We keep several addresses on file for you, used for different purposes. You should be sure to keep them current so you don’t miss any important communications—and so you can get your diploma when you graduate.
Find out more about what each address is used for below.
Your student home address is your permanent address, usually a parent’s address, where mail will always reach you. This is the only address on your permanent record.
Your student home address is used for:
Your local address is where you live while attending IU during the current semester. If you live in a residence hall or university apartment, don’t provide a local address. Residential Programs and Services will update your student housing address instead.
Your local address is used for:
Your student housing address is your residence hall or university apartment address. It’s maintained by Residential Programs and Services and is used in place of a local address.
Your student housing address is used for:
Your mailing address is used only by the Office of Admissions before you enroll at IU. It’s used for:
If you’re a student employee, this is your home address. It’s used for:
You must submit any changes to this address through University Human Resources.
Your diploma address is where your diploma will be sent if you don’t want it sent to your student home address.
Learn more about getting your diplomaIf you’re a current student, you can change your student home, local, and mailing addresses online. Log into and go to . Make sure you don’t add an address type that already exists—if you need to change an address, use the edit button instead.
If you’re a former student who hasn’t been enrolled in any classes for two consecutive terms and whose computing accounts have been disabled, submit your address change through our . Under “Topic,” choose “Student records,” then “Update name or profile.”
