To be eligible to apply for admission to IUPUI, you must either earn a diploma from an accredited high school OR pass a high school equivalency exam such as the GED test, the TASC test, or the HiSet exam.

If you are homeschooled or attend an alternative school, you must provide credentials that show equivalent levels of achievement and ability.

Beginning with 2021 terms, IUPUI is test-optional. This means you'll be able to decide whether or not to have the SAT or ACT reviewed as part of your admission. Learn more about test-optional admission at IUPUI.

Decision-making factors

When we review your application, we look at:

• Your high school courses and the grades you received in them. If you attend high school in Indiana, you are expected to earn a Core 40 diploma and are encouraged to earn a Core 40 with Academic Honors diploma. If you attend high school in another state, you are expected to complete a high school curriculum equivalent to Indiana’s Core 40. On average, incoming freshmen admitted to IUPUI have a 3.49 grade point average. Your minimum GPA required depends on if you apply with or without test scores. Learn more about these requirements along with other information regarding test-optional admission.
• Your SAT and/or ACT score(s). If you decide for your admission to be test-inclusive, your SAT and/or ACT scores will be reviewed. On average, incoming freshmen score a 1120 on the SAT and 22 on the ACT. IUPUI does superscore, meaning we'll take the highest components from each time you take the exam and review your highest combined results.
  • Please note, applicants applying for fall 2020 as incoming freshmen are required to submit SAT or ACT scores. Please contact your admissions counselor if you have not been able to take the SAT or ACT due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Your essay. As part of your application, you must write a 200- to 400-word essay about your academic and career plans. You will submit your essay when you complete the online application for admission.

Take some time to learn about IUPUI’s 350+ academic programs from Indiana University and Purdue University. When you fill out your application, you’ll be asked to choose your intended major. If you’re not sure what you want to study yet, select “exploratory” on the application.

Most IUPUI students begin their studies in University College to complete the requirements for admission to a degree-granting school. However, some incoming students are admitted to both University College and the school that houses their intended major. When you apply for admission, you will have the opportunity to apply for dual admission to University College and a degree-granting school.

Find out what your options are for paying for your IUPUI education.

You can earn credit at IUPUI through these exams:

• Advanced Placement (AP)
• International Baccalaureate (IB)
• College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
• Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support Program (DANTES)

If you take any of these exams and have your results sent to IUPUI, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions will review your exam results and issue a Transfer Credit Report that shows any credit you will receive for the exam.

View how your AP courses will transfer to IUPUI

CLEP and DANTES testing

IUPUI is authorized to administer the CLEP and DANTES exams. If you are interested in taking one of them, contact the IUPUI Testing Center.

IUPUI has also adopted a policy that allows incoming freshmen to have their application reviewed with the SAT or ACT component as an optional factor in their admissions decision. Admission to IUPUI is still selective, and regardless of the application path you take, your application will be reviewed holistically. This allows you to identify the materials you want to submit that best show your potential and tell the story of what you are capable of.

You must submit these materials to apply for admission to IUPUI:

• The undergraduate admissions application. We strongly recommend that you complete the application online using either the ApplyIU application or the Common Application. If you prefer to submit a hard copy of your application, you may request a PDF of the application form by emailing apply@iupui.edu.
• A nonrefundable application fee of $65. If you apply online, you can pay the fee with a credit card when you submit your application. Fee waivers are available for applicants who demonstrate financial need.
• Your SAT and/or ACT scores. If you are applying with SAT or ACT scores, you will need to have your scores set to us. Alternatively, you can apply with self-reported scores; however, official scores will need to be sent prior to your enrollment at IUPUI. For more details, see the "Have your test scores sent to IUPUI" portion of the "When you apply" section of this page.
• Your official high school transcript. You must ask your high school to send your transcript directly to IUPUI.
• Official transcripts from any dual-credit or college courses you’re taking in high school (if applicable). You must ask the institution(s) where you’re taking those courses to send your transcript directly to IUPUI.
• Credentials for any education completed outside the U.S. (if applicable). The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will provide special instructions for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, refugees, asylees, or undocumented immigrants who have completed secondary and/or postsecondary education outside the U.S.

Homeschooled applicants

If you’re a homeschooled student, you can have a transcript service send an official transcript, or you can have your educator provide one. Transcripts provided by homeschool educators must:

• Itemize each course with the grade earned by academic year. If a course’s title does not clearly identify the subject content, please include a brief description of the course.
• Include a grade point average.
• Indicate when the student will complete all required courses.

You must submit your application for admission and supporting materials by the priority deadline to receive full consideration for the term in which you want to begin attending IUPUI.

Admissions may close without warning after the priority deadline. Any materials received after the priority deadline will not be sent back to you, and your application fee will not be refunded.

Priority deadlines

• For fall semester: May 1 
• For spring semester: December 1
• For summer session I: March 15
• For summer session II: May 1

Last day to submit materials

• For fall semester: June 15 
• For spring semester: December 9
• For summer session I: March 30
• For summer session II: May 16

Application

The first step in the application process is to complete IUPUI’s application for undergraduate admission. We strongly recommend that you apply online so we can process your application faster. If you choose to apply online, you’ll create a guest computing account that you’ll use solely to submit your online application.

If you prefer to submit a hard copy of your application, you may request a PDF of the application form by emailing apply@iupui.edu.

Essay

As part of your application, you are required to write a 200- to 400-word essay that addresses this topic:

Describe your academic and career plans and any special interests (for example, undergraduate research, academic interests, leadership opportunities, etc.) that you are eager to pursue as an undergraduate at IUPUI. If you encountered any unusual circumstances, challenges, or obstacles in completing your education, share those experiences and how you overcame them.

You will upload your essay to your online application. You may submit it in a Word, PDF, or text document.

Tips for writing your essay

1. The question is designed to let you expand on your application and tell us more about yourself. Some applicants use the question to tell us about their passions and interests; others talk about challenges and achievements.
2. Grades and test scores tell us about your academic performance. Use this essay as a way to give us insights about yourself that those things cannot.
3. Don’t be discouraged by the essay’s length—it’s shorter than you realize.
4. There isn’t a right or wrong answer to the essay question. Be yourself. It’s clear when someone is speaking authentically about their chosen topic. We don’t want you to just tell us what you think we want to hear.

When you submit your application, you must pay a $65 nonrefundable application fee. If you apply online, you can pay the fee with a credit card at the time you submit your application.

We will waive the application fee for students who demonstrate financial need. You can request a fee waiver by:

• Submitting an ACT, College Board, or NACAC fee waiver request form through your high school counselor.
• Having your high school counselor submit a request on school letterhead or from their official school email account.

If you apply online and request a fee waiver, the form must arrive by the date you designate on your application.

If you are applying to IUPUI through test-inclusive review, you'll need to submit your SAT or ACT scores to complete your application. When you take either of these tests, you’ll be asked to choose the universities to which you want your scores sent. Use IUPUI’s codes to have your scores sent to IUPUI directly from the testing agency:

• SAT code: 1325
• ACT code: 1214

Self-report SAT or ACT scores*

You can also choose to apply with self-reported SAT or ACT scores; however, you will need to send official scores to us after you are admitted, and before you register for your summer orientation session. We recommend submitting official scores at the same time you commit to IUPUI with your enrollment deposit.

• Applicable to students applying for 2021 terms and later.

Provide your self-reported test scores

Ask your high school to send your official transcript to IUPUI. Transcripts should be mailed to:

IUPUI also accepts official transcripts that are sent electronically. However, we do not accept PDFs of transcripts; your transcript must be electronically generated from an official system.

If you’ve taken any dual-credit or college courses while you’re in high school, you may be able to get credit for them at IUPUI. To get credit for those courses, you must submit an official transcript from the institution(s) at which you were enrolled. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will review your coursework and issue a Transfer Credit Report that shows any credit you will receive for the courses.

Transcripts should be mailed to:

IUPUI also accepts official transcripts that are sent electronically. However, we do not accept PDFs of transcripts; your transcript must be electronically generated from an official system.

If you are a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or undocumented immigrant who has completed secondary and/or postsecondary education outside the U.S., you will apply through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. U.S. citizens who attend American, international, or U.S. Department of Defense schools that hold U.S. accreditation also apply through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

To apply, you will follow the admission process for freshman applicants. After the Office of Undergraduate Admissions receives your application for admission, we will submit a request for Educational Credentials Evaluators (ECE) to review your credentials for any secondary and/or postsecondary education you completed outside the U.S. The Office of Undergraduate Education submits the evaluation request directly to ECE on your behalf and pays the evaluation fee—you do not have to make the request or pay the fee yourself.

You can view the required documents for your country of education on the ECE website. Use the dropdown menu in step 2 under “5 Easy Steps to Apply” to select your country of education. You do not have to complete any of the other steps in the checklist; the Office of Undergraduate Admissions will handle those for you.

We will send instructions for submitting the required documents to ECE to the email address you provided on your application for admission. All documents must be sent directly to ECE, not to IUPUI. Documents submitted to IUPUI will not be returned or forwarded to ECE. Documents must be received by ECE by the priority application deadline.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will make an admission decision after we have received notification that ECE has evaluated your credentials. We use ECE’s evaluation to determine your level of prior education and whether you qualify as a freshman, transfer, second degree, or nondegree student. We will accept only an evaluation that we request directly from ECE.

As part of IUPUI’s commitment to maintaining a safe campus community, you must disclose on your application for admission if you:

• Have been subject to formal disciplinary action (including, but not limited to, suspension or expulsion) for academic or nonacademic reasons at any high school, postsecondary institution, college, or university.
• Have been charged or convicted of a crime (or a foreign legal equivalent) that has not been expunged by a court.
• Have any currently pending criminal charges (or a foreign legal equivalent) against you.
• Have engaged in any behavior that caused injury to any person(s) or property (including, but not limited to, vandalism or behavior that led to a restraining order against you) that resulted in some form of discipline or intervention.

You will not automatically be denied admission to IUPUI if you have a previous conviction or a previous disciplinary action, but your application must be reviewed by the Admissions Committee before an admission decision is made. It can take up to four to six weeks for the Admissions Committee to review applicants with disclosures.

Approximately two weeks after we receive your application, you’ll get an email with your University ID number. You’ll use this ID number to create your IUPUI computing account, which you’ll use to check the status of your application.

Please note that your IUPUI computing account is different than the guest computing account you created when you applied online. The guest computing account was solely for the purpose of submitting your application online.

Setting up your account

Go to One.IU, search for “create my first IU account” and select that task. You’ll then be able to create your username and passphrase, passphrase reset questions, and email address. Be sure that the email address you create is for IUPUI.

After you’ve created your IUPUI computing account, you’ll be able to check the status of your application in One.IU. To check your status, go to Application Status in One.IU and select "Start." Log in using your IUPUI username and passphrase (not your guest account information) to see the status of your application.

Submit your self-reported test scores

If you chose at the point of application to have your SAT or ACT test scores considered as part of your application, you can self-report your scores by completing the form below. 

Provide your self-reported test scores

Changing your test-optional selection

If you applied for fall 2021 and haven't been able to take the SAT or ACT, we have updated our process to allow you to apply test-optional and if you wish, have your scores considered later. If you would like to pursue this option, please complete the form below.

PLEASE NOTE: Only update your test-optional selection if you have already submitted your application and need to change your selection regarding whether or not you want to have your test scores considered as a part of your admission review. If you don't want to change the selection you made on your application, do not complete this form.

Finally, if a decision was made, and IUPUI was not able to offer you admission, please do not submit this form. Instead, we recommend that you discuss your options with your admissions counselor.

Change your test-optional selection

How to change other aspects of your application

You can use our application update form to:

• Reactivate a previously withdrawn application
• Change your intended major
• Change your intended start date

Updating how we can contact you

If you need to update your mailing address, phone number, or email address, you can do so in the Student Center in One.IU.