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.

Notable alumni and faculty

Purdue University has long been associated with accomplished and distinguished students and faculty. Purdue alumni have headed corporations, held federal offices, founded television networks, and flown through space. Purdue?s distinguished faculty have won Nobel prizes, solved long-standing riddles in science, headed government agencies, and received countless awards.

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Purdue alumni have an especially strong relationship with NASA and the space program. All together, Purdue has produced 22 astronauts, including the first and last men to walk on the moon. Over one third of all of NASA's manned space missions have had at least one Purdue graduate as a crew member. The only other non-military institution that has more alumni who have become astronauts is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). These alumni have led significant advances in research and development of aerospace technology and established an amazing record for exploration of space.

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