Indiana University Of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, or IUP, is a public university located in the borough of Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States. It was originally established as Indiana Normal School in 1875 by the Indiana County investors. The institution achieved university status and became Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1965. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PaSSHE).

IUP’s main campus is a mix of old and new red brick structures. The campus covers 350 acres. It boasts a planetarium, University Museum, and a black box theater. IUP offers more than 100 undergraduate degree programs and over 40 graduate degree programs through the following academic divisions:

• College of Eberly Business and Information Technology
• College of Education and Educational Technology
• College of Fine Arts
• College of Health and Human Services
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences
• College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• School of Continuing Education
• School of Graduate Studies and Research

IUP is home to several fraternities and sororities including Alpha Chi Rho, Phi Kappa Psi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Sigma Alpha, and Alpha Xi Delta.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in music, hospitality, security and law enforcement, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Number of dorm rooms for 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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• 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 14,310 in 2009-2010 (13,316 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 80% of enrolled students and graduate students are 20%.

Students under 25 years old represent 82% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

IUP provides on-campus housing for 3,890 of its 13,316 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 92 male students received the aid (men were 47% of those receiving aid) and 105 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 53% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

IUP offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctoral, Humanities/Social Sciences Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (3 awarded)

• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (27 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (607 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Fashion Merchandising
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Labor and Industrial Relations
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (26 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (54 awarded)

• Culinary Arts and Related Services
• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

DESIGN (33 awarded)

• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (21 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (360 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (78 awarded)

• Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (151 awarded)

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

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (60 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (372 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (32 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (139 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded)

• Environmental Health

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (71 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MUSIC (52 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (107 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (190 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (12 awarded)

• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (26 awarded)

• Intermedia/Multimedia

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (11 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (96 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Natural Sciences
• Optics/Optical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (227 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (199 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Psychology
• School Psychology