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: $3731.50 (per semester)
 
Faculty (2008): 436 (tenure and tenure-track)
Staff (2006): 508 (full-time executive, administrative and professional staff)

651 (full-time support staff)
   
Average class size (2006): 24.6
   
Faculty-Student ratio (2007): 1:17.6
 
Enrollment: 10,534 (total)
 
  • Undergraduate:  8,460
  • Graduate: 2,074
  • Full-time: 7,936
  • Part-time: 2,521
  • Men: 4,804
  • Women: 5,653
 
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: Associate-Transfer
Associate-Terminal
Bachelor's
Master's
Doctorate
Education 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
   
Top five graduate majors
(2009):
  • Educational Leadership, Administration & Foundations
  • Nursing
  • Curriculum, Instruction & Media Technology
  • Counseling
  • Industrial Technology Education
Student Organizations: 123
   
2009-10 projected revenues: $143,775,000
  • 57.7 percent in state appropriations
  • 38.7 percent in student fees
  • 3.7 percent in other fees, income, etc.
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    2009-10 projected expenditures:
  • 50.4 percent in salary & wages
  • 20 percent in fringe benefits
  • 8.9 percent in supplies & committed expenses
  • 6.8 percent in utilities & other
  • 7.6 percent in student aid
  • 2.8 percent in equipment & other capital
  • 1.3 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