Indiana State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Indiana State University, or ISU, was established on December 20, 1865, as the State Normal School. It was renamed to Indiana State Teachers College in 1929 and became Indiana State College in 1961. Later, in 1965, ISU was awarded university status and adopted its current name. The university is spread over 230 acres in Terre Haute, Indiana. Presently, ISU offers more than 100 degree and certificate programs. The academic units of Indiana State University are organized into the following schools and colleges:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business
• College of Education
• College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services
• College of Technology
• School of Graduate Studies

ISU has more than 25 fraternities and sororities governed by the Interfraternity Council, Pan-Hellenic Council, and Panhellenic Association. It also has recognized the Order of Omega, the Fraternity and Sorority honor society. Other student organizations and clubs of ISU are the American Humanics Student Association, Black Student Union, Christian Student Fellowship, Fashion Merchandising Association, and many more.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in engineering technician, transportation, nursing and emergency medicine, security and law enforcement, mathematics, education and teaching, and music.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,457 in 2009-2010 (9,212 full-time equivalent).

About 52% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 48% of the class.

Undergrads are 76% of enrolled students, graduate students are 24%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 0%.

Students under 25 years old represent 66% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Indiana State provides on-campus housing for 3,312 of its 9,212 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football (Gateway Football Conference), basketball (Missouri Valley Conference), baseball (Missouri Valley Conference), and track (Missouri Valley Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 141 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 109 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Indiana State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (18 awarded)

• Interior Architecture

ART STUDIES (15 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (326 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Insurance
• Management Information Systems
• Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (28 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (6 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (450 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (160 awarded)

• Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician
• Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician
• Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
• Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician
• Robotics Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (67 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (17 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (240 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Geography
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (40 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (71 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (2 awarded)

• Environmental Health

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (30 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (42 awarded)

• Jazz/Jazz Studies
• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (190 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (72 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Office Management and Supervision

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (45 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (156 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (117 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Counseling Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Psychology
• School Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (64 awarded)

• Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology
• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations