You’ll find people who are like you and different from you all over IU: in classes, in your activities, on the bus, while getting coffee or hanging out at the Indiana Memorial Union or eating on Kirkwood Avenue.
The many kinds of people who come to IU Bloomington have one thing in common: they’re all Hoosiers
It’s by design. IU celebrates and seeks diversity in all its forms: ethnicity, ability, age, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, race, religious beliefs, place of origin, political persuasion, values—the list goes on. Because little separates us, and there’s a lot we can learn from each other.
50states represented in our student body
140+countries represented in our student body
28%domestic students of color (African American, Asian American, Latino, American Indian, Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander, or multiracial)
Participate in one of our diversity programs for future Hoosiers and their families.
A university should be a place where all types of people can come together as a community that is dedicated to inclusion and the celebration of diversity. Our goal at IU is to promote an environment where faculty, staff, students, and postdocs can do, as often stated by former IU President Herman Wells, ‘their best work.’
James C. Wimbush, IU vice president for diversity, equity, and multicultural affairs and dean of the University Graduate School
Find your personal community and get the support to succeed
Start with these IU and Bloomington organizations:
- Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs
- Division of Student Affairs
- Asian Culture Center
- Disability Services for Students
- First Nations Educational and Cultural Center
- LGBTQ+ Culture Center
- Helene G. Simon Hillel Center
- Latino Cultural Center (La Casa)
- Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center
- Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center
Helpful links
- Mailing list: Join it and we’ll share important information about applying, invite you to special events, and more
- Opportunities
- IU's Antiracist Agenda