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Indiana University - Bloomington

Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at IUB-Bloomington

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By Gender
MalesB
FemalesB
By Major
AccountingB
AnthropologyB
Art & Design DepartmentB-
Athletics/TrainingB+
BiologyB
Business - Management and AdministrationB
CommunicationsD
Computer ScienceA-
CriminalA+
EconomicsB-
EducationB
EnglishB
FinanceB-
Geography and GeosciencesA-
JournalismA-
LinguisticsA+
MathA
Music - Composition/TheoryB+
Music - PerformanceB
Natural ResourcesA-
Neuroscience/Cognitive ScienceB
NursingB-
OtherB+
PhilosophyC-
Political ScienceB+
PsychologyB
Public PolicyB
School of InformationA-
SociologyB-
TelecommunicationsB-
UndecidedB-

Against similar schools

Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class.

Indiana University - Bloomington
 B
Average of All Schools
 B-
Average of schools in class
 B+

Harvard University
 B+
University of California - Berkeley
 B+
Indiana State University
 D+
New York University
 A
Princeton University
 C+
University of Southern California
 B+
Yale University
 B
F
A+

Surrounding City

... However, the campus is surrounded by the city, which makes it less safe, something to seriously consider before making a final decision on which ...Read full comment
... LIFE: There are some OKAY restaurants, but coming from a large city, the food is terrible ...Read full comment
IU-Bloomington is one of the very worst places to be a law student. Back in the 70's and 80's, it was thought that there would be a high demand for...Read full comment
... There is more music happening at IU than any place outside New York City ...Read full comment
... Bloomington is a beautiful and charming city, and IU is fantastic ...Read full comment
... The people are alright, the professors too, but the city and the overall life there is awful ...Read full comment
... This is a great city and a great school ...Read full comment
... There is more music happening at IU than any place outside New York City ...Read full comment
... The greeks have their own narrow view of the area but I think the city was a great place to be ...Read full comment
... I think I'd kill myself if I had to live in brown after graduation, but maybe that's just because I'm from a big city ...Read full comment
... The cost of living is low, and although Bloomington is a small city, big cities are accessible (Indianapolis, Chicago, St ...Read full comment
... For those coming from a big city like myself, however, it may feel like a step down, and the university itself may feel like a bubble ...Read full comment
... Btown is a relatively small, interesting, and quirky city ...Read full comment
... (We wrote our papers on papyrus and stone tablets), but as a long-time resident of the city, I can talk about Bloomington ...Read full comment
... The buses are usually at capacity, particularly in poor weather ...Read full comment
... It's like a big city, which is so weird to me because, unfortunately, I'm from a small town ...Read full comment
... I work in the city every summer, so I am used to a city/suburban setting ...Read full comment
... I often find NYU and Columbia kids on the subway and feel so grateful that I was able to spend time in a culturally vibrant place like Bloomingt...Read full comment
... I know a lot of people that have left, and because of national attention, there are a few things that have changed with in the city when it comes...Read full comment
... I'm from south bend and am more of a city person ...Read full comment
... There is more music happening at IU than any place outside New York City ...Read full comment
... Be cautious though, aspects of living in the city can be very predatory on the student population, stay out of the large student apartment comple...Read full comment
... There is more music happening at IU than any place outside New York City ...Read full comment
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