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Public Information and Student Confidentiality
Public Information and Student Confidentiality
except in accordance with the Indiana University Policy on Student Records. For more information on the
confidentiality of student records, visit our link on Public Information and Student Confidentiality.
Students who apply for financial aid are required by federal law to provide a social security number to the
university. While this number is used in the processing of financial aid, it is not the student primary
identification number.
While in most cases, students will be able to complete their business with the university in One.IU by use of
a username and passphrase, there may be occasions when a student id number is required. Students may
obtain their university id numbers by viewing the View My Personal Information page in the Student
Information System (SIS) through One.IU (see directions below) or by bringing photo identification to the
New students should receive their university i.d. number as part of the admission process.
Students can look up their university i.d. number by following the steps below.
2. Click in the Search box and type, student center and press ENTER.
4. In the Services & Information area, under the title that says IU Accounts, click on the link that
says Lookup my University ID Number.
The first piece of Demographic Information says ID. Next to the word ID is your university ID number.
Whenever using your 10 digit university ID number, include the zeros in front.
The Office of Student Data Management and Access would like to announce the release of an important website dedicated to student data handling and
the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA): https://ferpa.iu.edu. Here you will find helpful information regarding faculty and staff privacy
responsibilities, along with some hot topics, like: handling student information during a crisis, procedures for releasing student information to third
parties, and basic student rights granted by FERPA. Please take some time to read through the information presented in this site, and if you have any
In order to ensure Indiana Universitys continuing commitment to protecting sensitive data, you may have received an email from USSS Data
Management requesting that you re-affirm your understanding of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act by completing the FERPA tutorial and
short quiz by November 30, 2016. Please note that this is a legitimate university request. The tutorial may be accessed from the ferpa.iu.edu site, or by