Indiana University-Bloomington

Indiana University-Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, and serves as the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Founded in 1820, it offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across disciplines including business, law, public affairs, music, sciences, and the humanities. The campus is home to schools such as the Kelley School of Business, the Jacobs School of Music, and the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Indiana University-Bloomington attracts students seeking a comprehensive academic environment with strong research activity, Big Ten athletics, and a traditional residential college experience in a mid-sized Midwestern city.

Indiana University-Bloomington was founded in 1820 as the State Seminary by the Indiana General Assembly in Corydon, reflecting the state’s early commitment to public higher education. Classes began in 1825 in Bloomington, Indiana. In 1829, Andrew Wylie became the first president, and the institution was renamed Indiana College that same year before adopting the name Indiana University in 1838. The original campus was destroyed by fire in 1883, prompting relocation and expansion to its current site. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Indiana University-Bloomington broadened its curriculum, introduced graduate study, and awarded its first doctoral degree in 1883. Under President Herman B Wells in the mid-twentieth century, the university expanded enrollment, academic programs, and campus facilities. Over time, Indiana University-Bloomington developed into the flagship campus of a statewide university system with a broad research mission.