A History of Achieving Beyond Expectations
Founded in 1875 as Indiana Normal School and granted university status in 1965, IUP has progressed, transformed, and evolved to match the changing needs of those it serves. Today, as a diverse, vibrant, research-based, and student-centered community comprising distinguished faculty and more than fourteen thousand undergraduate and graduate students from across the nation and around the world, IUP continues to achieve and succeed beyond the world’s expectations.
Big Choices, Supportive Environment
Consider the extensive choices and resources of the fifth-largest university in the state—including roughly 120 undergraduate degree programs, a nationally recognized honors program, and more than fifty graduate programs, including nine doctoral programs. IUP also offers a supportive learning environment that prepares students for meaningful careers as well as productive and meaningful lives of leadership, service, and distinction.
Nationally Recognized for Excellence
IUP is consistently ranked among the best institutions in the nation by a wide variety of sources, including The Princeton Review’s Best Colleges publications; Donald Asher’s Cool Colleges: For the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different; Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine; Arco’s Dollarwise Guide to American Colleges; Barron’s Best Buys in College Education; The New York Times; Money magazine; and U.S. News and World Report, among others.