Undergraduate Students
With more than 140 majors, IUP offers undergraduate students opportunities to study in a variety of fields like nursing, criminology, business, education, music, art, and more. Students can combine their major with a minor or certificate to expand their knowledge for a more competitive edge.
When you visit our beautiful campus, you’ll understand why graduates look back on their time at IUP with fondness. Our campus is surrounded by natural beauty and hosts facilities for everything from rehearsing music to sequencing DNA. Come explore.
An undergraduate education at IUP will prepare you not just for your first job, but for your entire career. We put you first by providing high-quality programs that apply directly to your major and the broader working world you’ll be entering.
IUP is committed to hands-on opportunities through internships—at Tesla, Big Four accounting firms, marketing agencies, and more. Here, interns discuss their roles at their companies and how IUP helped prepare them.
In the University College, you will take classes designed to help you discover your strengths and choose your major while staying on track for graduation. University College faculty and staff will serve as your guides, helping you choose classes and pointing you toward helpful resources.
Learn more about our recruiting events for diverse students, our multicultural student recruitment team, campus resources, and more.
When we invite you to join our community, we’re investing in you—your passion, your journey, your ideas. We believe that your unique outlook on life will one day shape the world, and we support you as you set your goals, work toward them, and even go beyond what you thought you could do.
IUP leadership is committed to taking action and creating meaningful change that makes IUP better for everyone. But everyone in the IUP community has a role to play. Use this site to find out what IUP is doing on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Life on Campus
Of course, academics will be your main focus during college. But there’s more to student life than going to class, choosing a major, and making sure you have the credits you need to graduate.
List of recognized student organizations at IUP, information on beginning a new organization, and information about annual resubmission of the Organization Recognition Form for an already recognized organization.
Making you comfortable in your campus home is not one-size-fits-all. At IUP, we give you lots of options.
Check out IUP Dining Services! Convenient locations, meal plans, and more.
Questions?
If you would like to leave a comment, make a suggestion, or ask a question of the IUP Undergraduate Admissions Office, please do so using the resources at Contact Undergraduate Admissions.
Applying to IUP
Apply online, or download forms to apply by mail.
Freshman, transfer, and international students may apply to the Cook Honors College for the fall semester only.
Are you a non-US student wanting to attend IUP? Find out what you need to do.
For Admitted Students
Find out what to do after being accepted to IUP.
Admitted students can spend the day at our campus getting to know current students and professors within our academic colleges and departments. Sessions focus on academic success, student involvement, and campus life.
You’re ready to make it official and commit to IUP. We’re so excited you’re joining us. Welcome to the IUP family!
Costs, Financial Aid, and Scholarships
IUP has a reputation for providing a high-quality education at an affordable price.
IUP scholarships provide an opportunity for exceptional students to receive serious consideration for some of the most selective scholarships available at IUP.
We want you to get the most out of your financial aid. Please follow these steps to ensure you have completed everything.
The Financial Aid Office offers financial aid information to all students attending IUP. The types of financial assistance offered include educational grants, loans, and student employment eligibility.
You’re headed to college—it’s time to tackle the ins and outs of financial aid. Use our website as your starting point.
To help you make the most of financial aid, we’ve sorted out some different types of aid and explained them.
Information about your financial aid offer and next steps.
Working with your son or daughter to help them make good decisions about their future finances and yours is an important way you can help them succeed.
Graduate Students
Graduate programs are offered at IUP’s main campus, regional campuses, and off-campus sites.
See a complete list of all the coordinators for IUP’s graduate programs.
The best way to learn more about graduate school at IUP is to see it for yourself.
Listing of IUP online graduate programs and courses.
Learn more about programs offered by IUP in the greater Pittsburgh region.
IUP offers a variety of funding opportunities for graduate student research.
List of recognized student organizations at IUP, information on beginning a new organization, and information about annual resubmission of the Organization Recognition Form for an already recognized organization.
Groups at IUP charged with making a difference on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Life on Campus
Of course, academics will be your main focus during college. But there’s more to student life than going to class, choosing a major, and making sure you have the credits you need to graduate.
As a graduate student, we know your housing needs may be different than those of our other students.
Check out IUP Dining Services! Convenient locations, meal plans, and more.
Questions?
Contact information about graduate admissions, graduate programs, how to apply, application deadlines, and more is available at the Graduate Admissions Office.
Applying to IUP
Learn how you can apply to the School of Graduate Studies and Research at IUP.
Are you a non-US student wanting to attend IUP? Find out what you need to do.
For Admitted Graduate Students
When you earn a graduate-level degree, you broaden your perspective. Your credentials set you apart from others. You position yourself for challenges, and you can do more to improve yourself and the world around you. You’re in and ready to go for more—here’s what you need to know to get started.
Information on the resources available to IUP graduate students and how to get connected to those resources.
Costs, Financial Aid, and Scholarships
Learn about the cost for graduate studies at IUP, as well as the various financial aid opportunities available to our graduate students.
Tuition and mandatory fees for graduate students.
Learn about a crucial source of financial aid in your graduate education.
Finding ways to cover tuition and expenses for graduate school can often be overwhelming. There are, however, scholarships and fellowships available to assist with these costs.
The Financial Aid Office offers financial aid information to all students attending IUP. The types of financial assistance offered include educational grants, loans, and student employment eligibility.
Working with your son or daughter to help them make good decisions about their and your future finances is an important way you can help them succeed.
You’re headed to college—it’s time to tackle the ins and outs of financial aid. Use our website as your starting point.
To help you make the most of financial aid, we’ve sorted out some different types of aid and explained them.
Information about your financial aid offer and the next steps.
Culinary Academy
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See a sampling of the many companies that hire IUP culinary externs and graduates.
Our culinary and baking faculty members bring real-world experience and a passion for teaching to the classroom.
Come see IUP’s Culinary Academy. Learn about our programs in culinary and baking and pastry arts, and meet our faculty and students.
Groups at IUP charged with making a difference on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Life on Campus
Here are the options for culinary students who wish to live in on-campus housing.
Here’s the info you need about on- and off-campus housing options for culinary students.
Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about on-campus housing.
Questions?
Do you have questions about visiting or admission to the Academy of Culinary Arts? We’d like to help. Contact the Culinary Arts Admissions staff.
Applying to Culinary Arts or Baking
Here is the application process to apply to the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts.
Here are the application requirements for international students who are applying for admission to the Academy of Culinary Arts.
Here are the next steps in the enrollment process after submitting your admissions application for culinary arts.
Information concerning student orientation, tuition payment, and the first day of class for culinary students.
How to pay your deposit and accept our offer of admission to the Academy of Culinary Arts.
Culinary Costs, Financial Aid, and Scholarships
What you need to do to apply for financial aid if you are studying culinary arts at IUP.
IUP offers many scholarships especially for culinary students.
We offer a world-class culinary education at an affordable cost.
The estimated costs and fees to attend the Culinary Arts program.
Here are the estimated costs to attend the Baking and Pastry Arts program.
Schedule a personal counseling session with us to get your financial aid questions answered.
Additional Financial Aid Information
We want you to get the most out of your financial aid. Please follow these steps to ensure you have completed everything.
The Financial Aid Office offers financial aid information to all students attending IUP. The types of financial assistance offered include educational grants, loans, and student employment eligibility.
You’re headed to college—it’s time to tackle the ins and outs of financial aid. Use our website as your starting point.
For parents of college students, that usually means learning about financial aid.
Different types of financial aid, explained.
Information about your financial aid offer and the next steps.
How parents can ask about a student’s aid.