Frequently Asked Questions

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 what is now the School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI, except for the Department of Music and Arts Technology, which will join the IU Herron School of Art & Design on Jan. 1, 2024.

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, including fully online options.

IU will continue to operate all other schools and departments, providing innovative educational experiences for students in 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 be responsible for providing certain administrative and support services for both academic organizations.

Updated: Nov. 16, 2023

IU and Purdue have been working together to develop a full operational plan for the transition, with the realignment expected to be completed by July 1, 2024.

Updated: Sept. 29, 2023

Purdue and IU will operate under their respective identities in Indianapolis after the realignment, at which time the campus will be called Indiana University Indianapolis. Purdue will offer its programs under the name of Purdue in Indianapolis.

Updated: Sept. 29, 2023

Now that the planning efforts have concluded, IU has formed several implementation teams that are focusing on work in the following areas: academic affairs, communications, enrollment management, facilities and signage, finance and administration, IT, research, and student services.

Updates will be shared via various campus communication channels and social media as appropriate. Additionally, people can submit any question through the link at the bottom of this page.

Purdue is engaging a separate set of working groups for the implementation phase of the realignment.

Updated: Sept. 29, 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

Students who are enrolled in a program that is being realigned to the other university will have the option to choose a degree from IU or Purdue. This includes students enrolled in programs through the School of Science departments of biology, chemistry, forensic science, mathematical sciences, neuroscience, physics, and psychology. Students must be enrolled in their program during the spring 2024 semester, and they will have until Nov. 29, 2024, to declare their intention to receive a degree from either IU or Purdue upon graduation.

Those choosing a Purdue degree will be expected to maintain continuous enrollment through each fall and spring semester and complete all degree requirements by June 30, 2027. Purdue advisors will work with any student who is not on track to finish by that date to determine how to best support them.

Students choosing an IU degree will be supported by IU Indianapolis advisors in meeting their degree requirements on the timeline best suited to the student’s individual situation.

Updated: Nov. 27, 2023

IU and Purdue are committed to supporting currently enrolled students in completing their in-progress plans of study, through the end of the teach-out period ending June 30, 2027. IU and Purdue will be communicating with students who have a combination of IU and Purdue majors, minors, or certificates, and students are encouraged to meet with their advisors to discuss completion plans.

Updated: Nov. 27, 2023

Each institution will maintain its own academic calendar but will align calendars as closely as possible to best serve all students beginning fall semester 2024.

Updated: Sept. 8, 2023

Beginning with registration for the fall 2024 semester, IU students may register and be enrolled in elective education courses at Purdue Indianapolis (on the Purdue academic calendar) as visiting students. Those credits can then be transferred to IU. Likewise, Purdue students may register and be enrolled in elective education courses at IU Indianapolis (on the IU academic calendar) as visiting students. Those credits can then be transferred to Purdue.

International students may also enroll concurrently in courses at both IU and Purdue in Indianapolis but must maintain enrollment in at least one in-person course each semester at the campus that issues their immigration document, report their concurrent enrollment in Atlas, and otherwise continue to maintain full-time enrollment.

Updated: Sept. 8, 2023

Yes. The “teach-out” period will continue through June 30, 2027. Students involved in the teach-out are expected to complete their degree requirements by that date. Purdue advisors will work with any student who is not on track to finish by that date to determine how to best support them as they continue to work toward completing their degree.

Teach-out students who do not complete their degree requirements in a timely manner will be managed on a case-by-case basis by Purdue.

Updated: Sept. 7, 2023

By the end of spring 2027, Purdue expects most students to have completed or mostly completed their degree programs. Purdue advisors will work with any student who is not on track to finish by that date to determine how to best support them as they continue to work toward completing their degree.

Updated: Sept. 7, 2023

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

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

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

Updated: May 11, 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

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. 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

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

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

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

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

Updated: Sept. 7, 2023

The admission requirements for IU Indianapolis will not change. However, students seeking to attend Purdue University in Indianapolis on or after July 1, 2024, will apply for admission to Purdue University using the processes and admission standards in place for Purdue West Lafayette.

Updated: Sept. 7, 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

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

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

Yes. Beginning with the 2024–25 academic year, IU will provide student housing to Purdue students in North Hall, with Purdue students housed on Purdue floors and IU students housed on IU floors.

Updated: Nov. 27, 2023

Yes. IU will issue Purdue students identification cards similar to those issued to IU students so that they can access student services and participate in extracurricular activities requiring identification. Additionally, Purdue students are welcome to participate in student organizations and activities in West Lafayette.

Updated: Sept. 8, 2023

Faculty and staff serving in a Purdue realigned academic unit can join and participate in all employee services and extracurricular events and activities offered and supported by IU, including but not limited to parking, faculty and staff organizations, library access and resources, groups, and clubs.

Updated: Sept. 8, 2023

No. Both IU and Purdue students can purchase parking permits and park on campus, just like they do today.

Updated: Sept. 7, 2023

Students in IU programs will continue to have the same employment options. Students in Purdue programs will not be eligible for work-study jobs effective July 1, 2024. However, Purdue students can be employed as hourly workers at IU Indianapolis and can also explore work options through Purdue West Lafayette.

Updated: June 12, 2023

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

Updated: May 11, 2023

Students in an IU program will pay the IU Indianapolis tuition rate. For new students beginning at Purdue University in Indianapolis on or after July 1, 2024, their tuition rate will be the same as that of Purdue West Lafayette. Purdue students who started at IUPUI prior to that date will pay either the Purdue West Lafayette tuition rate or their 2023-24 IUPUI base tuition rate, whichever is lower.

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

Updated: Nov. 27, 2023

Yes, Purdue students can participate in IU Indianapolis ROTC.

Updated: Sept. 8, 2023

No. Program accreditations will remain the same.

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

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

Updated: Apr. 17, 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

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

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

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

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 what is now the School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI, except for the Department of Music and Arts Technology, which will join the IU Herron School of Art & Design on Jan. 1, 2024.

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, including fully online options.

IU will continue to operate all other schools and departments, providing innovative educational experiences for students in 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 be responsible for providing certain administrative and support services for both academic organizations.

Updated: Nov. 16, 2023

Most IUPUI students in a degree program that will become part of Purdue in Indianapolis should have been notified by Purdue via email. If you haven’t received notification and believe your program might be transitioning or you have other concerns or questions, please contact your academic advisor.

Updated: Nov. 16, 2023

Students who are enrolled in a program that is being realigned to the other university will have the option to choose a degree from IU or Purdue. This includes students enrolled in programs through the School of Science departments of biology, chemistry, forensic science, mathematical sciences, neuroscience, physics, and psychology. Students must be enrolled in their program during the spring 2024 semester, and they will have until Nov. 29, 2024, to declare their intention to receive a degree from either IU or Purdue upon graduation.

Those choosing a Purdue degree will be expected to maintain continuous enrollment through each fall and spring semester and complete all degree requirements by June 30, 2027. Purdue advisors will work with any student who is not on track to finish by that date to determine how to best support them.

Students choosing an IU degree will be supported by IU Indianapolis advisors in meeting their degree requirements on the timeline best suited to the student’s individual situation.

Updated: Nov. 16, 2023

IU and Purdue are committed to supporting currently enrolled students in completing their in-progress plans of study, through the end of the teach-out period ending June 30, 2027. IU and Purdue will be communicating with students who have a combination of IU and Purdue majors, minors, or certificates, and students are encouraged to meet with their advisors to discuss completion plans.

Updated: Nov. 16, 2023

Students will still have access to the same buildings that they have today, with no immediate changes planned for campus buildings. Current space use and assignments will remain in place for the near future.

Updated: Nov. 16, 2023

Yes. Beginning with the 2024–25 academic year, IU will provide student housing to Purdue students in North Hall, with Purdue students housed on Purdue floors and IU students housed on IU floors.

Updated: Nov. 16, 2023

Students in an IU program will pay the IU Indianapolis tuition rate. For new students beginning at Purdue University in Indianapolis on or after July 1, 2024, their tuition rate will be the same as that of Purdue West Lafayette. Purdue students who started at IUPUI prior to that date will pay either the Purdue West Lafayette tuition rate or their 2023–24 IUPUI base tuition rate, whichever is lower.

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

Updated: Nov. 16, 2023

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.

Have more questions? You can find additional answers on IU Indianapolis’s FAQ page. Purdue in Indianapolis students can also find information about its programs on Purdue’s website.

If you have questions about your specific situation, schedule an appointment with your advisor, who will help you find the answers you need.

Updated: Nov. 16, 2023

Yes, both IU Indianapolis and Purdue in Indianapolis students will continue to be able to attend Jaguar athletic events for free.

Updated: Sept. 29, 2023

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

Faculty members can now begin to use Indiana University Indianapolis as their institutional affiliation.

Updated: Sept. 29, 2023

IU employees who are part of the transition and enrolled in IU degree programs or with dependents in IU degree programs can continue to apply for tuition reimbursement through July 2028, if they have started a program on or after August 1, 2020. More information on how to apply will be made available for those who are eligible.

IU employees or dependents of IU employees enrolled in programs transitioning to Purdue can continue to apply for tuition reimbursement through July 2028, if they have started a program on or after August 1, 2020. More information on how to apply will be made available for those who are eligible.

Updated: Sept. 29, 2023

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 will note Purdue’s new name—Purdue in Indianapolis.

Updated: Sept. 29, 2023

Yes, you may begin to transition print materials and websites to reflect the IU Indianapolis name. Marks, lockup,s and signatures have been created for each unit.

Key areas to prioritize as you transition:

• Update your website with a note that IUPUI is transitioning to IU Indianapolis, to reassure site visitors they are in the right place.
• Update recruitment marketing and promotional items for your unit.
• You may keep using IUPUI branded materials until you run out, but start planning for how you can transition to IU Indianapolis materials before June 2024.

For more information on IU Indianapolis marketing and branding, visit the online guide. This site includes a resource library and links to the lockup generator. It requires CAS authentication.

Updated: Sept. 29, 2023

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

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