Indiana University Northwest
Indiana University Northwest (IU Northwest) is a public university in Gary, Indiana. It is a regional campus of Indiana University and was established in 1963. Academics. IU Northwest is located on a 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. College, schools, and divisions. Indiana University Northwest is organized into two colleges, two schools, two divisions, Library and Information Science, and pre-professional programs: (the only SPEA on a regional IU campus outside of Bloomington and IUPUI) Student Enrollment. In the fall of 2015, 5,848 students were enrolled at IU Northwest. Of that: 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. Athletics. Indiana–Northwest (IUN ) teams are the RedHawks The university competes as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) since the 2019–20 academic year. The RedHawks previously competed as an Independent member within the Association of Independent Institutions (AII) until after the 2018–19 academic year. IU Northwest competes in eight intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, cross country, golf and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer and volleyball.