Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana University of Pennsylvania ( IUP ) is a public university in Indiana County , Pennsylvania , USA . It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education ( PaSSHE ) and is the commonwealth ' s fifth largest university , with almost 13 , 000 undergraduates as of 2011 . The university is northeast of Pittsburgh . It is governed by a local Council of Trustees and the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education . IUP has branch campuses at Punxsutawney , Northpointe , and Monroeville . IUP is accredited by Middle States Association of Colleges and Universities , NCATE , and AACSB . A research - intensive institution , the university has been included in the 2013 list of " Best Northeastern " schools by The Princeton Review , and IUP ' s Eberly College of Business was included in the list of " Best Business Schools " in the northeast . History . IUP was conceived as Indiana Normal School , first chartered in 1871 by Indiana County investors . The school was created under the Normal School Act , which passed the Pennsylvania General Assembly on May 20 , 1857 . Normal schools established under the act were to be private corporations in no way dependent upon the state treasury . They were to be " state " normal schools only in the sense of being officially recognized by the commonwealth . The school opened its doors in 1875 following the mold of the French " Ecole Normale . " It enrolled just 225 students . All normal school events were held within a single building which also contained a laboratory school for model teaching . Control and ownership of the institution passed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1920 . In 1927 , by authority of the Pennsylvania General Assembly , it became State Teachers College at Indiana , with the right to grant degrees . As its mission expanded , the name was changed again in 1959 to Indiana State College . In 1965 , the institution achieved university status and became Indiana University of Pennsylvania , or IUP . IUP maintains a total enrollment of over 15 , 000 undergraduate and graduate students making it the largest school in the system and the only one elevated to doctoral granting status in PaSSHE ' s enabling legislation " Pennsylvania Act 188 of 1982 " . Academics . IUP offers over 140 undergraduate degree programs and 70 graduate degree programs under the direction of eight different colleges . Robert E . Cook Honors College was founded to offer a seminar style , discourse - based liberal studies curriculum . Campus . IUP ' s main campus is a mix of 63 old and new red brick structures . Its original building , a Victorian structure named John Sutton Hall once housed the entire school . Today Sutton Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . It stands at the heart of campus — there was a fight to preserve it in 1974 when the administration scheduled it for demolition . Ironically , today it houses many administrative offices and reception areas . Breezedale Alumni Center is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The Victorian mansion was once home to a Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice . The campus boasts a planetarium , University Museum , black box theater , recently renovated Hadley Union Building ( HUB ) , extensive music library , and a newly remodeled Cogswell Hall for the university ' s music community . Stapleton Library boasts 900 , 000 - plus bound volumes and over 2 million microform units . At the heart of campus is the Oak Grove . Many alumni recall this spot because of its centrality and the many events that occur there . In January 2000 former President Lawrence K . Pettit established a board to create the Allegheny Arboretum at IUP . This group works to furnish the Oak Grove with flora native to the region . The university also operates an Academy of Culinary Arts in Punxsutawney and a police academy at its main campus . The university ' s Student Cooperative Association also owns College Lodge several miles from campus . It provides skiing , biking , hiking , and disc golf ing opportunities . Boat access is also made available through the Cooperative Association . Over the last five years , IUP has demolished most of the 1970 era dormitories on campus . Demolition began during summer 2006 and facilities are being replaced with modern suites . Construction is ongoing with at least seven new dormitories completed for the fall 2009 semester . Two more suite style buildings were completed by the fall of 2010 . That semester , the ribbon cutting ceremony at Stephenson Hall was considered to have finished the four - year long " residence hall revival " . These suite style rooms are similar to those being built at other universities in PaSSHE . Facilities . Academic Buildings : John A . H . Keith Hall ( History , Political Science ) , Joseph Uhler Hall ( Psychology , Criminology , Languages ) , Zink Hall ( Health , Physical Education ) , Davis Hall ( Journalism , Education ) , Edna Sprowls Hall ( Art ) , Hamlin E . and Dorothy Cogswell Hall ( Music ) , Andrew W . Wilson Hall ( Criminology ) , Jane Leonard Hall ( English , Geography and Regional Planning ) , Jean R . McElhaney Hall ( Economics , Sociology , Anthropology ) , Reschini House ( Center for Career and Technical Personnel Preparation ) , Patrick J . Stapleton Jr Library ( Main Library ) , Rhodes R . Stabley Library ( Media , Children ' s Library ) , Jeannie Ackerman Hall ( Fashion , Family and Consumer Science , Food and Nutrition , Interior Design , Hospitality Management ) , Eicher Hall ( Writing Center ) , Eberly College of Business , I . Leonard Stright Hall ( Mathematics , Computer Science , Graduate School ) , Sally B . Johnson Hall ( Safety Sciences , Nursing ) , Weyandt Hall ( Geoscience , Physics , Chemistry , Biology ) , Matthew J . Walsh Hall ( Physics , Chemistry , Biology ) , Pierce Hall ( ROTC ) , George A . Stouffer Hall ( Counseling , Communications , Education , Languages ) . Administrative Buildings : Willis Pratt Hall ( student activities ) , University Towers ( university police , visitor center ) , President ' s Residence , Silas M . Clark Hall ( bursar , registrar ) , Samuel W . Jack Cogeneration Plant ( power plant ) , Robertshaw Building , R & P Office Building , John Sutton Hall ( " Old Main " ) Public Venues : Olive K . Folger Hall ( food court , Crimson Events Center ) , Hadley Union Building ( HUB ) , John S . Fisher Auditorium , David J . Waller Hall , George P . Miller Stadium , Memorial Field House , Foster Hall ( dining ) , Daugherty Field , Oak Grove , Breezedale Alumni Center , Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex ( Opened March 4 , 2011 ) . Residential Buildings : IUP ' s Living - Learning Communities are noted in parentheses . Susan Snell Delaney Hall ( Civic Engagement , Criminology , English , ROTC , Social Justice , UJAAMA ) , Donna D . Putt Hall ( Fine Arts , Music ) , Suites on Maple East ( Food and Nutrition , Nursing and Allied Health , SOAR , Wellness ) , MG Rodney Ruddock Hall ( Communications Media , Education , Education Tech . , Health and Physica Education ) , Northern Suites ( Intensive Study , Natural Science and Math , Safety Science , WMST ) , Stephenson Hall ( Business ) , Gealy W . Wallwork Hall ( Asian Studies , Global Awareness , Piso Cervantes , International Students ) , Suites on Pratt ( Leadership Development ) , Whitmyre Hall ( Robert E . Cook Honors College ) , Elkin Hall , McCarthy Hall , and University Towers ( university owned apartments ) . Former Facilities : David L . Lawrence Hall ( Governor ' s Quad ) , William W . Scranton Hall ( Governor ' s Quad ) , Raymond P . Shafer Hall ( Governor ' s Quad ) , James Sutton Hall ( dining / residence ) , Corrine Menk Wahr Hall ( men ' s residence ) , Flagstone Amphitheater , Administrative Annex / Military Hall , Memorial Athletic Field , McFarland House , Stanley House , Catawba House , McGregor Hall , Mabel Mack Hall ( Tri - Halls ) , Hope Stewart Hall ( Tri - Halls ) , Agnes Turnbull Hall ( Tri - Halls ) , and J . Nicholas Langham Hall , Gordon Hall , Esch Hall , Wallace Hall and Campus Towers . Keith Hall is slated to be torn down in 2012 , and Leonard Hall will come down at about the same time . Accolades . IUP faculty has won nearly 60 Fulbright Exchange Award s since 1959 , enabling them to study and conduct research in 27 countries . Two faculty members have been awarded the Rome Prize . IUP students have earned accolades including : Fulbright Scholar , Phi Kappa Phi grants , Barry M . Goldwater Scholar , Ronald E . McNair Scholar , Gilman Scholar , Finnegan Fellow , and the PaSSHE Ali - Zaidi award . Current rankings . IUP is listed by The Princeton Review as one of the " Best 371 Colleges " . This recognition follows IUP ’ s tenth consecutive year of inclusion in The Princeton Review ’ s “ Best Colleges ” guidebook , and IUP ’ s selection as a “ Best Northeastern College ” by Princeton Review guidebook editors . IUP also ranks high in the U . S . News & World Report ' s " Best Grad School Rankings " , especially in the social sciences , liberal and fine arts , and its part - time MBA . Its Clinical Psychology program , for instance , is ranked above George Washington University ' s . Similarly , its graduate English program ranks very close or ties with schools such as Lehigh , University of Texas and Catholic University of America . Additionally , IUP was included in a list of universities with high return on investment by the website PayScale . In 2011 , its estimated annual return on investment without financial aid was 8 . 8 % , and 9 . 6 % after financial aid is taken into account . Indiana University of Pennsylvania has an unpublished rank as a national university according to rankings published by U . S . News & World Report . Those same rankings show that high school counselors rank IUP at 258 . The 2009 – 2010 Washington Monthly College Rankings of National Universities ranks it at 124 out of 258 . In a national comparison by Forbes Magazine of all undergraduate colleges based on the quality of the education they provide , the experiences of the students , and how much they achieve , Indiana University ranked 576 of the top 600 . Previous rankings . In June 2007 , “ Consumers Digest ” magazine selected IUP as number four in the magazine ’ s rankings of the “ Best Values in Public Colleges and Universities . ” In February 2007 , IUP was ranked at 40 out of 100 colleges and universities selected for " Kiplinger ’ s Personal Finance " magazine ’ s “ The Kiplinger 100 , ” a listing of schools that combine outstanding value with a first - class education . IUP was included in the 2005 issue of “ Entrepreneur Magazine ” under a listing of the top 73 colleges and universities in the nation ranked for excellence in “ entrepreneurship emphasis . ” Eberly College of Business and Information Technology won national prominence in the Princeton Review ’ s inaugural edition of “ The Best Business Schools ” in 2005 and has continued to be selected annually for recognition by guidebook editors . Athletics . IUP ' s athletic department ( The Crimson Hawks ) sponsors 19 varsity sports , including 8 for men and 11 for women . IUP competes in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference ( PSAC ) of NCAA Division II . IUP annually produces teams and individuals that compete for championships on the conference , regional and national levels . The 2004 – 05 school year saw 12 sports either send their teams or individuals to NCAA postseason competition . IUP Football team has been to the NCAA Division II National Title game twice ( 1990 , 1993 ) . In both cases , IUP came up short , finishing the season as runner - up . While Division II teams rarely appear on TV , IUP has appeared on regional telecasts in 1968 at the Boardwalk Bowl and 2006 against California University of PA . The team has also been on national TV while playing in the Division II National Title games in 1990 and 1993 . On November 2 , 2006 , a game against Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania was nationally televised on the TV channel , CSTV . Additionally , on September 15 , 2011 , a game against Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania was nationally televised on the TV channel CBS Sports Network as the NCAA Division II game of the week . Media . IUP - TV < br > WIUP - FM < br > The Penn Alma mater . To our noble Alma Mater ' s name , we , her children sing a joyful lay , < br > and to her a new allegiance pledge , that lives beyond a day . Chorus : Sing , oh sing ! Our Alma Mater ' s praise . Hail , oh hail ! Her color ' s gleaming hue . < br > Give to her our homage and our love , and to her name be true . A pray ' r for her who sheltr ' d us , a hope no child her name will stain , < br > a cheer thrice giv ' n with hearty voice , and now the sweet refrain . Of loyalty are symbols twain , her colors crimson and the gray , < br > " Dear Indiana Mother Fair , " the burden of our lay .