INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON L-8

107 S. Indiana Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Tel: (812)855-4848
Admissions: (812)855-0661
Fax: (812)855-1871
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.iub.edu/

Description:

State-supported, university, coed. Part of Indiana University System. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1820. Setting: 1,931-acre small town campus with easy access to Indianapolis. Endowment: $591.9 million. Research spending 2003-04: $67.9 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $7857 per student. Total enrollment: 37,821. Faculty: 2,251 (1,917 full-time, 334 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 21,132 applied, 83% were admitted. 23% from top 10% of their high school class, 56% from top quarter, 95% from top half. Full-time: 27,743 students, 52% women, 48% men. Part-time: 1,806 students, 52% women, 48% men. Students come from 56 states and territories, 135 other countries, 29% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 4% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% international, 5% 25 or older, 42% live on campus, 3% transferred in. Retention: 88% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; communications/communication technologies; protective services/public administration. Core. Calendar: semesters plus 2 summer sessions. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, 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. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Air Force.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview, SAT Subject Tests. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 4/1. Notification: continuous. Preference given to state residents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. State resident tuition: $5986 full-time, $186.90 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $17,799 full-time, $556.25 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $791 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to location and program. Part-time tuition varies according to course load, location, and program. College room and board: $6006. College room only: $3616. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 500 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 17% of eligible men and 15% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Union Board, Student Association, Student Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Student Athletic Board. Major annual events: homecoming, Little 500 Bike Race, Founders' Day. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, safety seminars, lighted pathways, escort service, shuttle bus service, emergency telephones. Freshmen given priority for college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Indiana University Library plus 32 others with 6.5 million books, 4.7 million microform titles, 60,019 serials, 252,801 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $28.3 million. 2,262 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:

The 1,900-acre main campus is located in a community of 66,000 in southern Indiana. Indianapolis, site of the I.U. Medical Center, is 50 miles away. Places of worship are located in the immediate community for all faiths. The city is served by air and bus.