Is Indiana test optional?

We haven't confirmed Indiana's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Indiana's acceptance rate?

78% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 52,918 of 67,658 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 96%, from 34,483 in 2015 to 67,658 in 2024, and Indiana's admit rate went from 78% to 78%.

What ACT score do you need for Indiana?

First-year students who sent an ACT scored 27–33, with a median of 30. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1180–1390 works out to about 24–31.

How many students get off the waitlist at Indiana?

3,041 of the 3,059 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 99%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Indiana? (Middle 50%: 1180–1390)

First-year students at Indiana who sent an SAT scored 1180–1390, with a median of 1290 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Indiana admits 78% of applicants.

Indiana University-Bloomington · Bloomington, IN

Where your score lands at Indiana

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1180–1390, median 1290

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Indiana by the numbers

Admit rate: 78%
Middle 50% SAT: 1180–1390
Median SAT: 1290
About on the ACT: 24–31
Sent an SAT: 2%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Indiana admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 96%, from 34,483 in 2015 to 67,658 in 2024, and Indiana's admit rate went from 78% to 78%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	67,658	52,918	78%
2023	54,279	43,624	80%
2022	50,080	41,272	82%
2021	46,498	39,543	85%
2020	44,129	35,469	80%
2019	42,902	33,425	78%
2018	44,169	33,970	77%
2017	41,939	31,878	76%
2016	34,646	27,272	79%
2015	34,483	26,892	78%

In fall 2024, 9,611 of the 52,918 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Indiana

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1130Far reachHold
1130–1170ReachHold
1180–1280TargetHold
1290–1380TargetSend
1390 and upLikelySend

100011001200130014001500

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Indiana SAT sections, ACT and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	580	650	710
SAT Reading and Writing	590	640	690
SAT total	1180	1290	1390
ACT composite	27	30	33

Of enrolled first-year students, 2% sent an SAT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Top 10% of their class: 11%; of new students who reported a rank

Indiana waitlist

Waitlist

7,524 applicants were offered a spot, 3,059 took it, and 3,041 were admitted from it.

99%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Indiana cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $16,264; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 80%
Median earnings: $63,742; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 53,595

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Indiana

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

More colleges in Indiana

Every college for an SAT of1180 1290 1390

Sources

Indiana Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Indiana website
Indiana University-Bloomington

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1180–1390, and the median was 1290. At 1290 or higher you're above half of them. Indiana admits 78% of applicants.

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