a portion of the tour will be focused on the academic school in which the student is interested.

Updated: Nov. 17, 2022

High school counselors are a priority to us so they can help share and clarify the realignment with their students. They are being contacted regularly, via email and in person, as details emerge.

Updated: Nov. 17, 2022

Purdue students wishing to participate in an honors program must apply to Purdue West Lafayette for admissions consideration to the Purdue Honors College.

Updated: Nov. 17, 2022

Both IU and Purdue are dedicated to upholding any financial aid or scholarship arrangements committed to students.

Updated: Nov. 17, 2022

Yes. All students who start their degree programs prior to 2024 will be able to finish their degrees. You may hear IUPUI representatives refer to the term “teach out” to describe this process.

Updated: Nov. 17, 2022

There are no changes to the amount of your tuition or to the process for payment for this academic year. However, beginning with summer 2024, Purdue students will conduct all financial transactions directly with Purdue West Lafayette.

Updated: Nov. 17, 2022

When the transition is fully implemented, Indianapolis graduate programs with the School of Engineering and Technology and the Department of Computer and Information Science will be merged with Purdue University programs on the West Lafayette campus, all governed by the Purdue Graduate School. Students who successfully complete these programs through Purdue will earn a Purdue University West Lafayette degree.

Updated: Sept. 19, 2022

Provided they continue to make progress toward their degree, students enrolled in a Purdue program prior to the 2024-25 academic year will be able to complete their Purdue degree and earn a Purdue diploma. This includes those students enrolled in the mechanical engineering program at IUPUC.

Updated: Sept. 19, 2022

After the realignment, Purdue students at the Indianapolis campus will have the ability to join and participate in all student services and extracurricular student activities offered by IU at the Indianapolis campus. That includes student housing and dining, parking, student organizations, associations, groups, clubs and societies, library access and usage, health, wellness and counseling services and other student support resources, athletic events, recreation and intramural sports and other extracurricular activities, services and resources.

Updated: Aug. 25, 2022

Indiana University. This remains the same, regardless of the name of the campus.

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022

No. The NCAA does not allow students to be enrolled in one institution and compete for another institution.

Updated: Apr. 17, 2023

Yes, all IU Indianapolis athletic events will remain free for students to attend.

Updated: Apr. 11, 2023

It is not yet known how this will impact student-athletes in Purdue programs as the NCAA has the sole authority to make that decision. We will communicate any information as soon as it is known.

Updated: Sept. 2, 2022

IUPUI Athletics will remain part of Indiana University, continue to be a Division I program, and retain their distinct identity as the Jaguars.

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022

Yes.

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022

No. The NCAA does not allow students to be enrolled in one institution and compete for another institution.

Updated: Apr. 17, 2023

The IUPUI name will continue to be used for now, meaning resources such as websites, print materials, and signage will not change.

With the realignment expected to be completed in time for the fall 2024 semester, few, if any, changes to the current model will be implemented before then. Ample notice will be provided in advance of the transition to support changes to print materials, websites, and other resources.

Updated: Aug. 25, 2022

Your degree was issued by either Indiana University or Purdue University. If, in referencing your degree on materials such as your resume, you include IUPUI as your campus attended, that name is still accurate. After the campus formally changes its name in academic year 2024, you may want to consider noting this for a period of time: Indiana University Indianapolis (previously IUPUI). If you hold a degree from Purdue, after the transition, you would note Purdue’s new name for its Indianapolis campus, which has not yet been announced.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022

Although the Indianapolis presence of both universities will have a different name and form, your distinctive IUPUI experience remains. Each of your alma maters — Indiana and Purdue universities — will continue to honor and recognize Indianapolis alumni just as both universities will continue to exist and thrive.

Updated: Aug. 25, 2022

The process or terms associated with tuition reimbursement continue to be in effect. While no specific adjustments are planned, as with any employment arrangement, changes can occur and will be shared well in advance of an effective date.

Updated: Aug. 23, 2022

No immediate changes are planned for campus buildings. Current space use and assignments will remain in place for the near future.

Updated: Aug. 17, 2022

IUPUC, an education center that IUPUI administers, is home to the mechanical engineering program, which grants Purdue University degrees. Working groups will determine next steps with regard to this program.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022