Education and Workforce Development

Brainpower is Indiana’s greatest business generator, and a well-trained workforce is Indiana’s most powerful energy supply. IU educates more of the state’s nurses, teachers, dentists, IT professionals, surgeons, lawyers, and police officers than any other Indiana college or university. More than 250,000 IU graduates live in Indiana. (Learn more about the impact of IU alumni in Indiana and around the world.) We’re committed to recruiting Indiana’s best and brightest and preparing them for great jobs here at home.

People Power

Your current and future workforce is right here. Find them through our internship programs and placement offices.

• IU Bloomington
• IUPUI (Indianapolis)
• IU East (Richmond)
• IPFW (Fort Wayne)
• IU Kokomo
• IU Northwest (Gary)
• IU South Bend
• IU Southeast (New Albany)

Renewable Energy for Education

Teacher preparation and professional development are critical for the strength of our schools and Indiana’s citizenry. Our programs and services are designed to support Indiana’s teachers. The new Indiana Center for P-16 Collaboration and Partnership is working with Indiana schools, industry, and local communities to improve student achievement. The East Asian Studies Center offers programming for elementary school students and professional development for middle and high school teachers who are teaching students to speak and read in Japanese or Chinese. Browse IU’s comprehensive list of academic resources for teachers.

Lifelong learning opportunities reinvigorate and retrain Indiana’s citizens, and our distance education opportunites link to world to IU’s world-class academic programs. Check out all of IU’s continuing studies and distance education programs.

IU remains committed to providing a range of educational opportunities on our eight campuses across the state, as well as keeping Indiana’s students here at home. Prospective students: Find the right IU campus for you.

Facts At-A-Glance

• IU is creating new degree programs in human biology, new media, informatics, international management, and many other high-growth fields.
• There are currently 99,122 students enrolled at IU’s eight campuses, and enrollment at IU Bloomington hit an all-time high of 38,990 students this year.
• The IU Bloomington 2007 incoming freshman class set records with a 25-point increase in the average SAT composite score.
• The newly established Degrees of Excellence program was created to increase graduation rates on all IU campuses.
• IU Bloomington introduced three new scholarship programs that invest $10 million per year to reduce the cost of attendance for eligible Indiana students.
• An unprecedented $2.1 million initiative at IUPUI will help pay college expenses for eligible incoming freshmen.