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Indiana University Bloomington

Bloomington, INPublic HLCThe Media School, College of Arts and Sciences

Indiana University Bloomington offers a BS in Game Design through The Media School in the College of Arts and Sciences, and a Game Development specialization within the BS in Computer Science in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering. No game-specific master's or doctoral degree was found on official pages.

Game degrees at Indiana University Bloomington

2 programs verified (2 bachelor's). Dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations only; the school may offer related courses or minors that are not degrees.

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Indiana University Bloomington

Game Design

Bachelor'sBS

Bachelor of Science in Game Design

Field: Game Design
Administering location: Bloomington, IN
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition: $12,142 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees, Indiana residents, full-time domestic (flat rate, 40 credit hours across fall, spring and intersessions) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Indiana University Bloomington

Computer Science (BS), Game Development Specialization

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentration

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Concentration in Bachelor of Science in Computer Science — Game Development Specialization

Field: Game Programming · Game Development
Administering location: Bloomington, IN
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition: $12,142 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees, Indiana residents, full-time domestic · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Department, studios and facilities

As the school describes them. Facilities are campus resources unless the school states that online students can use them.

Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1913

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Institutional accreditation covers the whole institution. Programmatic accreditation (for example NASAD for an art and design unit) is shown on a program page only when the school names it for that program.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (minors, certificates, degrees without a named game pathway, esports).
  • B.A. in Media, Media Technologies, Games and Culture concentration (Bachelor of Arts in Media)Concentration is about media technologies and culture broadly, not a game design or development pathway.Source: mediaschool.indiana.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
Indiana University Bloomington
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
107 South Indiana Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
3,379 of 47,527 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 12, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. bulletin.college.indiana.edu/programs/4268/GAMEDSGNBS/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  2. mediaschool.indiana.edu/about/facilities/franklin-hall/game-design-facilities.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. mediaschool.indiana.edu/academics/undergraduate/ba-media/media-technologies-culture.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  5. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  6. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026

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