Indiana State University

Indiana State University

Indiana State University (ISU) is a public university located in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Indiana State University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. ISU is also included in Carnegie’s new Curricular Engagement and Outreach & Partnerships category that recognizes substantial commitments to both an academic approach to mutually beneficial and respectful community collaboration and extensive outreach and partnerships.

Indiana State offers 100+ majors, notably education, business, criminology, finance, insurance and risk management, nursing, athletic training, and construction technology; the university’s graduate education, financial services, nursing and clinical psychology programs are nationally recognized.

Indiana State is a diverse university, with 3.8% of students attending as international students and 19.5% of students belonging to a minority. Of the 19.5% minority students, 75.4% are African American, 8.3% are multiracial, 8.3 percent are Hispanic and Latino American, 5.8 percent are Asian American, and 2.1 percent are Native American.
Indiana State is the first public university in Indiana to require incoming freshmen to have a laptop. ISU offers Dell Latitude E6400 laptops to incoming freshmen with high high school GPAs of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) as part of its Laptop Initiative.

Indiana State University Rankings

• Top 100 Nursing Graduate School Ranking
• Top 200 Undergraduate Business Program In 2010
• Top National Universities Ranking By High School Counselor
• WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS IN 2011-2012
• 2011-2012 TOP 200 COLLEGES IN UNITED STATES

Indiana State University Tuition and Fees

Schools and Colleges of Indiana State University

• College of Arts & Sciences
• Scott College of Business
• Bayh College of Education
• College of Nursing, Health & Human Services
• College of Technology

Indiana State University News

• Two from ISU among RHIC Scholars - Thu, 17 May 2012
  Alexa Larkin, a May graduate of ISU's communication program, and Gage Thoma, a master's in physician assistant studies student, were among five students selected to work with the Rural Health Innovation Collaborative.

• Thai doctoral students learn during Wabash Valley visit - Thu, 17 May 2012
  ISU hosted doctoral students from Roi Et Rajabhat University and Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University as they visited the Wabash Valley to learn more about American culture, along with different aspects of the American education system.

• Learning from the brain - Wed, 16 May 2012
  ISU languages professor and world traveler Leslie Barratt had to re-learn how to walk and write after a tumor developed on the right side of her brain in the spring of 2011.

• Nonprofit Leadership Alliance selects ‘Professional of the Year' - Wed, 16 May 2012
  ISU's Nonprofit Leadership Alliance has selected Deborah Plummer, executive director of the YMCA of Clay County, as the 2011-2012 Nonprofit Professional of the Year.

• Technology grad to receive honor from international quality organization - Tue, 15 May 2012
  James Bossert, a 2008 graduate of ISU's technology management doctoral program, will receive the Distinguished Service Award from the American Society for Quality, which describes itself as the "world's largest network of quality resources and experts."

• Maynard to serve as interim president of ISU Foundation - Tue, 15 May 2012
  Jack Maynard, ISU provost and vice president for academic affairs, has been named interim president of the ISU Foundation. He will continue his university duties during the foundation's presidential search.

• Three falcon chicks hatch at Statesman Towers - Mon, 14 May 2012
  Three peregrine falcons that hatched earlier this month may be the first of their species born on the Wabash Valley in 50 to 60 years, according ISU biology Professor Steven Lima.

• Doctor of Nursing Practice grads develop community health programs - Fri, 11 May 2012
  A toolkit for persons newly diagnosed with chronic illness, online help for parents who care for disabled children and a look at what triggers heart pain in young adults were among projects developed by ISU Doctor of Nursing Practice students.

• Houses for Habitat dinner set for May 23 - Fri, 11 May 2012
  Alumni and community members are invited to join Indiana State University in raising funds for Wabash Valley Habitat for Humanity's 57th house.

• Class Mission: Students analyze, recommend updates to shelter initiatives - Thu, 10 May 2012
  Two teams of ISU students in an operations management course partnered with the Light House Mission Ministries in Terre Haute to analyze the nonprofit's operations and recommend changes that could benefit the homeless shelter.