IUPUI is ranked third among national universities in the “Up-and-Comers” category in the U.S.News & World Report's 2012 edition of Best Colleges.
The magazine’s editors compiled the “Up-and-Comers” ranking based on surveys of college administrators who were asked to nominate institutions that they thought had recently made the most promising and innovative changes in the areas of academics, faculty, student life, campus, or facilities.