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{{Infobox school
| name = The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities
| logo = indianaacademylogo.png
| streetaddress = 301 North Talley Street
| city = [[Muncie, Indiana|Muncie]]
| state = [[Indiana]]
| zipcode = 47306
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|40.1963|-85.4104|type:edu_region:US-IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| established = 1988
| oversight = [[Ball State University]]
| type = Public [[secondary school]]
| grades = 10-12<ref name="nces"/>
| director = Dain Kavars
| teaching_staff = 30.00 {{FTE}}<ref name="nces"/>
| enrollment = 209<ref name="nces">{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=180004102348|title=Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn|website=nces.ed.gov|access-date=December 8, 2024}}</ref>
| ratio = 6.83<ref name="nces"/>
| enrollment_as_of = 2024-2025
| homepage = {{URL|https://academy.bsu.edu}}
}}
'''The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities''' ('''The Indiana Academy''') is a nationally ranked<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-21 |title=Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities in Muncie, IN |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/indiana-academy-for-science-mathematics-and-humanities-muncie-in/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016134559/https://www.niche.com/k12/indiana-academy-for-science-mathematics-and-humanities-muncie-in/ |archive-date=16 October 2023 |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=Niche |language=en}}</ref> public  [[Boarding school|boarding]] [[Magnet school|magnet]] high school located on the campus of [[Ball State University]] in [[Muncie, Indiana]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Academy {{!}} The Indiana Academy |url=https://academy.bsu.edu/about/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707145508/https://academy.bsu.edu/about/ |archive-date=7 July 2023 |access-date=2020-03-19 |website=The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities}}</ref> The Academy offers both residential and non-residential (commuter) options for juniors and seniors. In the 2022-2023 academic year, a non-residential-only program for high school sophomores was added. Admission<ref>{{Cite web |title=Admissions {{!}} The Indiana Academy |url=https://academy.bsu.edu/admissions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222181134/https://academy.bsu.edu/admissions/ |archive-date=22 December 2023 |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities}}</ref> is open to high ability, gifted, and talented high school students living anywhere in Indiana. The application process includes providing student information, an essay, and various short answer questions.

The Indiana Academy was founded in 1988 by the Indiana General Assembly.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indiana General Assembly |url=https://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2021/ic/titles/020/ |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=iga.in.gov |archive-date=2023-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222181715/https://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2021/ic/titles/020/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and is a part of Ball State's Teachers College.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Teachers College |url=https://www.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/teachers-college |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731160526/https://www.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/teachers-college |archive-date=31 July 2023 |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=Ball State University}}</ref> The first group of Academy juniors started in the fall of 1990.

Nearly 95%[https://academy.bsu.edu/about/by-the-numbers/] of graduates will attend 4-year colleges or other post-secondary education. For the Class of 2024, the average SAT score was [https://academy.bsu.edu/about/by-the-numbers/ 1265] vs the [https://wisevoter.com/state-rankings/sat-scores-by-state/#google_vignette Indiana average of 1073] and the National average of 1105. The Indiana Academy offers courses in twelve AP subjects.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indiana Academy Advanced Placement |url=https://academy.bsu.edu/academics/advanced-placement/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707154331/https://academy.bsu.edu/academics/advanced-placement/ |archive-date=7 July 2023 |access-date=18 October 2021 |website=The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities.}}</ref>

==Athletics==
{{See also|Burris Laboratory School#Athletics|l1=Burris Laboratory School - Athletics}}
The Academy's athletes participate in sports with the teams of [[Burris Laboratory School]].

==Alumni==
Alumni include prominent doctors, surgeons, lawyers, teachers, professors, writers, and engineers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indiana Academy Alumni Spotlight |url=https://academy.bsu.edu/alumni/spotlight/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707155849/https://academy.bsu.edu/alumni/spotlight/ |archive-date=7 July 2023 |access-date=18 October 2021 |website=The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities.}}</ref>
==See also==
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* [[Alabama School of Mathematics and Science]]
* [[Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts]]
* [[Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky]]
* [[Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics]]
* [[Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy]]
* [[Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science]]
* [[Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts]]
* [[Maine School of Science and Mathematics]] 
* [[Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science]]
* [[North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics]]
* [[Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics]]
* [[South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics]]
* [[Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://academy.bsu.edu Official website]

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