- AA
- Associate of Arts degree
- BA
- Bachelor of Arts degree
- BFA
- Bachelor of Fine Arts degree
- BS
- Bachelor of Science degree
- CCAC
- Community College of Allegheny County (IUP offers some courses at this location)
- CHEA
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation
- CTE
- Center for Teaching Excellence (IUP)
- EdD or DEd
- Doctor of Education degree
- FAFSA
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid
- FTE
- Full-time equivalent
- ILTF
- Information Literacy Task Force
- IP
- Institutional Profile
- IRB
- Institutional Review Board; a regulatory body for the protection of human subjects within research
- KARS
- Key Assessment Rating System
- MA
- Master of Arts degree
- MBA
- Master of Business Administration degree
- MEd
- Master of Education degree
- MS
- Master of Science degree
- MSCHE
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education, accrediting body for institutions offering post-secondary educational programs in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands
- PASSHE
- Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
- PhD
- Doctor of Philosophy degree
- PRR
- Periodic Review Report
- RI
- Research Institute (IUP)
- SAP
- System Accountability Plan
- SAS
- Statement of Accreditation Status
- SC
- Steering Committee
- STAMATS
- Higher education consulting firm that IUP has worked with
- SWOT
- Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, or Threats; an analysis of the internal and external environments of the institution
- TOEFL
- Test of English as a Foreign Language
- UPC
- University Planning Council (IUP)
- VPAF
- Vice President for Administration and Finance (IUP)
- VPUA
- Vice President for University Advancement (IUP)