Robin
Most of the IUP students are from Western PA or Eastern PA. Western PA people want to go to college far enough away but can come home on a weekend. Eastern PA people want to be as far away from they're parents as possible. I am from Western PA and IUP is about 2 hours away from my hometown, so it's just far enough away where I don't come home a lot. But close enough that I can come home if I have to.
Owen
The student body is very diverse. A lot of exchange students choose IUP. There are many students from the big cities of Philly and Pittsburgh and also from small towns. In my experiences, the students have been very open minded to all different cultures, races, religions, etc. Most students dress casually, sweats, jeans, t-shirts, a very laid back feel. The students are very active politically and socially.
Shane
Most people at IUP don't really dress to impress. Not many of them are extremely well dressed even remotely. There are most types of people there. There are most races, ethnic backgrounds, cultures, styles.
Ryan
In the dining hall it seems that people sit in groups or who they are comfortable and rarely would interact with others.
Alex
IUP is a very diverse school. I'm from a small town and it is nice to be exposed to different kinds of people and cultures.
Dave
Although I do not belong to any kind of group that is not related to the music department, I can see throughout campus on banners and on the sidewalk that there are many different welcoming groups such as Cru, a LGBT group, and different ethnic groups. I don't think anyone would feel out of place at IUP because of the wide variety of different people. I can see that sometimes there are cliques on campus, but I feel that everyone gets along with each other.
Alyssa
IUP has a little bit of everything. for the most part everyone interact. its really the only way to make friends. as for what cloths people wear to class, you get a little bit of everything. i personally love to wear sweats to class.
Katie
there are plenty of groups to join at iup...most likely whatever you feel strongly about, there is a group here that will touch on it or something. Slightly reminds me of the movie, PCU, but not as extreme. (if you haven't seen that movie yet, you should!)
Patrick
The student body is made up mostly of women, good for the guys. I believe the ratio at one time was 3 to 1; i'm not sure what it is anymore.
There are many active groups on campus and alot of fraternities to get involved with. Many clubs and organizations that play a role on campus and in the local community.
CJ
IUP has so many organizations and opportunities for everyone to participate in something. Personally, my family has always attended the football games over the years, as IUP is my husband's aluma mater. The football fans are a great crew.