[3] It is Indiana's primary urban research and academic health sciences institution.

Several athletics venues are located on the campus, including the IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium and Indiana University Natatorium, the largest indoor pool in the United States with a seating capacity of 4,700.

A new 4,500-seat athletics center for basketball, volleyball, and other uses will be erected on the campus for $110 million.

The remaining Purdue programs in Indianapolis will operate as fully integrated extensions of their West Lafayette counterparts.

IU will add new computer science programs to its School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, and Purdue intends to open a branch of its applied research institute on or near the IUPUI campus.