INDIANA UNIVERSITY

INDIANA UNIVERSITY

About Indiana University

Introduction

Indiana University is a public research university with Bloomington, IUPUI and South Bend campuses. Founded in 1820, IU is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system, which comprises all of the state’s public universities. With over 200 majors, minors and specializations within nine academic schools and colleges—including IU Kelley School of Business and IU School of Law—IU offers students many opportunities to study at one or more campuses.

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About IU

IU is a large, public, flagship research university with campuses in Bloomington, Indianapolis and South Bend. IU has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 100 universities in the nation for 24 consecutive years. It’s also one of only four universities nationwide to be named a land-grant university (1865), public Ivy (1910) and research powerhouse (2014).

IU enrols more than 40,000 students each year across all three campuses:

  • The main campus in Bloomington serves about 30,000 undergraduates; it features world-class libraries and museums housed within a greenhouse that covers 1,400 acres just north of downtown Indianapolis; there are also satellite campuses at Fort Wayne as well as Columbus and South Bend

Indiana University Leadership

  • 1. The Indiana University leadership team comprises the president, vice presidents and deans.
  • 2. IU’s mission is to be a preeminent public research university with global reach and impact; an institution that transforms lives through education, research, health care services and outreach; a partner in building prosperous communities.
  • 3. IU’s vision is to be the best university in the world for undergraduate education; one of America’s top five public research universities overall (including all graduate programs); an international leader in graduate education and research; a national leader in professional schools that prepare practitioners for careers with high social value; an active contributor to economic development through partnerships between business/industry/government agencies.
  • 4. The weights that guide decision-making at Indiana University are excellence, integrity, diversity/inclusion, and sustainability.
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IU at a Glance

  • IU is the largest university in Indiana, with more than 200,000 students, 40,000 faculty and staff members and 8,500 academic programs. It’s one of the nation’s top research institutions, with nearly $1 billion in sponsored research funding annually.

  • IU has campuses throughout the state and sites in Europe and China. The main campus is in Bloomington; other campuses include IUPUI (Indianapolis), IU South Bend, Fort Wayne; Kokomo, New Albany and Richmond (near Indianapolis).

  • The university’s roots date back to 1820 when the Indiana General Assembly created a single public university in Bloomington. In 1825, another bill was passed that allowed the creation of two new schools—one north of the Wabash River and one south. The north school became IUPUI, while the south was named Indiana University.

Committed to Health

Indiana University Health is Indiana’s most extensive healthcare system, with more than 14 hospitals and a network of primary care physicians and specialists. IU Health includes Indiana University School of Medicine, one of the nation’s top-ranked medical schools; its clinical partners include Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health, Wishard Healthcare Network, Franciscan Alliance, Eskenazi Health (including Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital) and Carmel Medical Center.

IU Health’s commitment to research has led to breakthroughs in cancer treatment; heart disease prevention; diabetes management; organ transplantation techniques; orthopaedic surgery advances, such as hip replacement procedures that use 3D printing technology instead of implants made from titanium or ceramic materials (which can cause adverse reactions); stroke treatments developed by Dr Richard Jovellanos–who was named “One Of The Most Influential People In Healthcare Technology” by Forbes Magazine in 2016–that allow patients to walk again within days rather than months after suffering strokes due to clots blocking blood flow through arteries leading into their brains.

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IU Locations

Indiana University has eight campuses across the state, including Bloomington, IUPUI and Fort Wayne. The university’s six academic colleges include Arts and Humanities; Business; Education; Engineering; Medicine; Health Science & Informatics; Nursing & Health Professions.

IU’s total enrollment is more than 50,000 students on these campuses.

Our commitment to education, research and service is stronger than ever.

Indiana University is a public university with over 200,000 students and 180,000 faculty and staff. It’s the state’s largest employer, and IUPUI has been named one of America’s best colleges for veterans.

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