Fast facts

Takekuma Okada of Japan was the first international student to graduate from IU. He received an undergraduate degree in 1890 and a graduate degree the next year.
IU is the ninth oldest state university in the nation, the oldest in the Big Ten and the oldest continuous institution of higher education in Indiana.
IPFW civil and architectural engineering students and faculty have constructed a 20-foot square IPFW Friends Pavilion in Aquarius Park on campus. In its cupola awaits an untapped "party ball" time capsule.
The National Museum of Sports Art at IUPUI was featured in the November 1996 issue of Sports Illustrated.