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There are 33,331 IU minority alumni living throughout the world.

10.65% of IU Bloomington student body is composed of minority students.

15.8% of IU Bloomington faculty members are African American, Asian, Latino, or Native American.

10.3% of IU student body is composed of international students. During the 2007-2008 Fall semester at the IU Bloomington campus, international students came from: Africa, Latin America, Middle East, North America, and Oceania.

Kappa Alpha Psi, an African American fraternity, was founded at Indiana University in 1911.

Gamma Phi Omega, first Latina sorority chartered at Indiana University in 1991.

There are a variety of courses offered at IU--more than 5,000 each year--giving students the opportunity to study other cultures and languages in depth.

The Department of African American & African Diaspora Studies and the Program for Latino Studies underscore IU's commitment to research and scholarship in the study of minority cultures. An Asian American Studies Program is currently in the planning stage.

Visit the Student Activities Office to discover the dozens of organizations that enhance cultural diversity at IU.


Indiana University         IU Groups Student Support Services*
Enrollment by Ethnic Group Fall 2007
African American 4.3%
Asian 3.6%
Hispanic American 2.5%
Native American 0.3%
International Students 10.3%
All Others 89.4%

Faculty by Ethnic Group
African American 4.1%
Asian 7.6%
Hispanic American 3.9%
Native American 0.3%
All Others 84.1%

Enrollment by Gender
Female Male
51.2% 48.8%

       
Degrees Conferred to Groups Students
1998-2008
Undergraduate 1,353
Graduate 187
Professional 21

Groups Program Current Enrollment
Spring 2009
Undergraduate
      All campuses 966
      Bloomington 751
Graduate
      All campuses 88
Professional
      Law 4
      Medical 6

Groups Program Graduation Rates Compared to IU's** Graduation Rates
Cohort Year IU Groups
2001 52% 42%
2000 52% 44%
1999 51% 39%
1998 50% 42%
1997 51% 29%

*Visit Groups Student Support Service for information about the program.
**As reported by University Reporting and Research.


Revised: January 16, 2009

Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs
Bryan Hall 115, Bloomington, IN 47405-7000, USA
(812) 856-5700

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