IU 2030 Strategic Plan

A university built for this moment

IU 2030 is moving us toward a more connected, more responsive, and more capable Indiana University, built for a new era of public higher education.

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IU 2030 Strategic Plan

The three foundational pillars

IU 2030 is an expansion of our capacity to fulfill our historic mission, not a departure from it. As we begin to show progress, we continue to sharpen our focus to maximize the impact of everything our strategic plan has set out to achieve.

Our three strategic pillars anchor this work, each with its own goals and metrics that measure progress.

Academics

Student Success and Opportunity

Preparing students for meaningful careers, lifelong learning, and thoughtful leadership by combining exceptional academic experiences and the free exchange of ideas with the durable human skills that will distinguish graduates in a rapidly changing world.
Research

Transformative Research and Creativity

Advancing discovery, creative achievement, and innovation that improves lives, strengthens communities, accelerates economic opportunity, and addresses society's most pressing challenges.
Engagement

Service to Indiana and Beyond

Serving as Indiana's most strategically valuable asset through partnership, engagement, and collaboration that strengthens communities, supports industry, expands opportunity, and improves quality of life across the state and around the world.

Core Principles

The development of IU 2030 was guided by six fundamental principles:

Respect for IU's rich history

A legacy of academic and research excellence as Indiana’s flagship public university.
Focus on innovation

A drive to seize new opportunities to better our world.
Insatiable quest for knowledge

An ever-present wonder and curiosity about creating new knowledge and impact.
Culture of respect and integrity

A welcoming environment of mutual respect where students, faculty, and staff from every corner of the world are embraced as Hoosiers.
Pursuit of excellence

An inherent drive for excellence in all that IU and its faculty, staff, and students undertake.
Focus on fiscal responsibility

A recognition of our responsibility to carefully steward resources in support of strategic plan goals.

View our progress

December 2025 plan update

Indiana University is turning the vision of IU 2030 into measurable progress. The December 2025 update highlights the university's progress in creating new opportunities and career pathways for students, accelerating research and innovation, and building partnerships that strengthen communities and support economic prosperity.

Download the full plan update View IU 2030 metric data tables

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