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Since the mid-1800s, Indiana University has challenged students to pursue an education that will help them reach career goals and make a difference in their world. IU has several top-ranked schools, including the country’ s largest medical school and the nation’ s first school of informatics. IU is also one of the few universities in the country to boast of more than one Research 1 campuses.
One of the stats that goes hand-inhand with the large alumni base is a large on-campus student body. The student body number has now become of the largest in the country. The total number of students enrolled on all campuses is 89,247. The Bloomington campus alone had over 48,000 students enrolled at the start of the fall semester in 2025. This number included 16,636 beginner students made up of freshmen and non-traditional students enrolling for the first time.
Former IU alumni span a variety of industries. Some of its more famous alumni include entrepreneur Mark Cuban, Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins, former Ireland president Michael Higgins, sportscaster Joe Buck, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, composer and trumpeter Chris Botti, television producer Ryan Murphy, actor Kevin Kline, Kansas governor
Laura Kelly and tennis legend Venus Williams. Other notable graduates include Jane Pauley, Mike Pence, Mark Spitz, Isiah Thomas and Hoagy Carmichael.
A name you might not know is Laura Sisk. The Jacobs School of Music graduate is not a household name, but if you have listened to pop music in the last decade, you have heard her work. Sisk has become one of the industry’ s most trusted sound engineers, working with Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Shakira and Pink among others.
According to the groups that track alumni activities, the IU alumni ranks first in the nation with 805,000. The Hoosiers are followed by Penn State( 802,500) and then the University of Michigan( 700,000). UCLA( 670,000) and Ohio State( 600,000).
The impact of the large alumni base was recently seen during the Indiana football team’ s appearance in the College Football Playoff. Many estimated the crowd at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta was about 80 % Hoosier fans. Even the long trip to California for the Rose Bowl did not deter Indiana fans. Estimates guessed that 75 % of the legendary stadium was comprised of IU fans.
Indiana University’ s alumni stay connected with each other and support their university through lifelong learning, scholarship programs and fun traditions.
BY THE NUMBERS
Alumni & Reach
805,000 + living alumni— largest in the U. S.
417,000 alumni in Indiana Alumni in 165 + countries
9 IU campuses statewide
Enrollment
89,247 total students( all campuses)
48,000 + at Bloomington alone
16,636 first-year students in 2025
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