Indiana University
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Latin: Indianensis Universitatis |
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| Motto: | Lux et Veritas (Light and Truth) |
| Established: | 1820 |
| Type: | Public University system |
| President: | Dr. Michael McRobbie |
| Faculty: | 5,172 Full Time, 2,173 Part-Time university-wide[1] |
| Students: | 101,727 university-wide[1] |
| Undergraduates: | 80,874 university-wide[1] |
| Postgraduates: | 17032 university-wide[1] |
| Location: | Bloomington, Indiana, USA |
| Campus: | 3,636 acres across 9 campuses[1] |
| degree programs: | 1,055 authorized programs[1] |
| Colors: | cream and crimson |
| Website: | www.indiana.edu |
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Indiana University, founded in 1820 as the Indiana State Seminary and renamed the Indiana College in 1846, is a nine-campus university system in the state of Indiana. The IU system includes the following campuses:
- (the main flagship campus, and often referred to as "Indiana University Bloomington," "IUB," or "IU")
- Indiana University East in Richmond, Indiana
- Indiana University Kokomo in Kokomo, Indiana
- Indiana University Northwest in Gary, Indiana
- Indiana University South Bend in South Bend, Indiana
- Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, Indiana
The system also operates two university campuses in cooperation with Purdue University:
- Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in Indianapolis, Indiana which is adminstered by Indiana University
- Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) in Fort Wayne, Indiana which is adminstered by Purdue University
Furthermore, there is another small campus associated with IUPUI:
The IUPUI campus also hosts the Indiana University Medical Center, the Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis, Indiana University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, and the Indiana University School of Dentistry, all of which are on IUPUI's campus but technically independent of IUPUI.
There is also the Indiana University School of Medicine at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.
As of Fall 2008, the number of students at Indiana University is 101,727[1]; many of these students study at the main Bloomington campus (40,354 students[1]) and at IUPUI (30,300 students[1]).
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "2008-09 IU Factbook". Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana). http://www.iu.edu/~upira/reports/standard/doc/fact%20book/fact_book_0809.pdf. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
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