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IU South Bend: A Campus That Values Diversity

IU South Bend believes students must be given the opportunities and experiences to reach their potential in college. This belief can be seen in a cross-section of programming efforts by administrators, faculty, staff, and others to build an equitable, diverse, and inclusive campus. Today, approximately 30.1 percent of the IU South Bend student body is made up of underrepresented students of color.

Yearly Highlights:

Hosting a two-day Symposium on Educational Inclusion for 300 people, which explored reducing barriers for underrepresented populations, with nationally recognized experts on critical race theory.
Creating a diversity, equity, and inclusion counselor position with the goal of increasing the number of minority students using the Student Counseling Center, thanks to the IU Pandemic Health Disparities Fund.
Participating in the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) institute offered by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), developing and refining action plans to be integrated into campus strategic priorities.

Bar graphic showing IU South Bend (IUSB) enrollment of African American students increased from 8.4% in 2017 to 8.8% in 2021; Latino/Hispanic student enrollment increased from 11.2% in 2017 to 15.9% in 2021; Asian student enrollment increased from 1.8% in 2017 to 2.2% in 2021; Native American student enrollment was 0.3% in 2017 and 0.1% in 2021; Pacific Islander student enrollment was 0.1% in 2017 and 0.0% in 2021; and students of two or more races increased from 4.1% in 2017 to 5.3% in 2021.

Circle graphic showing total IUSB minority student enrollment increased to 32.3% in 2021 from 25.9% in 2017. Graphic comparing IUSB minority enrollment of 32.3% to the service region minority population of 26.5% in 2021.

Table chart comparing tenured and tenure track faculty of color from other state institutions to those at IUSB. Figures for peer institutions are collected from IPEDS, for which the most recent data is from 2020. The total number of African Americans from other state institutions was 2.5% in 2005 and 3.7% in 2020, compared to 4.0% in 2005 and 5.7% in 2021 at IUSB. The total number of Native American faculty from other state institutions was 0.3% in 2005 and 0.2% in 2020, compared to 0.0% in 2005 and 2021 at IUSB. Latino/Hispanic faculty totaled 2.0% in 2005 and 4.1% in 2020 at other state institutions, compared to 2.9% in 2005 and 2021 at IUSB. Asian/Pacific Islander faculty at other state institutions was 9.6% in 2005 and 18.0% in 2020 at other state institutions, compared to 12.7% in 2005 and 16.4% in 2021 at IUSB. Data was not available for 2005 in the category of two or more races. The total for two or more races in 2020 at other state institutions was 1.4% compared to 0.7% in 2021 at IUSB. The total number of faculty of color at other state institutions in 2005 was 14.4%, and in 2020 was 27.5%, compared to 19.6% in 2005 and 25.7% in 2021 at IUSB. The total number of white faculty at other state institutions in 2005 was 85.6% and 72.5% in 2020, compared to 80.4% in 2005 and 74.3% in 2021 at IUSB.

Bar graphic showing minority faculty totals in 2020 at 4-year public institutions (PI) and Indiana University South Bend (IUSB) in 2021. African American faculty totals were 3.7% at PIs compared to 5.7% at IUSB. Native American faculty totals at PIs were 0.2% compared to 0.0% at IUSB. Latino/Hispanic faculty totals at PIs were 4.1% compared to 2.9% at IUSB. Asian/Pacific Islander faculty totals were 18% at public institutions compared to 16.4% at IUSB. Faculty of two or more races at PIs made up 1.4% compared to 0.7% at IUSB. The total percentage of faculty of color at 4-year public institutions was 27.5% compared to 25.7% at IUSB.

Table chart showing IUSB’s minority retention rate for students of color was 56.5% in 2016 and 50.9% in 2020. The retention rate for other was 69.1% in 2016 and 56.3% in 2020. The campus average for minority retention rates was 65.8% in 2016 compared to 54.4% in 2020.

Table chart showing the minority 6-year graduation rates for students of color at IUSB was 19.0% for the 2011 cohort and 33.0% for the 2015 cohort. Students classified as other had a 6-year graduation rate of 31.4% for the 2011 cohort and 39.5% for the 2015 cohort. The campus average was 29.2% for the 2011 cohort and 37.9% for the 2015 cohort.

Bar graph showing the IU South Bend 21st Century Scholars Program retention rate of 57.1% for 2016 , 63.5% for 2017, 67.6% for 2018, 67.0% for 2019, and 51.9% for 2020.

Bar graph showing the IU South Bend average 6-year graduation rate for the 21st Century Scholars Program is 24.1% for the 2011, 30.5% for the 2012 cohort, 32.5% for the 2013 cohort, 38.4% for the 2014 cohort, and 35.3% for the 2015 cohort.

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