Indiana University-Northwest is a public four-year institution based in Gary, Indiana. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 3,041 students in fall 2024, including 2,778 undergraduates and 263 graduate students. It is part of Indiana University.
Indiana University-Northwest offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 62 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business/Commerce, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, and Psychology, General. It awarded 580 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 18 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Key figures
3,041
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
580
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
62
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 62
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
62%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
475
Associate degrees
26
Master's degrees
61
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
8
Postbaccalaureate certificates
10
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,041
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,778
Graduate students, fall 2024
263
Full-time, fall 2024
70%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,821
Undergraduates, 2024-25
5,494
Graduate students, 2024-25
327
Full-time, 2024-25
40%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
69%
Men
31%
White
50%
Hispanic or Latino
23%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
18
Programs with a fully online option
11
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
19%
Students taking some online courses
38%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Indiana University
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Chancellor
Arrick Jackson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization