Purdue University

Purdue University is a public land-grant university system within the state of Indiana. Purdue?s main academic campus is located in the city of West Lafayette, on the banks of the Wabash River. Satellite campuses are located in Hammond, Fort Wayne, Kokomo, Westville, and other cities. Purdue also has three campuses affiliated with Indiana University, and Purdue?s School of Technology has seven satellite locations throughout Indiana. With 18,209 acres (74 km²) and over 68,000 students, Purdue is one of the largest university systems in the United States. The main campus has over 30,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students. The university is particularly noted for its engineering, agriculture, and business programs, which consistently rank among the best in the country. Purdue is also home to the state of Indiana's school of veterinary medicine, and a number of research facilities, including Discovery Park.

Academics

Purdue University's traditional strengths have been in agriculture and engineering. Many of the university's other schools have gained repute over the years.

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• Krannert School of Management ranks 8th among public universities according to Business Week
• Krannert School of Management's MBA was ranked 1st by regional corporate recruiters in the Wall Street Journal
• Purdue's College of Engineering ranks 8th in the nation by US News & World Report
• Purdue's industrial/manufacturing program ranks 2nd in the nation
• The School of Industrial Engineering was 3rd by US News & World Report
• Purdue's School of Nuclear Engineering ranks 4th by US News & World Report
• Purdue's College of Technology is the largest producer of engineering technology graduates among public universities in the United States
• Purdue was the birthplace of the nation?s first academic program in computer science.
• Although not academic, Purdue's research park was ranked first by the Association of University Research Parks in 2004 or 2005.