Indiana University Northwest

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Indiana University Northwest

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Established: 1963
Type: public coeducational
Endowment: $0.1 million[1]
Chancellor: Bruce W. Bergland
Faculty: 183[3]
Students: 5,138
Undergraduates: 4,536
Postgraduates: 602
Location: Gary, IN, Flag of the United States United States
Campus: urban: 38 acres[2] (0.15 km²)
Athletics:
5 Division II NAIA teams
Nickname: Redhawks
Affiliations: Indiana University System
Website: www.iun.edu

Indiana University Northwest (IUN) is a regional university campus in the Indiana University system located in Gary, Indiana.

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[edit] Academics

As of 2003, there were about 5,100 undergraduate and graduate students at IUN and about 360 full-time faculty. The university offers Indiana University degrees in more than 30 different academic programs.

IUN has a relatively low student-faculty ratio of about 14:1. Its students are almost exclusively northern Indiana residents.

[edit] College, Schools, and Divisions

Indiana University Northwest is organized into one college, five schools, and three divisions:

  • College of Arts and Sciences
    • containing the departments of: Biology • Chemistry/Physics/Astronomy • Communication • Computer Information Systems • English • Fine Arts • Geosciences • History and Philosophy • Mathematics and Actuarial Science • Minority Studies • Modern Languages • Performing Arts • Philosophy and Religious Studies • Psychology • Sociology and Anthropology
  • School of Business and Economics
    • containing the Department of Economics
  • Division of Continuing Studies
  • School of Education
  • Division of Labor Studies
  • School of Nursing and Health Professions
    • containing the School of Nursing
  • School of Public and Environmental Affairs
  • Division of Social Work

[edit] References

  1. 1 endowment  America's Best Colleges 2006. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved on March 2, 2006.
  2. 2 real_estate  FactBook > Physcial Facilities > Real Estate Acreage. Indiana University system. Retrieved on March 2, 2006.
  3. 3 full-time_faculty  FactBook > Personnel > Number of Faculty > full-time. Indiana University system. Retrieved on March 2, 2006.

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