Indiana University

Overview

Indiana University (IU or just Indiana) is a system of public universities in the state of Indiana. Originally founded in 1820, its flagship institution, IU Bloomington, started out as a state seminary. Over the years, it has engineered a steady yet dramatic rise to become a top university and a go-to study and research destination for students and researchers.

Indiana has a total of nine campuses. Both IU Bloomington and Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) are the core campuses. The former is its flagship institution while the latter is its urban expansion that offers degree programs both from IU and that of Purdue University. The seven extensions throughout the state include (1) IU East, (2) IU Fort Wayne, (3) IU Kokomo, (4) IU Northwest, (5) IU South Bend, (6) IU Southeast, and the (7) Indiana University - Purdue University Columbus.

Departments and schools are spread across these campuses. IU Bloomington operates many top Indiana University schools. These include the School of Informatics, the Maurer School of Law, the Kelley School of Business, and the College of Arts and Sciences, among others. The IUPUI hosts other IU schools, including the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, and the Kelley School of Business.

A wide variety of courses and degrees are being offered by IU. They range from Animal Behavior to Nursing, and from Tibetan Studies to International Studies. IU also provides students the chance to study abroad. It has over 380 overseas programs for study. Moreover, education is not limited to on-site locations. IU offers distance learning courses with more than 125 online certificates and degrees available.

High-quality research is being conducted in many areas at the university, reflecting its prolific and deep roster of scholars. Notable researchers who are currently or formerly associated with the university include the physicist, mathematician, and cognitive scientist Douglas Hofstadter, the mathematician Max August Zorn, the sexologist Alfred Kinsey, and the late Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom. Additionally, the university’s research prestige allowed it to raise around $680 million in external research funding.

Moreover, the university offers many study and research resources. These include facilities and services such as research databases, distance education, computing, and instructional services. Also, the IU Bloomington Library System operates 20 libraries. The system houses 9.9 million books, 815,000 electronic books, 60,000 e-journal titles, and 800 databases.

Other than the main library now called the Herman B Wells Library, IU Bloomington Library supports 20 other subsidiary libraries. These include the Black Film Center, the Science Library, and the Ostrom Workshop Library.