Editing Evansville, Indiana (section)

===Higher education===
[[File:UE1.JPG|thumb|Front oval, University of Evansville]]
[[File:Ricelibrary.jpg|thumb|Rice Library, University of Southern Indiana]]

Evansville is home to several institutions of higher learning. The [[University of Evansville]] (UE) is a small, private, [[United Methodist Church|Methodist-affiliated]] university with approximately 3,050 students. Founded in 1854 as the Moores Hill Male and Female Collegiate Institute, UE features [[liberal arts]] and [[science]] degrees along with a nationally renowned theatre department.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} Nearly half of UE's students study abroad as part of their experience, including at a satellite campus, [[Harlaxton Manor|Harlaxton College]], in [[Grantham]], [[England]]. UE's athletic teams, the [[Evansville Purple Aces|Purple Aces]], participate in the [[NCAA]] [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] [[Missouri Valley Conference]].

The [[University of Southern Indiana]] (USI) is a [[public university]] just outside Evansville's city limits. Founded in 1965 as a satellite campus of [[Indiana State University]], the school has an enrollment of 11,021 students (2019) and is among the fastest growing comprehensive state universities in Indiana.<ref name="University of Southern Indiana">{{cite web | title=University of Southern Indiana | publisher=Indiana College Network | url=http://www.icn.org/admissions_and_registration/participating_institutions/university_of_southern_indiana.html | access-date=2006-12-18 | archive-date=2007-09-27  | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927051842/http://www.icn.org/admissions_and_registration/participating_institutions/university_of_southern_indiana.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> USI's athletic teams, the [[Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles|Screaming Eagles]], participate in the NCAA Division I [[Ohio Valley Conference]]. The school transitioned to Division I sports in the 2022–2023 school year, having previously been a member of the NCAA [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] [[Great Lakes Valley Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|author=USI Web Services |url=https://www.usi.edu/news/releases/2022/02/usi-board-of-trustees-votes-unanimously-to-approve-ncaa-application-for-reclassification-from-division-ii-to-division-i-status/ |title=USI Board of Trustees votes unanimously to approve NCAA application for reclassification from Division II to Division I status  |publisher=[[University of Southern Indiana]] |date=2022-02-07 |access-date=2022-03-09}}</ref>

Evansville's campus of the [[Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana|Ivy Tech Community College System]] received its charter in 1969 as the Lincolnland Technical Institute. Today it occupies the building of the former [[Rex Mundi High School]] on First Avenue.

A branch campus of the [[Indiana University School of Medicine]] opened in 1972 on USI's campus; it moved downtown in 2018 into a new interdisciplinary academic health science education and research building (the Stone Family Center for the Health Sciences) in partnerships with UE, USI, and [[Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana|Ivy Tech]].

Other campuses in the city include [[Oakland City University]]'s School of Adult and Extended Learning.