Indiana University - Bloomington

Indiana University Bloomington

Latin: Indianensis Universitatis
Motto	Lux et Veritas
Motto in English	Light and Truth
Type	Flagship Public
Established	January 20, 1820 (1820-01-20)
Academic affiliations	Indiana University AAU BTAA APLU ORAU URA
Endowment	$1.986 billion (2016)
President	Michael McRobbie
Provost	Lauren Robel
Academic staff	2,149 (2014)
Students	49,695 (2016)
Undergraduates	39,184 (2016)
Postgraduates	10,150 (2015)
Location	Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. 39°10′02″N 86°31′17″W / 39.167222°N 86.521389°W / 39.167222; -86.521389Coordinates: 39°10′02″N 86°31′17″W / 39.167222°N 86.521389°W / 39.167222; -86.521389
Campus	small city: 1,937 acres (7.84 km2) (2011)
Colors	Crimson and Cream
Nickname	Hoosiers
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I – Big Ten
Website	www.indiana.edu

The Old Crescent
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Maxwell Hall
Location	Indiana University Campus, Bloomington, Indiana
Area	20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built	1884 (1884)
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Gothic, Romanesque
NRHP reference #	80000028
Added to NRHP	September 8, 1980

Indiana University Bloomington (abbreviated "IU Bloomington" and colloquially referred to as "IU" or simply "Indiana") is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. With over 48,000 students, IU Bloomington is the flagship institution of the Indiana University system and its largest university.

Indiana is one of America's Public Ivy universities, which refers to the top public universities in the United States that are considered to provide a quality of education comparable with the Ivy League. It is a member of the Association of American Universities and has numerous schools and programs, including the Jacobs School of Music, the School of Informatics and Computing, the Kelley School of Business, the School of Public Health, the School of Nursing, the School of Optometry, the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the Maurer School of Law, the School of Education, the Media School, and the School of Global and International Studies.

As of Fall 2015, 48,514 students attend Indiana University. While 55.2% of the student body was from Indiana, students from all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and 165 foreign nations were also enrolled. In 2016, the average accepted ACT score was a 28. The university is home to an extensive student life program, with more than 750 student organizations on campus and with around 17 percent of undergraduates joining the Greek system. Indiana athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are known as the Indiana Hoosiers. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference.