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Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...

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The Purdue University system is a public

Public university

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university system

University system

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within the U.S. State

U.S. state

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of Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

that is anchored by the main campus of Purdue University

Purdue University

Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...

in West Lafayette, Indiana

West Lafayette, Indiana

As of the census of 2010, there were 29,596 people, 12,591 households, and 3,588 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,381.1 people per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 74.3% White, 17.3% Asian, 2.7% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.03% Pacific...

that is a public

Public university

land-grant university

Land-grant university

Land-grant universities are institutions of higher education in the United States designated by each state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890....

. With more than 18,000 acres (7,300 hectares) and over 70,000 students, it is one of the largest university systems in the United States

United States

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and includes six campuses of various sizes and a statewide technology college, as well as extension centers and continuing education programs. The main campus of Purdue University is particularly noted for its engineering

Engineering

Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...

, agriculture

Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

, and business administration programs, which consistently rank among the very best in the country and the world. From this heritage and reputation, Purdue University operates degree programs systemwide in its areas of technical, scientific, and industrial expertise.

Purdue West Lafayette

Purdue University

’s main and largest campus is a public

Public

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land-grant university

Land-grant university

Land-grant universities are institutions of higher education in the United States designated by each state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890....

located in West Lafayette, Indiana

West Lafayette, Indiana

on the banks of the Wabash River

Wabash River

The Wabash River is a river in the Midwestern United States that flows southwest from northwest Ohio near Fort Recovery across northern Indiana to southern Illinois, where it forms the Illinois-Indiana border before draining into the Ohio River, of which it is the largest northern tributary...

. This main campus in West Lafayette anchors the Purdue University system statewide, which comprises regional campuses, satellite technology-training centers, and county agricultural extension offices.

Regional campuses

Purdue University operates two 'feeder' campuses, where most undergraduate students are intended to complete their degrees at the main West Lafayette campus: Purdue Calumet in Hammond

Hammond, Indiana

Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....

and Purdue North Central near Westville

Westville, Indiana

Westville is a town in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,853 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. Purdue also jointly operates three campuses with Indiana University

Indiana University

Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...

: IPFW in Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...

, IUPUI in Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

, and IUPUC

Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus

Indiana University—Purdue University Columbus is a small, public university located in Columbus, Indiana. The Purdue University College of Technology at Columbus is also located in the same building. IUPUC offers degree programs from both Indiana University and Purdue University.-Academics:IUPUC...

in Columbus

Columbus, Indiana

Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The population was 44,061 at the 2010 census, and the current mayor is Fred Armstrong. Located approximately 40 miles south of Indianapolis, on the east fork of the White River, it is the state's 20th largest...

. Of these joint campuses, two are semi-autonomous (including independent control of their own academic curricula) and degree-granting in over 175 programs each: IPFW (which is budgetarily administered under the auspices of Purdue University) and IUPUI (which is integrated into Indiana University's budget). IU-PU Columbus is a feeder campus, similar to Purdue Calumet and Purdue North Central, but administered through IUPUI.

Technology centers

Purdue University College of Technology operates seven satellite learning centers in Indiana from its home at the West Lafayette campus of Purdue University. The seven technology centers focus on a workforce training and certification mission that is not necessarily aiming toward a full-fledged four-year degree. These seven technology centers throughout Indiana are in Anderson

Anderson, Indiana

Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Madison county. Anderson is the headquarters of the Church of God and home of Anderson University, which is...

/Muncie

Muncie, Indiana

Muncie is a city in Center Township, Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation. It is the principal city of the Muncie, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 118,769...

, Columbus

Columbus, Indiana

, Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

, Kokomo

Kokomo, Indiana

Kokomo is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States, Indiana's 13th largest city. It is the principal city of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Howard and Tipton counties....

/Lafayette

Lafayette, Indiana

Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 67,140. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which has a large impact on...

, New Albany

New Albany, Indiana

New Albany is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Kentucky. In 1900, 20,628 people lived in New Albany; in 1910, 20,629; in 1920, 22,992; and in 1940, 25,414. The population was 36,372 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of...

, Richmond

Richmond, Indiana

Richmond is a city largely within Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, United States, which borders Ohio. The city also includes the Richmond Municipal Airport, which is in Boston Township and separated from the rest of the city...

, and South Bend

South Bend, Indiana

The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...

/Elkhart

Elkhart, Indiana

Elkhart is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located east of South Bend, northwest of Fort Wayne, east of Chicago, and north of Indianapolis...

. These satellite learning centers offer certificate programs and in some cases a few ABET

Abet

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-accredited technical associates degrees to support industry in their local communities.

Per-county cooperative extension offices

In conjunction with the State of Indiana

Indiana

, Purdue University operates one cooperative extension office in each of the 92 counties comprising Indiana. Each of these cooperative extension offices provides information and analysis that is useful to and popular with farmers, agricultural-industry employees, gardeners, naturalists, and homeowners. Cooperative Extension also includes youth development, family and consumer sciences, and community development

Founding of the main campus

The state of Indiana received a gift of $150,000 from John Purdue

John Purdue

John Purdue was a famous industrialist based in Lafayette, Indiana and the primary original benefactor of Purdue University.-Early life:...

, a Lafayette business leader and philanthropist

Philanthropist

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, along with $50,000 from Tippecanoe County, and 150 acres (0.6 km²) of land from Lafayette residents in support of the project. In 1869, it was decided that the college would be founded near the city of Lafayette

Lafayette, Indiana

and established as Purdue University, in the name of the institution’s principal benefactor.

Classes first began at the Purdue main campus on September 16, 1874. Purdue issued its first degree, a Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....

, in 1875. Architecturally, Purdue University buildings at the West Lafayette campus generally feature red brick.

Extension centers become degree-granting regional campuses

After the return of a large number of veterans at the close of World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, Purdue University opened over forty extension centers throughout Indiana. Through these many extension centers Purdue University offered freshman-level classes for both the purpose of the convenience of students starting their college studies close to their residence before taking the more major step of transferring to the main campus

Purdue University

in West Lafayette, Indiana

West Lafayette, Indiana

as well as the purpose of off-loading a substantial number of freshmen from scarce residential and classroom resources of which the main campus was in short supply to handle a rapid major expansion in its enrollment following the periods of smaller enrollment during both the Great Depression

Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...

and World War II

World War II

.

Of these over forty extension centers, five were retained over the multiple decades since WWII and transformed into institutions that grant degrees that require four or more years of study. Of these five, three of them—IPFW, IUPUI, and Purdue Calumet—are medium-sized residential, research universities that each grant 100 to 200 different degrees, majors, or programs across a wide diversity of areas of study. In fact, with enrollment approaching 30,000 students, IUPUI is more properly categorized as a large university in its own right that grants doctorate degrees as well as masters, bachelors, and associates degrees, but at IUPUI the number of Indiana University

Indiana University

programs and students is significantly larger than the number of Purdue University programs and students at IUPUI.

IPFW

Following the lead of Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington

Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana...

's downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne, Indiana

extension center that was established in 1917, Purdue University

Purdue University

founded the Purdue Fort Wayne Extension Center downtown in the fall of 1941 to provide a site in Fort Wayne for students to begin their undergraduate studies prior to transferring to the West Lafayette main campus to complete their degree. Under the direction of Purdue University president Frederick Hovde, Indiana University President Herman Wells, IU trustee John Hastings, and Purdue Trustee Alfred Kettler, Sr, the Indiana University and Purdue University extension centers began merging in 1958. To serve the extension centers' now combined mission in Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne's Indiana-Purdue Foundation purchased 216 acre (0.87412176 km²) of farmland at the then-suburban northern edge of Fort Wayne. The new Indiana University—Purdue University Fort Wayne campus opened on September 17, 1964 following nearly two years of construction that began on October 18, 1962. IPFW is now a 520 acres (2.1 km²) campus on both sides of the Saint Joseph River with 13 educational buildings, plus student residences and various other athletic facilities and parking structures. IPFW awarded its first four-year degree in 1968 after awarding two-year degrees through the IU Fort Wayne extension center prior to the formation of the joint IPFW campus. Most of IPFW is administered through Purdue University, although the medical programs and the library are administered through Indiana University. IPFW's degrees are awarded by either Purdue University or Indiana University on a program-by-program basis. IPFW's curriculum contains over 170 degrees, majors, or programs. Architecturally, IPFW buildings generally feature brown or tan brick as a variation on Purdue West Lafayette's red brick.

IUPUI

Following the model of the downtown Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

permanent extension center established by Indiana University

Indiana University

in 1916, Purdue University founded the Purdue Indianapolis Extension Center downtown in the fall of 1946 to provide a site in Indianapolis for students to begin their undergraduate studies prior to transferring to the West Lafayette main campus to complete their degree. The Indiana University School of Medicine

Indiana University School of Medicine

The Indiana University School of Medicine is a leading medical school and medical research powerhouse connected to Indiana University. With several teaching campuses in the state, the School of Medicine has its predominant research and medical center at the Indiana University – Purdue University...

was established at Indianapolis in phases between 1911 and 1919. In 1944, Indiana University acquired the Indiana Law School, which is now the Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis. In 1969, the Purdue University Indianapolis Extension Center merged into the Indiana University Indianapolis campus to form IUPUI. IUPUI awarded its first four-year undergraduate degree in 1970, having previously awarded graduate degrees in law and medicine for decades through the Indiana University Indianapolis campus. In 1974 Indiana University was reorganized to make the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses the two core campuses of the Indiana University

Indiana University

system. IUPUI is administered through Indiana University. IUPUI's Purdue University programs are in two schools that are academically affiliated with Purdue University. IUPUI's degrees are awarded by either Purdue University or Indiana University on a program-by-program basis. IUPUI's curriculum contains over 170 degrees, majors, or programs. Architecturally, IUPUI buildings generally feature Indiana limestone, as IU Bloomington buildings do as well. IUPUI is located on a 285 acres (1.2 km²) campus west of downtown Indianapolis. The Purdue University programs at the Purdue Indianapolis Extension Center awarded their first two-year degrees in 1947.

IUPUC

Indiana University first opened their extension center in Columbus, Indiana

Columbus, Indiana

in the fall of 1941. Purdue University first opened their extension center in Columbus in the fall of 1942. IUPUI Columbus began operations on 17 August 1970 as an extension of IUPUI. The building which currently houses IUPUC was first occupied by IUPUI Columbus in 1974. The name of IUPUI Columbus was changed to IUPUC

Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus

in 1994. IUPUC is administered through IUPUI. IUPUC's degrees are awarded by either Purdue University or Indiana University on a program-by-program basis. Because IUPUC grants only one masters degree, 15 bachelors degrees, and 6 associates degrees, IUPUC is still in the early part of the transformation from feeder-campus status (where students are expected to transfer to the main campuses of IUPUI, Purdue University, or Indiana University Bloomington

Indiana University Bloomington

for completion of their degree) to full university status (where students can pursue at the same campus any one of a wide diversity of degrees, majors, or programs offered by any of multiple colleges or schools based at that campus).

Purdue University Calumet

Purdue University Calumet is a school within the Purdue University system that is located in Hammond, Indiana in the Northwest Indiana portion of the Chicago metropolitan area.-Schools:Purdue University Calumet is academically organized into six schools:...

first opened for classes at its current site in 1951 after having started offering classes in Hammond in 1946. Purdue University Calumet is located on 194 acre (0.78509084 km²) in Hammond, Indiana

Hammond, Indiana

Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....

. Purdue University Calumet awarded its first two-year degree in the spring of 1967. Purdue University Calumet views itself as very closely affiliated with the main campus

Purdue University

although its size and diversity reveals that Purdue University Calumet is a stand-alone institution in its own right.

Purdue University North Central

Purdue University North Central is a regional campus within the Purdue University system that is located in rural LaPorte County near Westville in northwestern Indiana.-Academics:...

's first permanent site in which classes were offered was in John Barker

John Barker

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's former mansion in 1948 in Michigan City, Indiana

Michigan City, Indiana

Michigan City's origins date to 1830, when the land for the city was first purchased by Isaac C. Elston. Elston Middle School, formerly Elston High School, located at 317 Detroit St., is named after the founder....

, which was donated by his heirs. In the fall of 1967 Purdue North Central relocated to a 155 acre (0.6272633 km²) site north of Westville, Indiana

Westville, Indiana

, which is now expanded to 268 acres (1.1 km²). Because Purdue University North Central grants only two masters degrees, 12 bachelors degrees and 11 associates degrees and is academically organized into 10 departments which do not belong to PNC-based schools or PNC-based colleges, Purdue University North Central is still in the early part of the transformation from feeder-campus status (where students are expected to transfer to the main campus

Purdue University

Athletics

Three campuses of the Purdue University system sponsor Division I or IA NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

teams. The West Lafayette main campus sponsors 18 Division I/IA NCAA teams (the Purdue Boilermakers

Purdue Boilermakers

Boilermakers is the official nickname for the intercollegiate athletic teams of Purdue University. As is common with athletic nicknames, it is also used as colloquial designation of Purdue's students and alumni at large....

). IPFW sponsors 16 Division I NCAA teams (the IPFW Mastodons

IPFW Mastodons

The IPFW Mastodons are the athletic teams of Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne. The Mastodons compete as an National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I school in the The Summit League for most sports and in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association for men's...

). IUPUI sponsors 14 Division I NCAA teams (the IUPUI Jaguars

IUPUI Jaguars

The IUPUI Jaguars are the 14 intercollegiate teams that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. IUPUI competes in The Summit League in all sports.-History:...

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Purdue West Lafayette

Regional campuses

Technology centers

Per-county cooperative extension offices

Founding of the main campus

Extension centers become degree-granting regional campuses

IPFW

IUPUI

IUPUC

Purdue University Calumet

Purdue University North Central

Athletics

See also

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