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Indiana State University
Former names
Indiana St. Normal School
Indiana St. Teachers College
Indiana State College
Motto More. From Day One.
Type Public
Established 1865
Endowment $75+ million As of September 30, 2010.
President Daniel J. Bradley
Academic staff
501
Students 12,114
Undergraduates 9,373+
Postgraduates 2,121+
Location , ,
Campus small city: 235 acres (0.95 km2)
Colors Royal blue and White          
Athletics 12 Division I NCAA teams
called Sycamores
Affiliations NCA, AASCU, AACSB, MVC, MVFC
Mascot Sycamore Sam
Website www.indstate.edu

Indiana State University (ISU) is a university in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is in Terre Haute, Indiana.

ISU's sports teams, known as Sycamores, play mostly in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Sycamores football team plays in the separate but related Missouri Valley Football Conference. The school is perhaps best known as the alma mater of basketball player Larry Bird.



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