Independent Colleges of Indiana works to:

• Promote cooperation among member institutions
• Promote policies and activities which strengthen the financial and institutional resources of the member schools to better serve students
• Raise funds on the schools' behalf
• Provide information about the independent sector to the public, media, and government

HISTORY
The Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc. (ICI) is a nonprofit corporation representing, supporting, and advancing  Indiana ’s 31 independent, non­profit, regionally-accredited colleges and universities.  

All member colleges and universities are degree-granting institutions accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Members of Independent Colleges of  Indiana are governed by autonomous boards and receive the brunt of their operating revenue from tuition, charitable contributions and other voluntary, non-tax sources.

For many years, ICI was made up of two separate legal entities, the Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc., and the Independent Colleges of Indiana Foundation.  In July 2005, the Foundation officially merged with ICI, a logical next step in a partnership between the two that had been in place for more than thirty years. 

In fact, since 1991, the two have shared office space, staff, and other resources.  And since 1972, when the Independent Colleges of  Indiana was incor­porated, the two shared a common mission, including corporate and foundation fundraising on behalf of our member institutions. Founded in 1948 by corporate and campus leaders, the Foundation side of our organization (originally known as the Associated Colleges of Indiana) has raised more than $100 million for independent higher education in Indiana .  At the time of its merger with ICI, the Foundation was the oldest organization of its kind in the United States .