About Indiana
Indiana University Bloomington attracts students from around the globe who want the ideal college experience—great traditions, a gorgeous campus, international culture, Big Ten sports, and an active academic climate.
Founded in 1820, IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of Indiana University’s eight campuses statewide. Innovation, creativity, and academic freedom are hallmarks of IU Bloomington and its world-class contributions in research and the arts. For our traditions like the world-famous Little 500 bicycle race and our commitment to emerging technologies, IU was named the “Hottest Big State School” in 2005 by Newsweek, America’s Hot Colleges.
30000 Undergrads
9000 Graduates
4200* (14%)Jewish Undergrads(Percent of Population)
900* (10%)Jewish Graduates(Percent of Population)
*Disclaimer
Campus Information
Private/Public
US Region
Commuter/Residential
Tuition (in-state)
Tuition (out-of-state)
Female/Male %/%
Acceptance Rate%
Size
Location
Out-of-State/Int'l %/%
Greek School
(participation rates)
Jewish Life
Birthright Participation
(average # of students)(
)
Alt Break Participation 
# Jewish Studies Courses
Jewish Studies Major or Minor
Study Abroad in Israel
Rabbi/Jewish Educator on Campus
Engagement Internship
Israel Fellow
{
"university": {
"AltBreak": "Yes",
"Top60": "Yes",
"BirthrightAverage": "83.75",
"Birthright": "Yes",
"hillel_aq_hillels_type": "Hillel Foundation",
"hillel_phone_office": "(812) 336-3824",
"hillel_website": "http://www.iuhillel.org",
"hillel_known_as": "Helene G. Simon Hillel Center at Indiana University",
"hillel_address": "Helene G. Simon Hillel Center 730 E. Third Street",
"hillel_address_city": "Bloomington",
"hillel_address_state": "IN",
"hillel_address_postalcode": "47401",
"hillel_address_country": "USA",
"version": "4",
"id": "17455",
"name": "Indiana University",
"date_entered": "7/15/2010 6:52:49 PM",
"date_modified": "6/21/2013 2:37:27 PM",
"created_by": "1",
"us_region": "Midwest",
"canadian_province": null,
"funding_type": "Public",
"residential_commuter": "Residential",
"available_jewish_studies": "^Minor^,^Major^,^Certificate^",
"num_jewish_coursess_offered": "60",
"location": "Suburban",
"web_content": "Indiana University Bloomington attracts students from around the globe who want the ideal college experience—great traditions, a gorgeous campus, international culture, Big Ten sports, and an active academic climate.Founded in 1820, IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of Indiana Universitys eight campuses statewide. Innovation, creativity, and academic freedom are hallmarks of IU Bloomington and its world-class contributions in research and the arts. For our traditions like the world-famous Little 500 bicycle race and our commitment to emerging technologies, IU was named the Hottest Big State School” in 2005 by Newsweek, Americas Hot Colleges.",
"kosher_dining_available": "Yes",
"website": "http://www.iub.edu",
"aq_hillel_id_c": "39104",
"ug_stdnt_pop_size": "30000",
"grad_stdnt_pop_size": "9000",
"j_ug_stdnt_pop_size": "4200",
"j_grad_stdnt_pop_size": "900",
"j_ug_pop_precent": "14",
"j_grad_pop_precent": "10",
"osprey_id": "38504",
"j_tot_pop_precent": "13",
"latitude": "39.16426040",
"longitude": "-86.52469630",
"phone_office": "812-336-3824",
"univ_picture": "IMAGE-05182012113049.jpg",
"univ_logo": "IMAGE-03062012093235.jpg",
"univ_known_as": "Indiana",
"size": "Large",
"hillel_rabbi_educator": "Yes",
"israel_study_abroad": null,
"kosher_options": null,
"kosher_desc": null,
"relig_services_available": "Unknown",
"UnivMilestones": [
{
"id": "MILST1868",
"name": "NULL",
"date_entered": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"date_modified": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"modified_user_id": "96624",
"created_by": "96624",
"description": "NULL",
"deleted": "False",
"team_id": "96256",
"team_set_id": "96256",
"year": "2011",
"type": "AltBreak",
"count_rank": "0",
"parentorgid": "39104"
},
{
"id": "MILST1869",
"name": "NULL",
"date_entered": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"date_modified": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"modified_user_id": "96624",
"created_by": "96624",
"description": "NULL",
"deleted": "False",
"team_id": "96256",
"team_set_id": "96256",
"year": "2012",
"type": "AltBreak",
"count_rank": "0",
"parentorgid": "39104"
},
{
"id": "MILST1870",
"name": "NULL",
"date_entered": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"date_modified": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"modified_user_id": "96624",
"created_by": "96624",
"description": "NULL",
"deleted": "False",
"team_id": "96256",
"team_set_id": "96256",
"year": "2009",
"type": "AltBreak",
"count_rank": "0",
"parentorgid": "39104"
},
{
"id": "MILST1871",
"name": "NULL",
"date_entered": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"date_modified": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"modified_user_id": "96624",
"created_by": "96624",
"description": "NULL",
"deleted": "False",
"team_id": "96256",
"team_set_id": "96256",
"year": "2010",
"type": "AltBreak",
"count_rank": "0",
"parentorgid": "39104"
},
{
"id": "MILST2229",
"name": "NULL",
"date_entered": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"date_modified": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"modified_user_id": "96624",
"created_by": "96624",
"description": "NULL",
"deleted": "False",
"team_id": "96256",
"team_set_id": "96256",
"year": "2013",
"type": "Top60",
"count_rank": "8",
"parentorgid": "17455"
},
{
"id": "MILST2317",
"name": "NULL",
"date_entered": "6/5/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"date_modified": "6/5/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"modified_user_id": "96624",
"created_by": "96624",
"description": "NULL",
"deleted": "False",
"team_id": "96256",
"team_set_id": "96256",
"year": "2014",
"type": "Top60",
"count_rank": "8",
"parentorgid": "17455"
},
{
"id": "MILST938",
"name": "NULL",
"date_entered": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"date_modified": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"modified_user_id": "96624",
"created_by": "96624",
"description": "NULL",
"deleted": "False",
"team_id": "96256",
"team_set_id": "96256",
"year": "2010",
"type": "BriSpring",
"count_rank": "186",
"parentorgid": "39104"
},
{
"id": "MILST939",
"name": "NULL",
"date_entered": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"date_modified": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"modified_user_id": "96624",
"created_by": "96624",
"description": "NULL",
"deleted": "False",
"team_id": "96256",
"team_set_id": "96256",
"year": "2011",
"type": "BriSpring",
"count_rank": "199",
"parentorgid": "39104"
},
{
"id": "MILST940",
"name": "NULL",
"date_entered": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"date_modified": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"modified_user_id": "96624",
"created_by": "96624",
"description": "NULL",
"deleted": "False",
"team_id": "96256",
"team_set_id": "96256",
"year": "2012",
"type": "BriSpring",
"count_rank": "181",
"parentorgid": "39104"
},
{
"id": "MILST941",
"name": "NULL",
"date_entered": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"date_modified": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"modified_user_id": "96624",
"created_by": "96624",
"description": "NULL",
"deleted": "False",
"team_id": "96256",
"team_set_id": "96256",
"year": "2011",
"type": "BriWinter",
"count_rank": "40",
"parentorgid": "39104"
},
{
"id": "MILST942",
"name": "NULL",
"date_entered": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"date_modified": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"modified_user_id": "96624",
"created_by": "96624",
"description": "NULL",
"deleted": "False",
"team_id": "96256",
"team_set_id": "96256",
"year": "2012",
"type": "BriWinter",
"count_rank": "46",
"parentorgid": "39104"
},
{
"id": "MILST943",
"name": "NULL",
"date_entered": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"date_modified": "5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM",
"modified_user_id": "96624",
"created_by": "96624",
"description": "NULL",
"deleted": "False",
"team_id": "96256",
"team_set_id": "96256",
"year": "2013",
"type": "BriWinter",
"count_rank": "68",
"parentorgid": "39104"
}
],
"address_city": "Bloomington",
"address_state": "IN",
"address_postalcode": "47401",
"address_country": "USA",
"address": "730 E. Third Street ",
"parent_id": "17455",
"hilleldata": {
"id": "39104",
"namehillel": "Indiana University Hillel",
"date_entered": "7/15/2010 6:53:33 PM",
"date_modified": "6/21/2013 2:52:15 PM",
"modified_user_id": "86492136-7df1-8a06-fc5b-515c5256f47f",
"created_by": "1",
"description": null,
"aq_hillels_type": "Hillel Foundation",
"phone_office": "(812) 336-3824",
"website": "http://www.iuhillel.org",
"email1": "hillel@indiana.edu",
"osprey_id": "39104",
"known_as": "Helene G. Simon Hillel Center at Indiana University",
"aq_university_id_c": "17455",
"accredited": "True",
"religioius_services_available": "^Conservative/Egalitarian^,^Orthodox (Carlebach style)^,^Orthodox (traditional)^,^Pluralistic/Combined minyan^,^Reconstructionist^,^Reform^",
"volunteer_staff_only": "False",
"hillel_facility_year_built": "1993",
"year_accredited": null,
"engagement_program_type": "^MASA Israel^",
"latitude": "39.16426000",
"longitude": "-86.52470000",
"hillel_team_id": "39104",
"hillel_picture": null,
"hillel_logo": null,
"regional": null,
"parent_id": [
"17455",
"39104"
],
"relig_services_freq": null,
"religious_services_desc": null,
"hillel_desc": "IU has become a university chosen by top Jewish high school students and leaders because of the excellence and vibrance of its Hillel, Jewish Studies program, and all around Jewish student community on campus. Few schools can match the range of Jewish intellectual, social, and cultural opportunities that IU can. Indiana University has a well-earned reputation as a school where Jewish students not only receive a fine education, but also as a university where they can meet other Jews from throughout the U.S. and participate in a wide array of Jewish campus activities.",
"address_city": "Bloomington",
"address_state": "IN",
"address_postalcode": "47401",
"address_country": "USA",
"address": "Helene G. Simon Hillel Center 730 E. Third Street",
"HillelOnlineIDs": [
{
"id": "1c0fa7ad-82e5-f8d5-4899-51bf52b7c1f1",
"name": "https://iuhillel.org/index.php",
"date_entered": "6/17/2013 6:18:06 PM",
"date_modified": "6/17/2013 6:18:06 PM",
"modified_user_id": "104226",
"created_by": "104226",
"description": null,
"deleted": "False",
"type": "Newsletter link",
"access_token": null,
"hillel_id": "39104"
},
{
"id": "7ff0e92e-1c8f-77a0-b1ea-51bf52c8509f",
"name": " 87qg4qsv3ccg4maleq8ukktan4@group.calendar.google.com",
"date_entered": "6/17/2013 6:18:23 PM",
"date_modified": "6/21/2013 5:36:53 PM",
"modified_user_id": "104226",
"created_by": "104226",
"description": null,
"deleted": "False",
"type": "Google Calendar",
"access_token": null,
"hillel_id": "39104"
},
{
"id": "9d9f9564-3028-db7f-44aa-51bf52f943f8",
"name": "https://iuhillel.org/ssl/donate/general.php",
"date_entered": "6/17/2013 6:16:35 PM",
"date_modified": "6/17/2013 6:16:35 PM",
"modified_user_id": "104226",
"created_by": "104226",
"description": null,
"deleted": "False",
"type": "Donation form",
"access_token": null,
"hillel_id": "39104"
},
{
"id": "Fbimport_39104",
"name": "89304583296",
"date_entered": "2/2/2012 12:00:00 AM",
"date_modified": "2/2/2012 12:00:00 AM",
"modified_user_id": "96624",
"created_by": "96624",
"description": null,
"deleted": "False",
"type": "Facebook",
"access_token": null,
"hillel_id": "39104"
},
{
"id": "TwImport_39104",
"name": "indianahillel",
"date_entered": "2/2/2012 12:00:00 AM",
"date_modified": "2/2/2012 12:00:00 AM",
"modified_user_id": "96624",
"created_by": "96624",
"description": null,
"deleted": "False",
"type": "Twitter",
"access_token": null,
"hillel_id": "39104"
}
],
"hillelstaff": [
{
"id": "96042",
"namestaff": "Sue Silberberg",
"date_entered": "7/15/2010 2:54:33 PM",
"date_modified": "4/19/2013 2:48:17 AM",
"modified_user_id": "96042",
"modified_user_namestaff": null,
"created_by": null,
"created_by_user_namestaff": null,
"description": null,
"deleted": "False",
"assigned_user_id": null,
"assigned_user_namestaff": null,
"team_id": "39104",
"team_set_id": "39104",
"team_namestaff": "Indiana University Hillel",
"salutation": null,
"first_namestaff": "Sue",
"last_namestaff": "Silberberg",
"full_namestaff": "Sue Silberberg",
"title": "Executive Director/Campus Rabbi",
"department": null,
"do_not_call": "False",
"phone_work": "(812) 336-3824",
"phone_fax": "(812) 339-1949",
"email1": "hillel@indiana.edu",
"sort_order": "101",
"parent_id": "39104",
"role": "Director"
},
{
"id": "2900be88-5515-8480-5510-50e737540890",
"namestaff": "Mara Price",
"date_entered": "1/4/2013 8:12:12 PM",
"date_modified": "6/11/2013 8:31:14 PM",
"modified_user_id": "c717d326-c6b4-10ff-0f90-510fdb7642b7",
"modified_user_namestaff": null,
"created_by": "c367289b-df5e-2e83-41b6-4ca38ab7f2b0",
"created_by_user_namestaff": null,
"description": null,
"deleted": "False",
"assigned_user_id": null,
"assigned_user_namestaff": null,
"team_id": "39104",
"team_set_id": "39104",
"team_namestaff": "Indiana University Hillel",
"salutation": "Ms.",
"first_namestaff": "Mara",
"last_namestaff": "Price",
"full_namestaff": "Mara Price",
"title": null,
"department": null,
"do_not_call": "False",
"phone_work": null,
"phone_fax": null,
"email1": "pricmara@indiana.edu",
"sort_order": "107",
"parent_id": "39104",
"role": "Engagement Associate"
},
{
"id": "693b3e15-82f9-6751-0953-509a6ebd75a9",
"namestaff": "Phillip Silberberg",
"date_entered": "11/7/2012 2:21:17 PM",
"date_modified": "6/11/2013 8:32:18 PM",
"modified_user_id": "c717d326-c6b4-10ff-0f90-510fdb7642b7",
"modified_user_namestaff": null,
"created_by": "234253",
"created_by_user_namestaff": null,
"description": null,
"deleted": "False",
"assigned_user_id": null,
"assigned_user_namestaff": null,
"team_id": "39104",
"team_set_id": "39104",
"team_namestaff": "Indiana University Hillel",
"salutation": "Mr.",
"first_namestaff": "Phillip",
"last_namestaff": "Silberberg",
"full_namestaff": "Phillip Silberberg",
"title": "Development Director",
"department": null,
"do_not_call": "False",
"phone_work": "812-336-3824",
"phone_fax": "812-339-1949",
"email1": "philsilb@indiana.edu",
"sort_order": "109",
"parent_id": "39104",
"role": "Development"
}
]
},
"AcceptanceRate": "74",
"TuitionFeesInState": "10033",
"TuitionFeesOutState": "31483",
"ForeignStudents": "10",
"PercentPopMale": "49",
"PercentPopFemale": "51",
"InStateStudents": "72",
"OutStateStudents": "28",
"GreekSchool": {
"value": "Yes"
},
"GreekMen": "0",
"GreekWomen": "0"
}
}
There is currently no Hillel affiliated organization on this campus.
For more information on Jewish life on this campus, contact the university's student/religious life department.
If you are part of a Jewish student organization on this campus, learn how to become affiliated.