Legislators Concerned About Percentage Of Out Of State Students On College Campuses

Indiana’s legislative leaders are expressing concerns about the increasing number of out of state students at the state’s universities, and this could affect state funding.

Forty three percent of the current freshman class at Indiana University-Bloomington are out of state and international students, and of Purdue’s undergraduate students, 44 percent are non-Indiana residents.

This high number of out of state students could affect funding to such institutions, as legislators have expressed disappointment in these high numbers.

IU-Bloomington spokesperson Mark Land says for people to pinpoint the numbers at only IU-Bloomington and Purdue's West Lafayette campus is wrong, since these schools have different missions than smaller, regional campuses.

“The Bloomington campus is the flagship campus, the research one, and we are trying to be as competitive as possible for good students both in state and out of state,” Land said.

Land says IU’s regional campuses are focused more on the needs of local students and communities.