Indiana University is a public institution of higher education. The university, often called IU, has three main divisions—the flagship campus at Bloomington, a campus for Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), and the regional campus system.
IU Bloomington is the largest and oldest branch of Indiana University. The Herman B Wells Library on the Bloomington campus ranks as one of the nation’s largest university libraries. Also on the Bloomington campus are the Lilly Library, which has collections of rare books and manuscripts, and an art museum, which houses a wide variety of works. Scientists from around the world conduct physics research at IU’s cyclotron facility, which is on the Bloomington campus. A cyclotron is a type of particle accelerator (see Particle accelerator). IU Bloomington’s athletic teams are called the Hoosiers.
In Indianapolis, IUPUI was formed in 1969 as a partnership between Indiana and Purdue universities. Students may earn degrees from either Indiana or Purdue, depending on their field of study. IUPUI’s athletic teams are called the Jaguars.
The IU regional campus system includes a second joint campus with Purdue University in Fort Wayne. Other regional campuses are IU East (in Richmond), IU Kokomo, IU Northwest (in Gary), IU South Bend, and IU Southeast (in New Albany).
Indiana University was founded in 1820. The IU website at https://www.indiana.edu/ offers additional information.
