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Indy's only R1 university

Indiana University Indianapolis has cemented its status as one of the nation’s premier urban research universities after receiving Research 1 status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, making it Indy’s only R1 institution. This designation is reserved for doctoral-granting universities with the highest research activity.

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Research areas

Explore our research in biomedical informatics, community, data science, digital design, and interactive media.

Research centers & labs

Home to many interdisciplinary research centers and labs where the next generation of computing is happening.

Research events

The Value of Place: How to Enhance your Teaching and Research with Free Mapping and Spatial Analysis Tools Webinar

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

1 p.m.—2:30 p.m.

This webinar showcases a range of powerful desktop and online mapping and spatial analysis tools, data, and other resources designed to enhance higher education teaching, service, and research activit...Read more

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