IU Online once again set a record for the number of degrees awarded from online programs in the May commencements across IU. 2,417 degrees were awarded across all of IU’s campuses—a 1.1% increase over last year’s record number. There was strong growth (14.9%) at the undergraduate level, with 1,015 associate and bachelor’s degrees. 1,331 master’s degrees and 71 doctoral degrees were awarded.
30% of the students receiving degrees were first generation, and 21% were students of color. Graduates represented 86 Indiana counties, 49 U.S. states, and 30 countries. The youngest graduate was 19 and received a BS in Business Administration, and the oldest graduate was a 78-year-old who earned an MS in Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
The regional campuses showed strong growth, with 832 undergraduate degrees awarded. Bloomington awarded the most degrees with 860. IU Indy awarded 707 degrees, 42 of which were doctoral degrees.
The graduate programs that graduated the most students were the Master of Business Administration from Kelley Direct, the Master of Social Work from the IU School of Social Work, and the Master of Library and Information Science through Luddy at IU Indy. At the undergraduate level, the BS in Business Administration, the Bachelor of General Studies, and the Nursing RN to BSN yielded the most graduates. All three of these programs involve multiple campuses.