Tuition Benefit

Lowering the cost of education for you and your family

You (and your qualifying family members) can expand your education at any Indiana University campus at a reduced cost if you are:

  • A full-time academic or staff employee (including IU residents)
  • A former employee with IU retiree status
  • A disabled former full-time academic or staff employees (including IU residents) receiving long-term disability benefits from a university-sponsored plan, Social Security Administration, or PERF

To be eligible, one of the above must be your status by the end of the first week of classes (or at the time of registration for IUHS courses).

Have a high school student ready to take Advanced College Project (ACP) or IU High School Online classes?

Get info on IU tuition benefits for high school students

Whitney Alderson

Thanks to my mother’s employment at IU, I was able to take advantage of the IU tuition benefit for dependents. This support helped ease the financial burden of college, making it more accessible and allowing me to graduate with fewer student loans. I’m incredibly grateful for a benefit that invests in the education of employees and their families.

Whitney Alderson, IU Bloomington, 2013

Tuition deadline dates for each semester
Semester/TermDeadline
FallOctober 30
WinterJanuary 30
SpringMarch 30
SummerJuly 30

Benefits for high school students

If you or your student are taking on-site Advance College Project (ACP) or online IU High School (IUHS) classes, you can also reduce these costs through a subsidy or waiver.

Advanced College Project (ACP) courses at a participating high school in Indiana, Ohio, or Michigan

These courses offer college credit to qualified high school seniors (and some juniors) who enroll in IU general education courses that are offered at their local high schools during the regular school day and taught by certified high school teachers who hold adjunct lecturer status with Indiana University. You can receive a 50 percent waiver by applying to the corresponding IU campus using the online tuition benefit application form or by downloading and submitting the form via email or mail.

Learn more about ACP

IU High School Online (IUHS) courses

IUHS is a virtual high school that provides individual courses as well as a fully accredited high school diploma through online distance learning. IUHS offers distance education to high-school aged students, adults as an alternative to a GED education, or parents homeschooling their children. Courses may also supplement to regular high school programs, or be taken by children of faculty or staff who wish to complete a domestic high school degree while overseas. The benefit is a 25% waiver of course tuition (not fees) for high school courses for eligible employees and dependents. The IUHS tuition waiver uses a separate application form that must be processed before registering for high school classes.

Download the IUHS waiver application Learn more about IUHS

Still need more information?

Advanced College Project (ACP) courses are administered from the IU Bloomington, East, Kokomo, Northwest, South Bend and Southeast campuses. Since the Fall 2022 semester, credit hour fees are no longer assessed for ACP courses that are taken at Indiana high schools. The credit hour fees still apply for ACP courses that are taken at out-of-state high schools.

To receive the IU Tuition Benefit (a subsidy of 50% of the tuition), the parent of the student must complete the IU Tuition Benefit application, either online or by paper. On the application, in the ‘Program’ field, select ‘ACP or Undergraduate’. In the space provided for ‘Campus of Enrollment’, use the name of the IU campus through which the student will be registered: Bloomington, East, Kokomo, Northwest, South Bend, or Southeast.

Use the View by Corresponding High School list on the Partner Schools Directory page of the Advance College Project website (acp.iu.edu) to determine your high school’s corresponding IU campus. If the application form is processed after the student has been billed for tuition, the student is responsible for paying the full tuition bill by its due date. Once the application form is processed, the student will receive a refund through the Office of the Bursar.

IUHS is accredited through the North Central Association and accepted for college admission by Indiana University and Big Ten schools, as well as many other universities nationally

Questions about IUHS program information, tuition charges, billing, and the waiver should be directed to IUHS.