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: $3486 (per semester)
 
Faculty (2007): 410 (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): 1:17.4
 
Enrollment: 10,487 (total)
 
  • Undergraduate:  8,386
  • Graduate: 2,071
  • Full-time: 7,936
  • Part-time: 2,521
  • Men: 4,804
  • Women: 5,653
 
Where our students come from (2008): 78.8% from Indiana 
17% from out-of-state
4.2% from outside the U.S. 
   (59 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 (2008): 78.2 percent Caucasian
17.9 percent minority
2.4 percent international students
1.5 percent students of unknown origin
 
2008 Minority breakdown (of the 17.9 percent above): 74.8 percent African American 
9.7 percent Multiracial
7.8 percent Hispanic American
5.9 percent Asian American
1.9 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 (2006):
  • Elementary, Early & Special Education
  • Criminology
  • Nursing
  • Business Administration
  • Communication
   
Top five graduate majors
(2006):
  • Educational Leadership, Administration & Foundations
  • Nursing
  • Curriculum, Instruction & Media Technology
  • Counseling
  • Industrial Technology Education
Student Organizations: 96
   
2008-09 projected revenues: $142,730,000
  • 61 percent in state appropriations
  • 36 percent in student fees
  • 3 percent in other fees, income, etc.
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    2008-09 projected expenditures:
  • 51 percent in salary & wages
  • 20 percent in fringe benefits
  • 9 percent in supplies & committed expenses
  • 7 percent in utilities & other
  • 7 percent in student aid
  • 3 percent in equipment & other capital
  • 1 percent in repairs & maintenance
  • 1 percent technology & quality enhancements
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    Mascot: Sycamore Sam
       
    Team Name: Sycamores
       
    Colors: Blue and White
     
    Sports: 12