UIndy: A Private University for the Public Good

Dr. Beverley J. Pitts, PresidentUniversity of Indianapolis

About UIndy• Enrollment 5,000,

includes 1,200 graduate students

• Fifth-largest producer of doctoral graduates for Indiana

Physical Therapy ranked among top programsin the nation

Occupational Therapy: In top 1/3rd

Athens Campus• Only accredited

campus owned by a U.S. university in Greece

• 30 undergraduate and 10 graduate programs

Impact of Private Institutions

• Employment: 20,081 • Annual spending in Indiana: $1.95 billion• Total economic impact: $3.6 billion• Savings to state: $535 million

Source: Independent Colleges of Indiana

Source: Independent Colleges of Indiana

Source: Independent Colleges of Indiana

Did you know? UIndy produces• 63% of Indiana’s physical therapy graduates• 51% of Indiana’s occupational therapy

graduates (And, UIndy has the state’s only doctorate in

occupational therapy.)

Division II• Emphasis on balance between athletics,

academics• Commitment to outreach, service • Higher graduation rates• Higher academic achievement than general

student population (UIndy athletes collective GPA: 3.2)

2009 National DII ChampionLyndsay McBride

Dr. Stephen NawrockiCertified Forensic Anthropologist

• Assists law enforcement investigations

• Involved in local cemetery move

• Studying gorillas in Rwanda

Center for Aging & Community Dr. Ellen Miller

• Research focused on Indiana’s elder citizens

• Academic programs in gerontology

• Grey Matters workforce reports

Building a school in Liberia

Changing the world,inch by inch