We’re excited that you want to become a Red Fox, and we want to make the admission process as smooth as possible for you.
Read the information on this page carefully to learn what you need to do before you start your application, when you are ready to apply, and after you have submitted your application.
We're here to help. If you have any questions about the process, your admissions counselor will be happy to answer them for you.
IU Fort Wayne is test-optional. Learn the ins and outs of the flexibility provided with this policy, and what to consider when deciding your own path.
Before you begin the application process, there are a few things you should do to prepare yourself.
To be eligible to apply for admission to IU Fort Wayne, you must either earn a diploma from an accredited high school or pass a high school equivalency exam such as the GED test, the TASC test, or the HiSet exam.
If you are homeschooled or attend an alternative school, you must provide credentials that show equivalent levels of achievement and ability.
IU Fort Wayne is test-optional, which means you'll be able to decide whether or not to have the SAT or ACT reviewed as part of your admission. Learn more about test-optional admission at IU Fort Wayne.
When we review your application, we look at:
Before you apply, make sure you spend some time exploring our different health-focused majors.
When you fill out your application, you’ll be asked to choose an intended major. If you know what you’d like to major in, select that major.
High school seniors who are near graduation may be eligible for automatic scholarships from IU Fort Wayne. Each year, we award a variety of admission-based scholarships to students based on their academic achievement. To be considered, apply to IU Fort Wayne by November 30 for the Fall semester for maximum scholarship consideration.
You can also look for additional scholarship opportunities within your community and at your high school.
IU Fort Wayne has also adopted a policy that allows incoming freshmen to have their application reviewed with the or component as an optional factor in their admissions decision. Admission to IU Fort Wayne is still selective, and regardless of the application path you take, your application will be reviewed holistically. This allows you to identify the materials you want to submit that best show your potential and tell the story of what you are capable of.
If you choose to have test scores included in our admission decision, we’ll only consider official test scores sent directly from the testing agencies. When you take each test, you’ll be asked to list the universities where you want your scores sent. Use the codes listed below to have your official scores sent to IU Fort Wayne.
You must submit these materials to apply to IU Fort Wayne:
If you’re a homeschooled student, you can have a transcript service send an official transcript, or you can have your educator provide one. Transcripts provided by homeschool educators must:
Policy on returning transcripts
All materials submitted in support of an IU Fort Wayne application become the property of 九色社区 and are not returnable, forwarded, copied, or released to the student or to third parties. Students with education outside of the US are advised to bring additional copies of their official educational documents in envelopes signed, sealed and stamped by the issuing institution should they have need of their official educational documents.
You must submit your application for admission and supporting materials by the priority deadline to receive full consideration for the term in which you want to begin attending IU Fort Wayne.
There are several steps you’ll take to complete your application for admission. We can’t process your application until we’ve received all your application materials, so be sure to submit everything as soon as possible. If your application is incomplete, it will delay the review process.
The first step in the application process is to complete the undergraduate admission application. You’ll need to create a guest computing account that you’ll use solely to submit your application.
When you submit your application, you must pay a $65 nonrefundable application fee. If you apply online, you can pay the fee with a credit card at the time you submit your application.
We will waive the application fee for students who demonstrate financial need. You can request a fee waiver by:
If you apply online and request a fee waiver, the form must arrive by the date you designate on your application.
If you are applying to IU Fort Wayne through test-inclusive review, you'll need to submit your SAT or ACT scores to complete your application. When you take either of these tests, you’ll be asked to choose the universities to which you want your scores sent. Use IU Fort Wayne's codes to have your scores sent directly from the testing agency:
Self-report SAT or ACT scores
You can also choose to apply with self-reported SAT or ACT scores; however, you will need to send official scores to us after you are admitted, and before you register for orientation. We recommend submitting official scores at the same time you commit to IU Fort Wayne with your enrollment deposit.
Ask your high school to send your official transcript to IU Fort Wayne. Transcripts can be mailed to:
IU Fort Wayne Processing CenterIU Fort Wayne also accepts official transcripts that are sent electronically. However, we do not accept PDFs of transcripts; your transcript must be electronically generated and sent from an official service. Please provide iufw.transcripts@iu.edu as the recipient email account if required.
Policy on returning transcripts
All materials submitted in support of an IU Fort Wayne application become the property of 九色社区 and are not returnable, forwarded, copied, or released to the student or to third parties. Students with education outside of the US are advised to bring additional copies of their official educational documents in envelopes signed, sealed and stamped by the issuing institution should they have need of their official educational documents.
If you’ve taken any dual-credit or college courses while you’re in high school, you may be able to get credit for them at IU Fort Wayne. To get credit for those courses, you must submit an official transcript from the institution(s) at which you were enrolled. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will review your coursework and issue a Transfer Credit Report that shows any credit you will receive for the courses.
Transcripts should be mailed to:
IU Fort Wayne Processing CenterIU Fort Wayne also accepts official transcripts that are sent electronically. However, we do not accept PDFs of transcripts; your transcript must be electronically generated from an official system.
Policy on returning transcripts
All materials submitted in support of an IU Fort Wayne application become the property of 九色社区 and are not returnable, forwarded, copied, or released to the student or to third parties. Students with education outside of the US are advised to bring additional copies of their official educational documents in envelopes signed, sealed and stamped by the issuing institution should they have need of their official educational documents.
If you are a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or undocumented immigrant who has completed secondary and/or postsecondary education outside the U.S., you will apply through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. U.S. citizens who attend American, international, or U.S. Department of Defense schools that hold U.S. accreditation also apply through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
To apply, you will follow the admission process for freshman applicants. After the Office of Undergraduate Admissions receives your application for admission, we will submit a request for to review your credentials for any secondary and/or postsecondary education you completed outside the U.S. The Office of Undergraduate Education submits the evaluation request directly to ECE on your behalf and pays the evaluation fee—you do not have to make the request or pay the fee yourself.
You can view the required documents for your country of education on the ECE website. Use the dropdown menu in step 2 under “” to select your country of education. You do not have to complete any of the other steps in the checklist; the Office of Undergraduate Admissions will handle those for you.
We will send instructions for submitting the required documents to ECE to the email address you provided on your application for admission. All documents must be sent directly to ECE, not to IU Fort Wayne. Documents submitted to IU Fort Wayne will not be returned or forwarded to ECE. Documents must be received by ECE by the priority application deadline.
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will make an admission decision after we have received notification that ECE has evaluated your credentials. We use ECE’s evaluation to determine your level of prior education and whether you qualify as a freshman or transfer student. We will accept only an evaluation that we request directly from ECE.