Founded in 1875, IUP is a vibrant, comprehensive, research-based, teaching-focused, student-centered learning community located approximately 55 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. IUP combines the academic opportunities of a large university with the highly personalized and intimate learning-centered environment of a small college and serves approximately 9,000 students, 1100 employees and a diverse community of visitors on the Indiana (main), Punxsutawney, and Pittsburgh East Campuses as well as the Kovalchick Complex.