Indiana University Northwest (IU Northwest) is a regional university campus in the Indiana University system in Gary, Indiana, USA, established in 1963. IU Northwest is located on a 36-acre (150,000 m) campus in the northwest corner of the state. There are off-campus instructional sites in Portage and at the Academic Learning Center. The university offers nationally recognized degree programs, and has a diverse student body. Class sizes average 30 students, and the faculty-student ratio is 1 to 14. Programs, part- and full-time, are taught during days, evenings, and weekends, and lead to certificates and associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. There are more than 180 full-time and more than 100 part-time faculty, more than 80% of whom have doctorates or the highest degree available in their field. There is a network of 22,000 alumni. Indiana University Northwest is organized into two colleges, two schools, two divisions, Library and Information Science, and pre-professional programs: In the fall of 2009, 5,560 students were enrolled at IU Northwest. Of that: US$27.5 million is awarded to IU Northwest students annually.