From Normal School to University
It was known as Indiana Normal School when it was founded in 1875. The one building everything was originally housed in, John Sutton Hall, still stands today as the heart of the IUP campus, and it is on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1920, the school came under commonwealth ownership. And as it grew, the name changed—to Indiana State Teachers College in 1927, when it was awarded the right to grant degrees, to Indiana State College in 1959, and finally to Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1965. Its first doctoral program was offered in 1969.
PASSHE
Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education was created in 1983. IUP has consistently ranked as one of its largest schools and was the first of its universities to offer doctoral degrees. It is still the only school in the State System to offer doctor of philosophy (PhD) programs.
The IUP Story
The IUP Story: Indiana University of Pennsylvania, from Normal School to University, by Charles Cashdollar ’65, professor emeritus of history, is available for purchase.
