The University of Indianapolis, or UIndy, is a United Methodist Church-affiliated university located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It is a 4-year, private not-for-profit university offering Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees.[1] It was founded in 1902 as Indiana Central University and was popularly known as Indiana Central College from 1921 until 1975. In 1986 the name was changed to University of Indianapolis.[2][3]
The main campus is located on the south side of Indianapolis at 1400 East Hanna Avenue, just east of Shelby Street. The campus straddles the Carson Heights and University Heights neighborhoods of Indianapolis. UIndy’s international sites include joint programs with Ningbo Institute of Technology (Zhejiang University, China) and Zhejiang Yuexiu University of Foreign Languages,[4] an articulation agreement with University of Nicosia in Cyprus.[5] Previous international sites included the University’s Campus in Athens, Greece and an extension site at Galen University in Belize.[6]
The university’s colors are crimson and gray. Its athletic teams, known as the Greyhounds, are members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) in the NCAA Division II.[7]