Indiana University Bloomington (IUB), founded in 1820, is a public university in Bloomington, Indiana. In 2007 there were 38,990 students enrolled. The university is the main location of the Indiana University System, which, in addition to the main campus in Bloomington, also operates campuses in Richmond, Kokomo, Gary, South Bend and New Albany. There are joint locations with Purdue University in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne. The university is one of the best state universities in the USA and is home to the renowned faculties of the Kelley School of Business, Jacobs School of Music and the Maurer School of Law, among others. It is a so-called Public Ivy and a member of the Association of American Universities, an association of leading research-intensive North American universities that has existed since 1900.
