Education Alternatives in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), with an enrollment of 11,755 is the 5th-largest public university campus in Indiana. It is one of the campuses of Indiana University, and is a joint campus of Indiana University System and Purdue University System. Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne offers undergraduate and graduate degrees from both universities among its 175 academic programs.

Fort Wayne's private colleges and universities include the University of Saint Francis (Roman Catholic), Concordia Theological Seminary (Lutheran), an Adult Learning Center of Concordia University Wisconsin (Lutheran) and Taylor University Fort Wayne (Evangelical Christian), Indiana Wesleyan University (Wesleyan Church), the Indiana Institute of Technology (IIT) as well as regional branches of Tri-State University, Indiana Business College and International Business College.

'Fort Wayne Community Schools' is the Fort Wayne area public school district, and is the second largest in Indiana. It is comprised of six high schools, 11 middle schools, and over 30 elementary schools, and it served 31,815 students

Most of southeastern, and parts of eastern Fort Wayne lies within the East Allen County Schools district, while the northern and northwestern part of the city lies in the Northwest Allen County Schools district. Fort Wayne also extends into the remaining school district in the county, Southwest Allen County Schools.