Indiana University

The impact of financial aid on graduation rates is dramatic and undeniable—students with sufficient funding to cover two-thirds of their expenses graduate at twice the rate of students receiving less aid.

In an effort to boost graduation rates at every IU campus and fulfill the university’s promise of affordable education for all Indiana families, IU President Michael A. McRobbie launched the Degrees of Excellence initiative. The program calls for each IU campus to reallocate 5 percent of its existing non-academic budget toward financial aid and other programs that encourage the completion of degree requirements, including:

• 21st Century Scholars
• IUPUI Themed Learning Communities
• IU South Bend Peer Mentoring
• IU Southeast Mid-Semester Intervention