Indiana University

The State Seminary Act, passed by Indiana's General Assembly on January 20, 1820 to establish Indiana University.

Indiana University (IU) is a major multicampus public research institution, grounded in the liberal arts and sciences, and a world leader in professional, medical, and technological education. Indiana University’s mission is to provide broad access to undergraduate and graduate education for students throughout Indiana, the United States, and the world, as well as outstanding academic and cultural programs and student services.

Campuses

Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. Each one of the institutions is an accredited, four-year degree-granting institution.

• Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington) is the flagship campus of Indiana University. The Bloomington campus is home to numerous premier Indiana University schools, including the College of Arts and Sciences, the Jacobs School of Music, an extension of the Indiana University School of Medicine, the School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, which includes the former School of Library and Information Science (now Department of Library and Information Science), School of Optometry, the O'Neil School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the Maurer School of Law, the School of Education, and the Kelley School of Business.
• Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), a partnership between Indiana and Purdue universities, is Indiana’s urban research and academic health sciences campus. Located just west of downtown Indianapolis, it is the central location of several Indiana University schools, including the primary campus of the School of Medicine, the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, the School of Informatics and Computing, the School of Dentistry, the Kelley School of Business, the School of Nursing, the O'Neil School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the School of Social Work, the Herron School of Art and Design, the world’s first School of Philanthropy, and the Robert H. McKinney School of Law.

In addition to its core campuses, Indiana University comprises seven extensions throughout Indiana:

• Indiana University East (IU East) is located in Richmond.
• Indiana University Kokomo (IU Kokomo) is located in Kokomo.
• Indiana University Northwest (IU Northwest) is located in Gary.
• Indiana University South Bend (IU South Bend) is located in South Bend.
• Indiana University Southeast (IU Southeast) is located in New Albany.
• Indiana University – Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC) is located in Columbus.
• Indiana University Fort Wayne (IU Fort Wayne) is located in Fort Wayne. It was established in 2018 after the dissolution of the former entity Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), which had been an extension similar to that of IUPUI under the administration of Purdue University. IU Fort Wayne took over IPFW's academic programs in health sciences, with all other IPFW academic programs taken over by the new entity, Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW).

Indiana University School of Medicine, School of Social Work has degree programs running across IU campuses. Indiana University Kelley School of Business, School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, O'Neil School of Public and Environmental Affairs, School of Education has degree programs running at both Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington) and Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campuses. Indiana University School of Nursing has degree programs running at IUB, IUPUI, and IU Fort Wayne campuses.