Welcome! Students from all over Indiana, more than 30 U.S. states, and at least a dozen other countries (including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Korea, Nigeria, Taiwan, and Turkey) come to the Hutton Honors College for enhanced educational experiences and a host of interdisciplinary learning opportunities. HHC challenges students with fascinating courses, offers a range of extracurricular programs, and helps highly motivated students meet each other regardless of major. Only Hutton students are eligible for housing in our Honors Residential Communities.
Learning, leading, & life-long friends
The 2024-25 class by the numbers
51%Indiana residents in our incoming class
96%get some scholarship support
4.00+Average High School GPA for incoming students
Honors student stories
Careers + Life-Long Learning
Pablo S. (Medellín, Colombia)
Senior, Economic Consulting major
Pablo was attracted to IU by the reputation of the Kelley School of Business; he has a job lined up with Boston Consulting's Philadelphia office. His coursework for the Hutton Honors Notation includes a seminar titled "Enlightenment? Cultures of Knowledge in the Eighteenth Century."
Honors Students Community
Komal K. (South Bend)
Senior, Biochem & Poli Sci/Econ majors; Spanish minor
"Honors classes are tons of fun... and I love the extracurricular options. The annual Medical Humanities Conference is a big highlight."
Well-rounded students
Ceci M. (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Junior, Studio Art & LAMP
Academic All Big-10 field hockey player Ceci was attracted to IU by the Midwestern collegetown atmosphere. Athlete, student, and artist, she studies metal-smithing and business and is a big fan of the campus First Thursdays arts festivals.
Hutton offers opportunities for me to expand my academic career through the honors courses offered that are outside of my own field of study. I am able to engage with like-minded instructors and peers and feel a sense of belonging within a smaller community.
Senior Jennifer Nguyen
Excellent opportunities for students to explore unique topics
Hutton's HON-H seminars offer engaging topics, excellent instructors, and a chance for honors students unique academic experiences unlike any others at IU Bloomington.
Hutton students are genuinely and deeply curious about the world—they really want to learn for the sake of learning— and in my experience, Hutton students have always been game for joining me on new scholarly adventures. I love the small size of Hutton’s classes, which allows for us to create a community and really get to know and learn about each other. Our class discussions are consistently high-level, and I am constantly impressed by the caliber of students that Hutton attracts. We really push each other to think in new and complex ways.
Clark Barwick, Teaching Professor, Business Communication
Most Highly-recommended Hutton Honors Seminars*
- HHC-H 211 Anger, Sacred & Profane
- HON-H 237 Coffee, Culture, and Global Exchange
- HON-H 234 Literature of the Holocaust
- HON-H 233 Stories of the Self
- HON-H 304 Luxury, Mortal Sin to Market Sector
* Based on students' responses to the Online Course Questionnaire during the 2023-24 academic year.
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