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Indiana University Bloomington · Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Data Science

Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Data Science

Bachelor'sBSData science degreeFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Overview

An on-campus B.S. in Data Science at IU Bloomington's Luddy School with fall and spring starts, a set of named specializations and a six-credit capstone requirement.

Official program name
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Program classification
Dedicated data science degreeThe awarded degree or official program title is data science itself.
School
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Bloomington, IN
Specializations
Foundational Data Science · Data Systems · Network and Applied Data Science · Data Science Design · Biological and Health Science · Sports Analytics
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Start terms
Fall, Spring
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

How students enter this degree

  • First-year entry. Direct-admit scholarships are mentioned for the B.S. in Data Science; applicants apply to IU Bloomington and select a Luddy major.Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Transfer entry. Transfer applicants may select Data Science as their Luddy bachelor's degree.Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is a B.S. in Data Science.

Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list data science bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees — dedicated, joint, and (separately labelled) related degrees with an officially named data science concentration. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Delivery, required in-person attendance, class schedule and study intensity are shown separately, each only as the university states it. “Fully online” appears only when official wording supports it.
Academic delivery
On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Classes meet in person on campus.
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

Curriculum

Capstone

  • Students complete a capstone option totaling 6 credit hours, such as DSCI-D 498 and DSCI-D 499, or internship/research combinations.
    Source: bulletins.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

  • Mathematics and science foundations include Linear Algebra for Data Science, Probability for Data Science and Calculus I.
    Source: bulletins.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Accelerated options

  • B.S. in Data Science students can pursue the Accelerated M.S. in Data Science (residential or online) to earn both degrees in five years.
    Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Other requirement
RequiredA major GPA of at least 2.000 is required for all major courses.
Source: bulletins.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

  • Priority deadline

    November 1 · for Fall 2027

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
    Year not printed

  • Final deadline

    February 1 · for Fall 2027

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
    Year not printed

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
Resident (in-state) — Full-time undergraduate, Indiana residents, tuition and mandatory fees (cost of attendance estimate)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$12,142per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: studentcentral.indiana.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Full-time undergraduate, nonresidents, tuition and mandatory fees (cost of attendance estimate)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$42,702per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: studentcentral.indiana.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the university publishes them. Available assistantships do not establish guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Understanding funding

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Two separate questions: is the university institutionally accredited, and does it publish restrictions on who can enroll (for online programs, usually by state of residence)?

Institutional accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. bulletins.iu.edu/iub/sice/2026-2027/undergraduate/degree-programs/bs-data-science/luddy-degree-major — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. luddy.iu.edu/academics/undergraduate/bs-data-science.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. luddy.iu.edu/academics/units/data-science.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. luddy.iu.edu/admissions/transfer-students.html — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. luddy.iu.edu/admissions/undergraduate/index.html — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. studentcentral.indiana.edu/cost-of-iu/index.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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