Being a part of Hutton Honors College is a unique opportunity to develop leadership skills, make friends, and experience IU Bloomington in a whole new way. HHC challenges students with fascinating courses taught by some of IU's most engaging instructors, extracurricular programs aligned to students wide-ranging interests, and many ways to make friends--including living with other Honors students in our Honors Residential Communities.
Learning, leading, & life-long friends
Here at Hutton, we are more than ready to begin our new “old” life of offering courses in our classrooms, gathering for events, and meeting in the Great Room for HHC workshops. Everyone at IU has done a wonderful job in the last year and half: students, staff, and faculty, we all worked together toward maintaining our pedagogical offerings, extracurricular activities and high standards. I am proud of IU and of the Hutton community for all the efforts to overcome the difficulties created by the pandemic.
Andrea Ciccarelli, Dean
The 2020-21 class by the numbers
46.1%Indiana residents in our incoming class
$431,000Hutton scholarships earned by incoming students
3.98Average High School GPA for incoming students
Honors student stories
Honors Seminars that inspire curiosity
Melanie Forbes
Senior, Human Biology major
IU Women's Soccer Forward Melanie Forbes enjoys Hutton's honors seminars on unique and controversial issues.
Learn more about the many Hutton honors seminars and other honors courses available to Hutton students on our Academic Courses page.
Lively events & community
Christina Yang
Junior, LAMP & History major
"I immediately knew the entire floor would bond really well, there was always something to do, doors to rooms were always open--spending late nights together, playing frisbee, eating meals... everyone was eager to meet each other."
Role models & leadership opportunities
Emma Gerrety
Senior, Psychology major
"My path through college has largely centered on my involvement in the Hutton Honors College and the opportunities it has provided. Now a senior with a much clearer picture of my future and with several professional school applications submitted, I have Hutton to thank for giving me the vision to set my goals and the role models, experiences, and mentors to help me get there."
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, Senior Lecturer, Business Communication
Most Highly-recommended Hutton Honors Seminars*
- HON-H 237 Iceland: Beyond GDP
- HON-H 237 International law in a changing world
- HON-H 237 Failure: How we learn from it
- HON-H 237 Hot Topics in Law & Society
- HON-H 240 The Paranormal Realm
* Based on students' responses to the Online Course Questionnaire during 2021.
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Consider making a gift today to support the Hutton Honors College, its innovative programs like the Hutton International Experiences Program, Many Worlds, One Globe, and the HHC Undergraduate Grant Program, and students in financial need of emergency support.