Indiana University South Bend

"I went here a year after high school from 2009-2012 then transferred to Western Michigan University to finish my bachelors and masters. Id say that it was a pretty good school. I was out of state, so that made it pretty expensive. I really enjoyed my professors and the small class sizes. Academics were challenging but definitely do-able. Not hard to get on the deans list if you show up and do your work. I would recommend."

"We went to an informative tour for prospective students/parents. I was very impressed with the information given and the knowledge of the woman in charge (Char). She answered my daughter and husband's questions very well. She also provided us with plenty of general information we needed."

"I came here at Masters of Music, which is a very mentally and financially demanding. There is no medical insurance offered for graduate students yet I was demanded to be at school for over 30 hours a week doing useless ensembles ( 2 required a semester). The inflexible program makes it impossible for you to work a job that can provide health insurance. I came there to study with faculty not for the program. While I am grateful for Dr. Muniz and Dr. Olivier, the program is not worth the demands. The administration offices will not help you and in fact find ways to make your already draining and stressful schedule more of a headache. Such as students are forced to attend recital hour, and also turn in 5 cultural events (basically only IUSB recital events, however this is not mentioned in so plainly and bluntly as it should be.) Students must pass this class 8 semesters (4 if a graduate student). The problem is that the instructor waits until the end of the semester to tell you that your 5 events submitted early in the semester are not going to be approved, which means you have to take this class again. The problem is: this is Friday at noon class, so if you come back an extra semester just for this class, it will interfere with your ability to have a full time job with any benefits. The administration will treat you poorly but expect you to praise their school. The ensembles are basic, a very conservative and religious choir, orchestra and wind band. The school should have a rock/pop ensemble but god forbid enabling students with any skills they use in the present. If you are a creative person, look at Columbia College Chicago. The administration at IUSB has almost zero accountability therefore your money, time and mind will be swallowed up by their incompetency."

"I will soon be an alumni of this campus. As I reflect on the experiences I have had at this college, I greatly appreciate all that I have learned. Several of the professors in the business school have heavily influenced me to pursue my goals and have said that they would always be willing to give advice along the way. While this school still needs more remodelling, it is slowly catching up with more modern looking buildings."

"IUSB is a terrible institution. While I was attending this school, I learned to realize that you should never count on anyone in any administrative role to care about you. In my opinion, the university cares about one thing: Money. They could not care less if your professor is a dishonest instructor that has to curve grades to pass students, they could not care less if you have any disabilities outside of physical disabilities, and in general, they could not care less about you. Now, that doesn't mean that every instructor was terrible. I had some great instructors there. However, I still hated being on that campus while I was there. Almost everything about the place made me transfer. They like to talk it up as some sort of growing, vibrant campus that has a lot of fun stuff to do. Wrong. It's boring. They have two little restaurants that serve generic garbage food that aren't even open late to accommodate the on-campus students, the "events" they hold on campus are usually a joke as well, and normally have some sort of Liberal slant to them (which, the campus is primarily composed of Liberal Arts majors that are tree hugging hippies. That's okay, but not for a university-sponsored event. Additionally, a lot of the academic advising is poor. Before I switched majors, I had an adviser in the Education school that never once responded to my emails or phone calls for assistance. Only when he needed additional information of ME did I get a message. However, it never addressed anything I asked. The business school was better, but they still have a lot of garbage professors. I don't know why this school tries to present the image of awesomeness that they attempt. Take a tour of campus and see for yourself. Experience the putrid smelling and poorly cleaned restrooms (even the remodeled or new bathrooms smell!) It's just not a great place. You may enjoy some classes, and perhaps you may be able to get a job outside of Michiana with your IUSB degree, but there's a lot to not like about this school. However, if you are a guy, the girls on campus, for the most part, are plentiful and absolutely gorgeous. But, if you care about your education and getting true value for your money, do yourself a favor and go somewhere else."