Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis: Narrative Description

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INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS I-9

355 North Lansing
Indianapolis, IN 46202-2896
Tel: (317)274-5555
Admissions: (317)274-4591
Fax: (317)278-1862
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.iupui.edu/

Description:

State-supported, university, coed. Part of Indiana University System. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees. Founded 1969. Setting: 511-acre urban campus. Endowment: $389.9 million. Research spending 2003-04: $131.5 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $12,201 per student. Total enrollment: 29,953. Faculty: 3,107 (2,163 full-time, 944 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. 6,078 applied, 73% were admitted. 11% from top 10% of their high school class, 31% from top quarter, 70% from top half. Full-time: 13,637 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 7,535 students, 58% women, 42% men. Students come from 49 states and territories, 122 other countries, 2% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 11% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 39% 25 or older, 2% live on campus, 10% transferred in. Retention: 67% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; health professions and related sciences; liberal arts/general studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at 5 members of the Consortium for Urban Education. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Naval (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Recommended: portfolio for art program. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. State resident tuition: $5357 full-time, $178.55 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $15,194 full-time, $506.45 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $573 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. Part-time tuition varies according to course load and program. College room only: $2656. Room charges vary according to housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 191 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities. Most popular organizations: Undergraduate Student Assembly, Black Student Union, Student Activities Programming Board. Major annual events: Ice Cream Social and Activities Fair, Spring Dance, Career Day. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, lighted pathways, self-defense education. Option: coed housing available. University Library plus 5 others with 1.5 million books, 2.4 million microform titles, 14,673 serials, 1,663 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $8.3 million. 500 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Butler University.

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