Indiana University-Bloomington

What are the popular events and traditions at Indiana University-Bloomington?

Indiana University Bloomington's recurring traditions include Homecoming and the Little 500. Homecoming brings alumni and current students together around scheduled campus events and a football game. The Little 500 is a student bicycle-racing tradition whose men's and women's races are major fixtures of the Bloomington spring calendar.

Welcome Week programming, including a block party, introduces new students to campus activities near the start of the academic year. These events offer different ways to take part in campus life: students can attend, volunteer, or, where eligible, participate through an organization. Schedules and entry arrangements change from year to year, so an event's name should not be taken as a promise of a particular activity on a particular date.

What are the student housing and dining options at Indiana University-Bloomington?

Indiana University Bloomington provides undergraduate residence halls and other university housing options, with campus dining plans and dining locations serving residents and other students. First-year applicants should review Bloomington's current live-on requirement and any exemption process when deciding whether to pursue on-campus or off-campus housing.

Housing requires its own application and selection steps; university admission alone should not be treated as a room assignment or a guarantee of a preferred building. Rooms, amenities, and meal-plan arrangements differ by option. Students considering an apartment or other off-campus lease should compare the full lease term, utilities, transportation, and meal costs with an on-campus arrangement, not just the advertised monthly rent.