The official Twitter feed from @IndianaUniv Bloomington, forever home to the Hoosiers. Founded in 1820, Indiana University is the state's flagship university and Bloomington is its flagship campus. Located on a beautiful residential campus in a delightful small Midwestern city, IU offers the quintessential college experience. Indiana University is a major multi-campus public research institution, grounded in the liberal arts and sciences, and a world leader in professional, medical, and technological education. Indiana University's mission is to provide broad access to undergraduate and graduate education for students throughout Indiana, the United States, and the world, as well as outstanding academic and cultural programs and student services. Indiana University seeks to create dynamic partnerships with the state and local communities in economic, social, and cultural development and to offer leadership in creative solutions for twenty-first century problems. Indiana University strives to achieve full diversity, and to maintain friendly, collegial, and humane environments, with a strong commitment to academic freedom.