Indiana, Purdue universities plan Indianapolis campus split

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana University and Purdue University officials say they will split up control of the Indianapolis campus that the schools have shared for more than 50 years.

The academic division announced Friday is set to take effect in 2024.

IU will continuing to operate much of the 27,000-student campus and programs in areas including business, science, law, nursing and liberal arts.

Purdue said it will control engineering, computer science and technology programs, with an aim to increase their enrollments and coordinate them more with the main Purdue campus in West Lafayette.

New names will be chosen for the campus now known as Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, or IUPUI.