Education Indianapolis

colleges , universities

indiana university – purdue university indianapolis has city s largest higher education enrollment.



central library, hub of indianapolis public library s 23-branch system.

indiana university – purdue university indianapolis (iupui) founded in 1969 after merging branch campuses of indiana university , purdue university. iupui s current enrollment 30,105, third largest in state. iupui has 2 colleges , 18 schools, including herron school of art , design, robert h. mckinney school of law, school of dentistry, , indiana university school of medicine, largest medical school in u.s. city home largest campus ivy tech community college of indiana, state-funded community college serving 77,600 students statewide.

five private universities based in indianapolis. established in 1855, butler university oldest higher education institution in city, undergraduate enrollment of 4,000. affiliated roman catholic church, marian university founded in 1936 when st. francis normal , immaculate conception junior college merged, moving indianapolis in 1937. marian has enrollment of 2,137 students. founded in 1902, university of indianapolis affiliated united methodist church. school s current enrollment 4,169 students. martin university founded in 1977 , state s predominately black university. crossroads bible college , indiana bible college small christian colleges located in city.

satellite campuses located in city include ball state university college of architecture , planning, grace college, indiana institute of technology, indiana wesleyan university, , vincennes university.

schools , libraries

nine public school districts serve residents of indianapolis: franklin township community school corporation, msd decatur township, msd lawrence township, msd perry township, msd pike township, msd warren township, msd washington township, msd wayne township, , indianapolis public schools (ips). of 2016, ips second largest public school district in indiana, serving 30,000 students.

a number of private primary , secondary schools operated through archdiocese of indianapolis, charters, or other independent organizations. founded in 1873, indianapolis public library includes central library , 23 branches throughout marion county. indianapolis public library served 4.2 million patrons in 2014, circulation of 15.9 million materials.