Fast Facts

Founded: 1865 as Indiana State Normal School
   
Location: Terre Haute, Indiana
   
President: Dr. Daniel J. Bradley (ISU's 11th president)
Dr. Bradley started at ISU on July 31, 2008.
   
Type: Public-coeducational university
   
Names: Indiana State Normal School (1865-1929)
Indiana State Teachers College (1929-1961)
Indiana State College (1961-1965)
Indiana State University (1965 to present)
   
Tuition Academic Fees
 
Room and board: Fees may vary depending on housing and meal plan options so please check Residental Life hall rates
 
Faculty (2009): 501 (tenure and tenure-track)
Staff (2009): 446 (full-time executive, administrative and professional staff)
692 (full-time support staff)
   
Average class size (2009): 33
   
Faculty-Student ratio (2007): 1:17.8
 
Enrollment:(2010) 11,494 (total)
 
  • Undergraduate:  9,373
  • Graduate: 2,121
  • Full-time: 9,044
  • Part-time: 2,450
  • Men: 5,380
  • Women: 6,114
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    Where our students come from (2009): 78.3% from Indiana 
    17.1% from out-of-state (52 states and territories)
    4.6% from outside the U.S. (56 countries represented)
     
    Residence Halls: Blumberg and Cromwell Halls
    Mills and Rhoads Halls
    Burford Hall
    Pickerl Hall
    Hines and Jones Halls
    Lincoln Quad
    University Apartments
     
    Diversity of student population (2009): 75.3 percent Caucasian
    19.5 percent minority
    3.8 percent international students
    1.4 percent students of unknown origin
     
    2009 Minority breakdown (of the 19.5 percent above): 75.4 percent African American 
    8.3 percent Multiracial
    8.3 percent Hispanic American
    5.8 percent Asian American
    2.1 percent American Indian
     
    Degrees offered: Bachelor's
    Master's
    Doctorate
    Educational Specialist
     
    Majors: More than 100 majors, including criminology, elementary education, nursing, psychology, communications, business, aerospace technology, recreation & sport management, construction management, music, athletic training, human resource development, and many more.
     
    Top five undergraduate majors (2009):
  • Elementary, Early & Special Education
  • Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Nursing
  • Business Administration
  • Physical Education
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    Top five graduate majors
    (2009):
  • Educational Leadership, Administration & Foundations
  • Nursing
  • Curriculum, Instruction & Media Technology
  • Counseling
  • Industrial Technology Education
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    Student Organizations: 123
       
    2010-11
    projected revenues:    		 $144,210,000
  • 55.8 percent in state appropriations
  • 40.2 percent in student fees
  • 4.0 percent in other fees, income, etc.
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    20010-11 projected expenditures:
  • 49.5 percent in salary & wages
  • 19.2 percent in fringe benefits
  • 9.4 percent in supplies & committed expenses
  • 7.0 percent in utilities & other
  • 8.4 percent in student aid
  • 2.3 percent in equipment & other capital
  • 1.1 percent in repairs & maintenance
  • 0.6 percent technology & quality enhancements
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    Mascot: Sycamore Sam
       
    Team Name: Sycamores
       
    Colors: Blue and White
     
    Sports: 12