INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Public Schools has announced a new initiative that will help simplify the college enrollment process for high school students interested in attending Indiana University Indianapolis.
IPS students with a 3.0 GPA or higher will automatically be accepted into Indiana University Indianapolis.
Based on stats from 2022, Indiana University Indianapolis was on the top three list of schools that IPS students applied to. That is why IPS Superintendent Dr. Aleesia Johnson said this partnership is so important.
“Do your work, hit that 3.0 and you are seamlessly automatically accepted into one of the cornerstone universities in Indianapolis,” she said.
According to data collected by IPS, school officials say an overwhelming number of IPS students are focused on choosing to continue their education at the university level.
Data shows 64% of students in the class of 2023 planned to enroll in a two- or four-year college after graduation and more than 650 transcripts were submitted to colleges or universities were submitted to colleges or universities.
More than 70% of current seniors expressed interest in higher education.
“I feel like this motivates me to want to go to college,” said Kaden Williams, an IPS student. “I would like to explore sports finance, and I have a lot of interests I want to explore before I want to decide.”
IPS works with students to accomplish those goals by providing help with college applications, financial aid, scholarships and coordinating college visits.
The event comes during "College GO!" week when 36 of Indiana's higher education institutions waive fees for applications. It is part of the state’s effort to get more students enrolled in college amid declining enrollment numbers.
Officials believe this partnership will take the commitment to the next level by making it easier for IPS students to become Jaguars beginning in fall 2024.