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Indiana University (IU) is a
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of public universities in the U.S. state of
Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...
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Campuses

Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. *
Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, or simply Indiana) is a public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the flagship campus of Indiana University and, with over 40,000 students, its largest c ...
(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
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, and the Kelley School of Business. *
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, commonly referred to as IUPUI, is a public research university in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is a collaboration between Indiana University and Purdue University that offers undergraduate, g ...
(IUPUI), a partnership between Indiana University and
Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and ...
, 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 Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, the School of Informatics and Computing, the School of Dentistry, the Kelley School of Business, the
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, 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. On August 12, 2022, the boards of trustees of both Purdue and IU announced that IUPUI will split into two separate universities, with completion of the split to be finished by the fall 2024 semester. In addition to its core campuses, Indiana University maintains five regional campuses throughout
Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...
: *
Indiana University East Indiana University East (IU East) is a public university in Richmond, Indiana, a regional campus of Indiana University that serves the eastern Indiana and western Ohio area. Established in 1971 by the Indiana University Board of Trustees, IU East ...
(IU East) established 1971, located in
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. * Indiana University Kokomo (IU Kokomo) established 1945, located in Kokomo. * Indiana University Northwest (IU Northwest) established 1963, located in Gary. * Indiana University South Bend (IU South Bend) established 1922, located in South Bend. * Indiana University Southeast (IU Southeast or IUS) established 1941, located in New Albany. Finally, there are two regional campuses under the administration of IUPUI: *
Indiana University–Purdue University Columbus Indiana University—Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC) is a public university in Columbus, Indiana. IUPUC offers degree programs from both Indiana University and Purdue University. History IUPUC was founded in 1970 as an extension of Indiana Un ...
(IUPUC) established 1970, located in
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. What the impending 2024 split of IUPUI means for IUPUC is still uncertain. *
Indiana University Fort Wayne Indiana University Fort Wayne is a public university in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It is a regional campus of Indiana University founded on July 1, 2018, when its predecessor university, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne, split into tw ...
(IU Fort Wayne) established 2018, located in Fort Wayne. It was established after the dissolution of the former entity
Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) was a public university in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Founded in 1964, IPFW was a cooperatively-managed regional campus of two state university systems: Indiana University and Purdue University. ...
(IPFW), which had been an extension similar to that of IUPUI under the administration of
Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and ...
. 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 Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW) is a public university in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. A campus of Purdue University, Purdue Fort Wayne was founded on July 1, 2018, when its predecessor university, Indiana University–Purdue University ...
(PFW). The School of Medicine and the School of Social Work have degree programs running across multiple IU campuses. Kelley School of Business, the School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, the O'Neil School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and the
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have degree programs at both the
Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, or simply Indiana) is a public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the flagship campus of Indiana University and, with over 40,000 students, its largest c ...
(IU Bloomington) and
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, commonly referred to as IUPUI, is a public research university in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is a collaboration between Indiana University and Purdue University that offers undergraduate, g ...
(IUPUI) campuses. The School of Nursing has degree programs at the IUB, IUPUI, and IU Fort Wayne campuses. The Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health has degree programs at the IUPUI and IU Fort Wayne campuses.


Endowment

According to the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), the value of the endowment of the Indiana University and affiliated foundations in 2016 is over $1.986 billion. The annual budget across all campuses totals over $3 Billion. The Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (IURTC) is a not-for-profit agency that assists IU faculty and researchers in realizing the commercial potential of their discoveries. Since 1997, university clients have been responsible for more than 1,800 inventions, nearly 500 patents, and 38 start-up companies. In fiscal year 2016, the IURTC was issued 53 U.S. patents and 112 global patents.


Notable alumni

* Jerome Adams – American
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and 20th surgeon general of the United States *
Laura Aikin Laura Aikin (born June 20, 1964) is an American operatic coloratura soprano. She is noted for her portrayal of the title character in ''Lulu'', which has received very positive reviews in the press. She has also appeared as Mozart's Queen of t ...
– operatic coloratura soprano *
Trigger Alpert Herman "Trigger" Alpert (September 3, 1916 – December 21, 2013) was an American jazz bassist from Indianapolis, Indiana. Music career A native of Indianapolis, Alpert attended Indiana University, where he studied music. Soon after, he played ...
– Jazz bassist for the Glenn Miller Orchestra *
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– Professional basketball player, currently playing for the Toronto Raptors * Howard Ashman – Oscar-winning playwright and lyricist, known for ''The Little Mermaid'' and '' Beauty and the Beast'' * Emilie Autumn – Violinist and singer *
Agnes Nebo von Ballmoos Agnes Nebo von Ballmoos (February 21, 1938 – March 29, 2000) was a Liberian professor of music, scholar of Liberian folk music, conductor, composer, and lawyer. Von Ballmoos contributed to the preservation of Liberian folk music by collecting ...
– Liberian ethnomusicologist, choral conductor, composer * Jonathan Banks — actor known from Breaking Bad, Airplane! * David Bell - Author of ''
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'' and '' The Hiding Place'' * Joshua Bell – Grammy Award-winning violinist and conductor * Howard Biddulph - political scientist specializing in the
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* Thomas Bryant – Professional basketball player, currently playing for the
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Meg Cabot Meggin Patricia Cabot (born February 1, 1967) is an American novelist. She has written and published over 50 novels of young adult and adult fiction and is best known for her young adult series '' Princess Diaries'', which was later adapted by ...
– Author of ''
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'' series, ''
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'' series, and stand-alone novels. * Bob Chapek - CEO of
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* Hoagy Carmichael – Composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader * John T. Chambers – Chairman and former
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* Calbert Cheaney - Professional basketball player and assistant coach *
Nicole Chevalier Nicole Chevalier is an American operatic soprano, who debuted at the renowned Salzburg Festival in the summer of 2019. She was a member of the Komische Oper Berlin, and has been a freelance artist since 2017. Her repertoire includes bel canto as ...
– Operatic soprano *
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– Multidisciplinary visual and performance artist * Alton Dorian Clark (known by stage name Dorian) – Hip-hop recording artist and record producer * Sarah Clarke - Actress *
Pamela Coburn Pamela Coburn (born 29 March 1959) is an American operatic soprano. She has performed leading roles internationally, including regular performances at the Vienna State Opera, the Zurich Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Salzburg Festival ...
- soprano * Suzanne Collins – Author of '' The Underland Chronicles'' and ''The Hunger Games'' trilogy * Laverne Cox - Actress known for Orange is the New Black, LGBT advocate * Mark Cuban – Owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks *
John Cynn John Cynn (born December 24, 1984) is an American professional poker player from Northbrook, Illinois. In 2018, he won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for $8,800,000. Cynn graduated from Indiana University Bloomington, where he st ...
– Professional poker player. 2018 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Champion. *
Mary Czerwinski Mary Czerwinski is an American cognitive scientist and computer-human interaction expert who works for Microsoft Research as manager of their research group on visualization and interaction.. Czerwinski earned her doctorate in cognitive scie ...
– Computer scientist at Microsoft Research and Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery *
Alex Dickerson Alexander Ross Dickerson (born May 26, 1990), nicknamed "Grandpa", is an American professional baseball left fielder who is currently a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants and ...
(born 1990) – baseball player *
Colin Donnell Colin Donnell (born October 9, 1982) is an American actor and singer best known for his performances as Billy Crocker in ''Anything Goes'', Tommy Merlyn in The CW television series ''Arrow'', Scotty Lockhart on the Showtime drama '' The Affair ...
- Actor and singer *
Thomas P. Dooley Thomas P. Dooley is the author of ''Praying Faith'', ''Hope When Everything Seems Hopeless'', and ''Half-Truths are Lies''. He is the founder and President of Path Clearer Inc., and has been a co-founder and/or board member of various Judeo-Christ ...
– author, minister and research scientist * Judith Lynn Ferguson, author of 65 cookery related books, cookery editor of ''
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'' women's magazine, and Head of Diploma Course at '' Le Cordon Bleu''- London * Julia Garner -Actress * George Goehl – Community organizer, activist and executive director of People's Action *
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– Sculptor and educator *
Eric Gordon Eric Ambrose Gordon Jr. (born December 25, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In high school, he was named "Mr. Basketball" of Indiana during his senior yea ...
– Professional basketball player, currently playing for the Houston Rockets *
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- Country music singer and songwriter * Michael D. Higgins – 9th President of Ireland *
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– Professional Football Player * Lissa Hunter – Artist * Jamie Hyneman – Host of the television series '' MythBusters'' *
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– Economist, educationist, and writer *Richard G. Johnson – Acting Science Adviser to Ronald Reagan (1986), physics professor at University of Bern, and manager of the Space Sciences Laboratory of University of California – Berkeley. *
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– Indiana state senator and U.S. Senator * Jason Jordan – Professional wrestler * Wilbur Lin, orchestra conductor * Nina Kasniunas – Political scientist, author, and professor *
E.W. Kelley Estel Wood "Ed" Kelley (1917–2003) is considered the "modern-day" founder of Steak 'n Shake, a chain of sit-down, old-fashioned style restaurants known for their Steakburgers and hand-dipped milkshakes. In 1981, E. W. Kelley & Associates, a ...
– Businessman; former chairman of Steak 'n Shake restaurants * Kevin Kline — actor * J. Lee – Lt. Cmdr. John LaMarr. The Orville and The Lion King (2019 film) *
Judith McCulloh Judith McCulloh (August 16, 1935 – July 13, 2014) was an American folklorist, ethnomusicologist, and university press editor. Early life and education McCulloh was born in Spring Valley, Illinois, on August 16, 1935 to Henry and Edna Binkel ...
– Folklorist, ethnomusicologist, and university press editor * Sylvia McNair – singer * Kristin Merscher – pianist; professor at the Hochschule für Musik Saar * Christopher Mattheisen – American-Hungarian businessman, historian, economist, CEO of Magyar Telekom *
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- International recording artist, singer, songwriter, rockabilly hall of fame * Ryan Murphy – Film and TV screenwriter, director, and producer *
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– Professional basketball player, currently playing for the Miami Heat *
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– Journalist, TV anchor on ''
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'' * Mike Pence48th Vice President of the United States; 50th Governor of Indiana * Ernie Pyle - Pulitzer Prize Winning American Journalist *
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– TV personality for E! News * Jay Schottenstein – CEO of
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Kyle Schwarber Kyle Joseph Schwarber (born March 5, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Indiana Hoosiers and was a first-round selection in the 20 ...
– Professional baseball player, currently with the Philadelphia Phillies * Will Shortz - ''N. Y. Times'' crossword puzzle editor * Ranveer Singh – Bollywood actor * Tavis Smiley – Host of '' The Tavis Smiley Show''; author *
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– Dean of Engineering, Technology, and Aeronautics at Southern New Hampshire University; former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia *
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- composer * Sage Steele - Sports Anchor for
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’s SportsCenter *
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– former Australian rules football player * Straight No Chaser – A cappella group * Jeri Taylor – Television screenwriter and producer * Miles Taylor, GOP staffer who made an anti-Trump ad for Republican Voters Against Trump * Randy Tobias – Former
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; former CEO of
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* Isiah Thomas – Professional basketball player and coach *
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– Producer of the Batman films and first instructor to teach an accredited course on comic book folklore at a university * Noah Vonleh – Professional basketball player, currently playing for the Portland Trail Blazers * Jimmy Wales – Entrepreneur; co-founder of
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- Emmy-award winning screenwriter and television producer * James Watson – Molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist; Nobel Prize winner *
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– Professional basketball player


Notable faculty

* Carolyn Begley – Emerita Professor of Optometry and medical researcher * Asher Cohen - psychologist and President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem *
Daniel P. Friedman Daniel Paul Friedman (born 1944) is a professor of Computer Science at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. His research focuses on programming languages, and he is a prominent author in the field. With David Wise, Friedman wrote a hig ...
- professor of
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* Ronald A. Hites - chemist * Elinor Ostrom - Nobel laureate and political economist * Richard DiMarchi - chairman in Biomolecular Sciences and professor of
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Athletics


Awards

Indiana University has three medals to recognize individuals. *The University Medal, the only IU medal that requires approval from the Board of Trustees, was created in 1982 by then IU President John W. Ryan and is the highest award bestowed by the University. It honors individuals for singular or noteworthy contributions, including service to the university and achievement in arts, letters, science, and law. The first recipient was Thomas T. Solley, former director of the IU Art Museum. *Indiana University President's Medal for Excellence honors individuals for distinction in public service, service to Indiana University, achievement in a profession, and/or extraordinary merit and achievement in the arts, humanities, science, education, and industry. The first recipients were member of the Beaux Arts Trio on September 20, 1985. * Thomas Hart Benton Mural Medallion "recognizes individuals who are shining examples of the values of IU and the universal academic community." President Ryan was the first to award this honor. It was first awarded to the president of Nanjing University on July 21, 1986. It honors individuals for distinction in public office or service, a significant relationship to Indiana University or Indiana, significant service to IU programs, students, or faculty, significant contribution to research or support for research. Indiana University has several ways to recognize the accomplishments of faculty. *Distinguished Professorships – Indiana University's most prestigious academic appointment *University Distinguished Teaching Awards – recognizing "shining examples of dedication and excellence" * Thomas Ehrlich Award for Excellence in Service Learning – recognizing excellence in service-learning. The recipient is also the IU nominee for the national Campus Compact Thomas Ehrlich Award for Service Learning.


References


Further reading

* Capshew, James H. ''Herman B Wells: The Promise of the American University'' (Indiana University Press, 2012) 460 pp
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* Clark, Thomas D. ''Indiana University, Midwest Pioneer, Volume I: The Early Years'' (1970) * Clark, Thomas D. ''Indiana University: Midwestern Pioneer, Vol II In Mid-Passage'' (1973) * Clark, Thomas D. ''Indiana University: Midwestern Pioneer: Volume III/ Years of Fulfillment'' (1977) covers 1938–68 with emphasis on Wells. * Gray, Donald J., ed. ''The Department of English at Indiana University, Bloomington, 1868–1970'' (1974) * Gros Louis, Kenneth., "Herman B Wells and the Legacy of Leadership at Indiana University" ''Indiana Magazine of History'' (2007) 103#3 pp 290–30
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Primary sources

* Wells, Herman B ''Being Lucky: Reminiscences and Reflections'' (1980)
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External links

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