Indiana University Northwest

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Indiana University Northwest (IU Northwest) is a regional university campus in the Indiana University system in Gary, Indiana, USA, established in 1963.

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Courses

IU Northwest is located on a 36-acre (14.57 ha) campus in the northwest corner of the state. Class sizes average 30 students, and the faculty-student ratio is 1 to 14.

Programs, part- and full-time, are taught during days, evenings, and weekends, and lead to certificates and associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. There are more than 170 full-time and more than 200 part-time faculty, more than 75% of whom have doctorates or the highest degree available in their field.

There is a network of 24,000 alumni.

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College, schools, and divisions

Indiana University Northwest is organized into two colleges, two schools, two divisions, Library and Information Science, and pre-professional programs:

• College of Arts and Sciences
  • Containing the departments of:
    • Anthropology
    • Biology
    • Chemistry/Physics/Astronomy
    • Communication
    • Computer Information Systems
    • Economics
    • English
    • Fine Arts
    • Geosciences
    • History
    • Master of Liberal Studies
    • Mathematics
    • Minority Studies
    • Modern Languages/Comparative Literature/Linguistics
    • Performing Arts
    • Philosophy
    • Political Science
    • Psychology
    • Sociology
    • Women's and Gender Studies
• College of Health and Human Services
  • Containing the departments of:
    • Dental Education
    • Health Information Management
    • School of Nursing
    • School of Public and Environmental Affairs

(the only SPEA on a regional IU campus outside of Bloomington and IUPUI)

• • • Radiologic Sciences
    • Division of Social Work
    • IU School of Medicine - Northwest
• School of Business and Economics
• School of Education
• Division of Continuing Studies
• Division of Labor Studies
• Library and Information Science
• Pre-Professional Programs
  • Containing the departments of:
    • Health professions
    • Law

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Student Enrollment

In the fall of 2015, 5,848 students were enrolled at IU Northwest. Of that:

• 94% undergraduates and 6% graduate students
• 71% full-time students and 29% part-time students
• 69% women and 31% men
• 98% residents of Indiana
• 55% Caucasian, 19% African-American, 20% Hispanic students, 2.2% Asian and 0.2% Native American

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Financial aid

US$38 million is awarded to IU Northwest students annually in the form of financial aid. 73% of IU Northwest students receive financial aid

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Athletics

IU-Northwest teams are known as the RedHawks. The university competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as an Independent member in the Association of Independent Institutions (AII). Men's sports include basketball, cross country and golf; while women's sports include basketball, volleyball, cross country and golf.

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Clubs and organizations

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References

1. ^{1 endowment} "America's Best Colleges 2008". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 5, 2008. 
2. ^{2 real_estate} "FactBook > Physical Facilities > Real Estate Acreage". Indiana University system. Retrieved February 1, 2008. 
3. ^{3 full-time_faculty} "FactBook > Personnel > Number of Faculty > full-time". Indiana University system. Retrieved February 1, 2008. 

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External links

• Official website
• Official athletics website

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