INDIANA UNIVERSITY EAST I-13

2325 Chester Blvd.
Richmond, IN 47374-1289
Tel: (765)973-8200
Free: 800-959-EAST
Admissions: (765)973-8208
Fax: (765)973-8288
E-mail: musmith@indiana.edu
Web Site: http://www.iu.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 4-year, coed. Part of Indiana University System. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1971. Setting: 194-acre small town campus with easy access to Indianapolis. Endowment: $4.5 million. Research spending 2003-04: $235,586. Educational spending 2003-04: $4598 per student. Total enrollment: 2,516. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 527 applied, 91% were admitted. 3% from top 10% of their high school class, 18% from top quarter, 48% from top half. Full-time: 1,290 students, 70% women, 30% men. Part-time: 1,159 students, 69% women, 31% men. Students come from 7 states and territories, 11% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 5% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% international, 48% 25 or older, 6% transferred in. Retention: 61% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Earlham College.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. State resident tuition: $4283 full-time, $142.75 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $10,673 full-time, $355.75 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $318 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition varies according to course load and reciprocity agreements.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 18 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Phi Beta Lambda, Multicultural Awareness Association, Psychology Club, Sociology Club. Major annual events: Spring Fling, Santa Party, Halloween Party. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service, safety awareness, lighted pathways, 14-hour foot and vehicle patrol. College housing not available. Library and Media Services plus 1 other with 67,036 books, 53,013 microform titles, 435 serials, and 2,222 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2003-04: $540,452. 110 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The school is located in an outlying area of Richmond, which has a population of about 39,000.