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Indiana University-Purdue University
Indianapolis is an urban research and academic health sciences campus,
with 22 schools and academic units which grant degrees in over 200
programs from both Indiana University and Purdue University.
IUPUI was created in 1969 as a partnership by and between Indiana
and Purdue Universities, with IU as the managing partner. With over
29,000 students, IUPUI is the second-largest campus in the Indiana
University state wide system.
IUPUI is IU's home campus for state wide programs in medicine,
law, dentistry, nursing, health and rehabilitation science, and
social work and extends its program offerings through IUPU Columbus.
By the Numbers
- The IUPUI campus ranks among the top 15 in the country in the
number of first professional degrees it confers and among the
top seven in the number of health-related degrees.
- The campus offers more than 200 academic programs - from associate
degrees to doctoral and professional degrees.
- Over 29,000 students attend IUPUI representing 49 states and
122 countries.
- IUPUI alumni account for 85% of Indiana's dentists, half of
the physicians, nearly half of the state's lawyers, more than
a third of the nurses, and a large percentage of the health and
rehabilitation sciences and social work professionals.
- The campus is just three blocks from the Indiana Government
Center, four blocks from Victory Field and the RCA Dome, and adjacent
to White River State Park, home of the NCAA National Headquarters,
the Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis Zoo, and the Eiteljorg
Museum.
- Student housing has the capacity for 1,060 students in a traditional
residence hall and the new Campus Apartments on the River Walk.
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