IU Online at a glance
23,775IU students enrolled in at least one distance education course
1,895Distance education courses
7,165Full-time distance education students
101Distance education programs
63%Students enrolled in IU distance education courses were Indiana residents
56%IU East students enrolled in at least one distance education course
34%Students at IU regional campuses enrolled in at least one distance education course
33%IUPUI students enrolled in at least one distance education course
16.8%IU students enrolled in at least one distance education course
Since 2011, the number of distance education credit hours taken across the university has increased by 71 percent.
Distance education degree programs with the highest enrollment
Undergraduate programs
- R.N. to B.S.N.
- B.S. in Business Administration
- B.S. in Psychology
- B.S. in Mathematics
- Bachelor of General Studies
Graduate programs
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Library Science
- Master of Social Work
- M.S. in Data Science
- M.S. in Business Analytics
Term definitions
Distance education: Education that uses certain technologies to deliver instruction to students who are separated from the instructor, and to support regular and substantive interaction between the students and the instructor.
Distance education program: A program for which the course work required for program completion can be completed via distance education courses.
Distance education class: A class in which 76 to 100 percent of the instruction is offered by distance education.