Research

We're Finding Real Solutions for Industry Challenges

Our cutting-edge research meets the needs of our partners, strengthening our relationships in downtown Indianapolis and beyond. From qualitative and quantitative to design thinking or data analytics and everything in between, our team of researchers and students use data to drive innovation.

Through student engagement and project management, students enter the sport industry knowing their future is grounded in practical work that spans across the industry in Indianapolis.

Did you know that 60% of IU Indy’s sport management graduates work in sports after graduation and 80% stay in central Indiana?

The Sports Innovation Institute's work in the sports industry serves as a model for investing in the intersection of study and practice, where students learn by doing in some of the world’s leading enterprises, and where faculty contribute to, evaluate, and drive a worldwide industry with strong Indiana roots.