About

Reimagined liberal arts education for today’s world

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The IU School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University Indianapolis (formerly IUPUI) was founded in 1972, as the only public liberal arts higher education institution in the Indianapolis area. We are proud of our heritage and excited that the liberal arts model of education continues to be more relevant today than ever before.

You'll earn an Indiana University degree while enjoying living in a major metropolitan area with access to internships, service learning, and job opportunities.

We equip students and society with tools to engage today’s most challenging issues: confronting systems of injustice; communicating truth in a time of misinformation; valuing antiquity, history, and humanistic analysis; tackling the climate crisis; conveying authenticity and context to public health discussion and policy development; and nurturing creative expression.

Academics and Research

Our students start exploring their intellectual passions in their first year, taking advantage of a liberal arts college experience within a major research university.

Explore our academics

Our faculty are sought-after experts who advance thought on critical topics—from humanitarian crises to climate change—and create projects that help local communities. We’re also home to rare resources, like the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies and a collection of the works of Frederick Douglass.

Learn about our research

Our school’s signature strengths are the breadth of disciplines and distinguished faculty that encourage students to discover their passions, view issues and challenges from various perspectives, and apply what they have learned to make a difference in their communities, the state, and the world.

Tamela Eitle, Dean, IU School of Liberal Arts at IU Indianapolis

“I have visited quite a few other universities and I always think, thank goodness that I came to Indianapolis, because there are so many things you can do here that help you grow personally, academically, and professionally.”

Orianna Fuenmayor ‘24, BA Global and International Studies, and Political Science, Minor Legal Studies, and Africana Studies.

Follow your curiosity – choose your future