Indianapolis has eleven unified public school districts (eight township
educational authorities and three legacy districts from before the unification
of city and county government), each of which providing primary, secondary, and
adult education services within its boundaries. The boundaries of these
districts do not exactly correspond to township (or traditional) boundaries, but
rather cover the areas of their townships that were outside the pre-Unigov city limits. Indianapolis Public Schools served
all of Indianapolis prior to 1970 and is still the city's largest school
corporation today.
Private schools run by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis are Bishop Chatard, Roncali Cardinal Ritter, and Scecina. Other private schools
include Brebeuf Jesuit, Park Tudor, Cathedral and Heritage Christian.
Indianapolis is the home of: Ball State University Indianapolis
Center, Butler
University, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Ivy Tech Community College of
Indiana, Marian University, Martin University, Oakland
City University Indianapolis campus, The Art Institute of Indianapolis, Vincennes University Aviation Technology Center, the University of Indianapolis, the University of
Phoenix, and WGU
Indiana.
Butler
University was originally founded in 1855 as North Western Christian
University. The school purchased land in the Irvington area
in 1875. The school moved again in 1928 to its current location at the edge of
the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood. The school
removed itself officially from religious affiliation, giving up the theological
school to Christian Theological Seminary.
A private institution, Butler's current student enrollment is approximately
4,400. Butler has a storied sports heritage in regards to basketball and
volleyball. Butler is the site where both the film Hoosiers and the events that
inspired it were filmed, the so called Milan Miracle. Butler's basketball
stadium, Hinkle
Fieldhouse, was the largest basketball facility when built and also
historically hosted the first bout between the U.S. and Soviet Union in
basketball. Butler University made its own impact felt with a championship
appearance in its home city of Indianapolis in the NCAA championship game in
2010, and a repeat appearance in the NCAA Championship game in 2011. Butler also
has hosted to date the largest attended volleyball match at 14,000 spectators.
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis was originally an urban
conglomeration of branch campuses of the two major state universities: Indiana University in Bloomington and Purdue
University in West Lafayette, created by the state
legislature. In 1969 a merged campus was created at the site of the Indiana University School of
Medicine. IUPUI's student body is currently just above 30,000, making it the
third-largest campus for higher learning in Indiana after the main campuses of
IU and Purdue. The Ii is located on the IUPUI campus;
the school's distinctive Inlow Hall is located on the Southeast corner of the
campus. This campus is also home to Herron School of
Art and Design, which was established privately in 1902. A new building was
built in 2005 under both private donation and state contribution enabling the
school to move from its original location. IUPUI has a division one basketball
program and has made tournament appearances in the Summit League alongside
Indianapolis's other division one school, Butler University. IUPUI has the only
Android Studies Department in the United States.
Ivy Tech Community College of
Indiana, a state funded public school, was founded as Indiana Vocational
Technical College in 1963. With 23 campuses across Indiana, Ivy Tech has a total
enrollment of 86,130, as of 2008, according to the school's website.
Marian University was founded in
1936 when St. Francis Normal and Immaculate Conception Junior College merged.
The college moved to Indianapolis in 1937. Marian is currently a private
Catholic school and has an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students.
The University of Indianapolis is a
private school affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in
1902 as Indiana Central University, the school's current enrollment is
approximately 5,000 students. The University of Indianapolis prides itself on
its teaching and nursing programs, as well as its opportunities to study abroad.
UIndy has satellite campuses in Cyprus, Jerusalem, and at the base of the Acropolis in Athens. The
University of Indianapolis hosted the National Football Conference practice facility for Super Bowl XLVI in 2012.
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is an
urban campus of Indiana University and Purdue University in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Indiana University is the managing partner.
IUPUI offers undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees from both
universities.
IUPUI offers more than 250 degrees and ranks among the top 20 in the country
in the number of first professional and health-related degrees it confers. It is
the home campus to the Indiana University School of
Medicine, the Indiana
University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indiana
University School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, and the Indiana University School of
Dentistry. The school also boasts the Indiana University Kelley School of
Business, the Indiana University School of Nursing, the Indiana University
School of Social Work, the Indiana University School of Health and
Rehabilitation Sciences, the Indiana University School
of Informatics, the Center on Philanthropy, the Purdue School of Science and
the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology.
Created in 2000, the Indiana University School of Informatics is the nation's
first such school. IUPUI, along with IUB, hosts the first Ph.D. program in Informatics in the United States.
The program offers tracks in bioinformatics, health informatics, and
human-computer interaction.
IUPUI has more students from Indiana than any other campus in the state. It
also has the largest population of graduate and professional students of any
university campus in Indiana. Almost 75 percent of IUPUI classes have 25 or
fewer students. IUPUI also has the largest number of under-represented
minorities in the Indiana University system.
Due to the School of Medicine, the IU Simon Cancer Center, and five area
hospitals, IUPUI hosts research on infectious disease, cancer and degenerative
disorders.
IUPUI houses five major editorial and research projects in the history of
American ideas:
- The Peirce Edition Project, which is preparing a critical chronological
edition of the writings of the American polymath Charles Sanders Peirce. The Philosophy
Department at IUPUI is world renowned for its excellence in Peirce studies.
- The Santayana Edition, which is preparing a critical edition of the works of
the Spanish-born American philosopher and man of letters George Santayana.
- The Josiah RoycePapers, which is preparing a critical edition of the works of the American
idealist philosopher.
- The Frederick
Douglass Edition, which is preparing a critical edition of the writings of
the 19th century journalist, orator, abolitionist, and African-American leader.
- The Center for Ray
Bradbury Studies, which is preparing a critical edition of Bradbury's short
stories.
The IUPUI University Library is a leader in the application of technology to
library services. IUPUI is participating in Internet 2 development. The
project is housed in the Informatics, Communication & Information Technology
Building (ICTC).
Public art
collection
The IUPUI Public Art Collection consists of more than 20 works of sculpture located outdoors on the
campus. Additional sculptures are located on private property adjacent to IUPUI,
including the Indiana Avenue cultural district, Riley Hospital and the J. F.
Miller Foundation. The list of public art at IUPUI currently consists of 31 artworks.
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