How hard is IUSB to get into?
Indiana University-South Bend (IUSB) acceptance rate is 85.99% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 2,777 students applied and 2,388 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into IUSB.
IUSB's acceptance rate places 30th out of 46 Indiana colleges with competitive admission.
The median SAT score is 1070 and the ACT score is 22 at IUSB. IUSB's SAT score ranks 20th out of 32 Indiana colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
To apply to IUSB, the SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-24, IUSB's acceptance rate is 85.99% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 37.10%. 914 men and 1,861 women applied to IUSB and 763 men and 1,623 women students were accepted.
Among them, 321 men and 565 women were enrolled in IUSB (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Median SAT and ACT Score
In 2024, 243 students (27% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 11 students (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at IUSB.
The median SAT score is 1,070 with 540 SAT EBRW and 530 SAT Math median scores. The 75th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 590 and the 25th percentile is 490. The SAT Math 75th percentile score is 580 and 25th percentile is 480 .
The median ACT composite score is 22 with 75th percentile score of 25 and 25th percentile score of 21 at IUSB. The median ACT math score is 21 and the ACT English score is 22.
How competitive is IUSB's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at Indiana University-South Bend are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,060, ACT: 22 - public master's college and university with medium programs).
The institutional SAT code for IUSB is 1339.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2023-24, total 886 first-year students enrolled in IUSB. The proportion of full-time students is 91.42% and part-time students is 8.58%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 36.23% and women students is 63.77%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at IUSB.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at IUSB. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Indiana University-South Bend.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
Application fee is $40 for applying graduate schools. The following table provides general admission information for applying to IUSB.