Alternatives and competitors

Sites like iu.edu

The 20 closest public research university alternatives to iu.edu, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 11 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to iu.edu? The closest matches are Purdue University, nd.edu and Northwestern. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About iu.edu

iu.edu

Bring On Tomorrow: Solving tomorrow's problems today

Indiana University empowers students to succeed through top-ranked academics, groundbreaking research, and service that strengthens Indiana and beyond.

Top 10K · #3,820 English 11 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit iu.edu

Summary by Claude

Indiana University is a public research university system in Indiana with nine campuses and online programs, offering more than 930 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs, along with research, health and community service activities.

Who it’s for
Prospective and current students, alumni, researchers
Business model
Tuition, state funding, research grants and donations

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to iu.edu’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of TorontoUniversity of Pennsylvaniarug.nlUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of UtahUniversity of HoustonNorthwesternnd.eduPurdue University

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to iu.edu

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to iu.edu, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English
  1. 01
    Purdue University purdue.edu Top 10K English

    Purdue University

    Purdue University is a world-renowned, public research university that advances discoveries in science, technology, engineering and math.

  2. 02
    nd.edu Top 10K English

    University of Notre Dame

    The University of Notre Dame is a private research university inspired by its Catholic character to be a powerful force for good in the world.

  3. 03
    Northwestern northwestern.edu Top 10K English

    Northwestern University

    Northwestern is one of the country’s leading private research and teaching universities, located in Evanston, IL. Our highly collaborative environment provides our diverse students and faculty with exceptional opportunities for personal and professional growth.

  4. 04
    University of Houston uh.edu Top 10K English

    University of Houston

    Located near the heart of Houston, this public, tier one research university offers over 300 degrees and programs and award-winning faculty.

  5. 05
    Vanderbilt University vanderbilt.edu Top 10K English

    Vanderbilt University

    Quick Guide Prospective Undergrads Prospective Grad & Professional Current Students Faculty & Staff Job Seekers Alumni & Friends Undergraduate Admissions Financial Aid & Scholarships Academics Find Your Major Schools & Colleges Student Life Plan a Visit Undergraduate Research Athletics - Anchor

  6. 06
    University of Amsterdam uva.nl Top 10K Dutch

    Universiteit van Amsterdam

    Universiteit van Amsterdam

  7. 07
    University of Utah utah.edu Top 10K English

    The University of Utah

    Founded in 1850, The University of Utah is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah, and offers over 100 undergraduate and more than 90 graduate degree programs to over 30,000 students. As a preeminent research and teaching institution, the University cultivates an academic environment in which the highest standards of intellectual integrity and scholarship are practiced.

  8. 08
    University of Iowa uiowa.edu Top 10K English

    The University of Iowa

    Join a global community of renowned artists, pioneering scientists, and faculty dedicated to student success at the University of Iowa.

  9. 09

    public university (1983-)

  10. 10

    state university system in Minnesota, United States

  11. 11
    University of Oregon uoregon.edu Top 10K English

    University of Oregon | Public Research University in Eugene

    Oregon's only AAU university. 300+ degrees, bold research, and a campus community designed for unconventional thinkers. Eugene, Oregon.

  12. 12
    University of California, Irvine uci.edu Top 10K English

    UC Irvine

    Homepage for the University of California, Irvine

  13. 13
    rug.nl Top 10K English

    Top 100 University | University of Groningen

    The University of Groningen has a high reputation for academic teaching and research and a large international network and offers degree programmes at Bachelor, Master and PhD levels in virtually every field.

  14. 14
    University of Pennsylvania upenn.edu Top 10K English

    University of Pennsylvania

    As America’s first university, Penn has a history that dates back to 1740 and shares many ties with the colonial city of Philadelphia and the birth of our nation.

  15. 15
    University of Toronto utoronto.ca Top 10K English

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    The University of Toronto - Error 403

  16. 16
    University of California, Berkeley berkeley.edu Top 1K English

    University of California, Berkeley: Home

    UC Berkeley pushes the boundaries of knowledge, challenges convention and expands opportunity to create the leaders of tomorrow.

  17. 17
    Florida International University fiu.edu Top 10K English

    Florida International University in Miami, FL

    Florida International University is a top public university that drives talent and innovation in Miami and globally.

  18. 18
    University at Buffalo buffalo.edu Top 10K English

    Welcome to the University at Buffalo - University at Buffalo

    Explore New York's flagship. The University at Buffalo, the top public university in the state, combines superior academics with true affordability.

  19. 19
    University of Manchester manchester.ac.uk Top 10K English

    The University of Manchester

    The University of Manchester is the UK’s largest single-site university and a Russell Group member, known for research excellence and a diverse student community.

  20. 20
    Rice University rice.edu Top 10K English

    Rice University

    Rice University is a comprehensive research university in Houston, Texas. Rice produces Houston’s next generation of leaders and advances tomorrow’s thinking.

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to iu.edu’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones iu.edu uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What iu.edu is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

Fonts
Tag managers
CDN
  • unpkg asset https://unpkg.com/rivet-core@3.0.0-alpha.9/dist/rivet.css
Web servers
Email hosting
Email delivery
  • Brevo TXT brevo-code:b1414e0a234265a2faa294058248ae06
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=w1Vnx74PWwnRh8xaWLafsIvTw4UaxXmknBaw1b4…
  • DocuSign TXT docusign=1776cb70-3cd4-4c25-89a2-ee4f106446e3
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=vPowpR03OV8P2AmugWIbDpxPPCtvszGj1tg40pb4ZiE
  • OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-rnKq5kzfAz4p4gY3Axy0ffRa
  • Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_6QcffFUVROylmjju7sE-Ew

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