Indiana University Indianapolis has cemented its status as one of the nation’s premier urban research universities after receiving Research 1 status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, making it Indy’s only R1 institution. This designation is reserved for doctoral-granting universities with the highest research activity.
Your brighter future begins here.
Career Outcomes
$60KAverage B.S./B.A. starting salary
$75KAverage M.S. starting salary
$125KAverage Ph.D. starting salary

I knew I wanted to be in the medical field and hoped to go to medical school, but I also was passionate about user design and ethics in technology. I was just unsure of how to combine the two since they seemed drastically different.
Katy Stewart, Senior, Biomedical Informatics
News
Graduate commencement speaker found ‘strong foundation’ as undergrad in Indianapolis
Sahiti Somalraju, the IU Indianapolis 2025 Spring Commencement graduate student speaker, will graduate with a master’s degree in Bioinformatics from the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and... Read more about Graduate commencement speaker found ‘strong foundation’ as undergrad in Indianapolis
University Library Dean and LIS alumna Kristi Palmer honored with Spirit of Philanthropy Award
Dean of the University Library at IU Indianapolis Kristi Palmer says, “When you have been fortunate enough to receive, it just seems natural to give.”
Club opens doors for data science, machine learning students at Luddy Indianapolis
The Data Science and Machine Learning Club at IU’s Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering in Indianapolis reflects students’ desire to stay up to date with developments in... Read more about Club opens doors for data science, machine learning students at Luddy Indianapolis