IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.
Apply as an Undergraduate Student
Not sure if you're an undergraduate or if you should be applying as an international or domestic student? Check here.
Do you need to update your previous IUPUI application? If you have applied to IUPUI within the past 24 months, you do not need to apply again. Instead, click here to update your previous international application electronically.
Application Checklist
- Online Application
Printable Application
Request a paper application and we'll mail it to you. - Application Fee
- Official Academic Records
- English Proficiency Verification
- Test Scores
- Statement of Purpose
- Immigration Documentation
- Financial Support Agreement and Expenses
Application Fee
The application fee is not refundable and is required of all applicants. We cannot accept cash.
Payment may be by:
- Major credit card (Visa or MasterCard) or
- Check or money order in U.S. funds, drawn on a U.S. bank.
- Make the check payable to "IUPUI-International Affairs."
- Be sure that the check also has your full name written on it.
Attach the International Application Fee Payment Form to your check or money order to ensure accurate processing.
If you have difficulty getting U.S. currency to pay the fee, a friend or relative may pay it for you. Make sure that the check has your full name written on it so we can properly credit your payment.
Mail your payment and completed form to:
IUPUI Office of International Affairs
902 W. New York Street, Room 2126
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5197
U.S.A.
Official Academic Records
You must submit official transcripts, including work already completed and work currently in progress. The records should show a complete list of courses taken, grades received and any diplomas or certificates earned. Transcripts should also indicate the number of credits awarded for each course or the number of hours of classroom, lecture, and laboratory and include information about the school's grading scale.
Click here for detailed requirements.
If the original documents are not in English, a verified translation must be sent with your official transcripts in your native language.
Learn more about transcript translation.
English Proficiency Requirements
If English is not your native language, you must demonstrate proficiency in English before you can be admitted to IUPUI.
Click here to read IUPUI's requirements for undergraduates.
Intensive English Language Study at IUPUI
If you do not meet IUPUI's English language requirement, you can study English intensively at the ELS Language Centers at IUPUI. ELS Language Centers is authorized to issue I-20s for student visas. To strengthen your visa application to study at ELS, you should submit a complete application (except for English proficiency results) to IUPUI. Please indicate on your application that you intend to enroll at ELS Language Centers in Indianapolis.
Semi-Intensive English Language Study at IUPUI
IUPUI offers a semi-intensive English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Program for admitted students. After arrival, non-native English speakers take the IUPUI EAP Placement Test. If your TOEFL score is below 80 (iBT), 550 (PBT) or 213 (CBT), you will probably need to take one or more supplemental EAP courses to help you develop additional language proficiency. These courses are taken alongside courses required for your academic program and count towards full-time enrollment.
Test Scores
You are required to take the College Board's Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT I) or the American College Test (ACT) if you graduated from high school in the U.S. or Canada and plan to enter IUPUI within six months of graduation.
If you graduated from high school outside the U.S. or Canada, you are not required to take either test. However, for scholarship consideration, either the SAT I or ACT test is required for beginning freshman. Be sure to have your official scores sent directly to IUPUI.
IUPUI school codes:
- SAT: 1325
- ACT: 1214
Statement of Purpose
This statement helps us assess your readiness to begin study at IUPUI and is an important part of your application. You may answer the following questions one by one, or you may write your answers in an essay format.
- What undergraduate degree program at IUPUI do you wish pursue (certificate, associate or bachelor)?
What academic subject or major to you wish to study in this program?
What are your objectives for pursuing this degree and major? - As of today, what academic achievement(s) are you most proud of? Please include any service, volunteer or extracurricular activities.
- For students who have completed their secondary education, have you been away from school for more than three months?
If so, how did you spend the time? - Looking at your educational record, have you failed any courses or earned more than one or two poor grades?
- Is there anything else in your background that you want to bring to the admission committee's attention as it reviews your application?
Immigration Documentation
Non-U.S. residents: Submit a photocopy of your passport page showing your name and date of birth. If you are currently in the U.S., submit a photocopy of your I-94 Arrival/Departure Record and visa stamp.
U.S. residents, refugees, or asylees: Your most recently issued U.S. immigration document such as Resident Alien Card or USCIS Approval Notice.
Review restrictions on study for certain visa holders (B-1/B-2, F-1 OPT, F-2, J-1).
Financial Support Agreement
If you are requesting an I-20 in order to obtain a student visa, you must submit financial documentation verifying your ability to pay your tuition and living expenses.
Please download the Financial Support Agreement
