About Purdue University

Purdue University is a public land-grant research academe in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university circles was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated estate and child maintenance to avow a researcher of science, technology, and agriculture in his name. The first classes were held upon September 16, 1874, with six instructors and 39 students.

The main campus in West Lafayette offers more than 200 majors for undergraduates, over 69 masters and doctoral programs, and professional degrees in pharmacy and veterinary medicine. In addition, Purdue has 18 intercollegiate sports teams and more than 900 student organizations. Purdue is a advocate of the vast Ten Conference and enrolls the second largest student body of any academic circles in Indiana, as well as the fourth largest foreign student population of any academic circles in the United States.

Purdue University is a enthusiast of the Association of American Universities and is classified among “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very tall research activity”. Purdue has 25 American astronauts as alumni and as of April 2019, the academic circles has been joined with 13 Nobel Prizes.

West Lafayette (/ˌlɑːfiːˈɛt, ˌlæf-/) is a city in Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, about 65 miles (105 km) northwest of the state capital of Indianapolis and 103 miles (166 km) southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette is directly across the Wabash River from its sister city, Lafayette. As of the 2010 census, its population was 29,596. It is the most densely populated city in Indiana and is house to Purdue University.