Purdue University Campus Life: Photos, Videos, Location

Founded in 1869, Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. The main campus of Purdue is situated near the western bank of the Wabash River and is divided by the northern and southern portions of the campus. The overall campus size of Purdue is nearly 25,00 acres. The academic buildings are present on the eastern part of the campus, the residence hall and intramural fields are in the west, and athletic facilities are in the north. As per the enrollment statistics, over 52,000 students took Purdue University admission, of which more than 39,000 enrolled in UG programs and over 13,000 in PG programs.

Purdue University Campus Overview

Purdue University offers various facilities to its students including research opportunities, sustainability, housing, activities and events, and religious organizations. A few of the facilities and service offered at Purdue is discussed below:

• Activities and events: Purdue offers more than 1,000 student organizations. Some popular clubs include the Reamer Club (which works for the football team and raises funds for scholarships), the National Society of Black Engineers, and the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest. Students also raise funds through the Purdue Grand Prix (a 50-mile, 160-lap go-kart race) and the Purdue University Dane Marathon (PUDM).
• Housing: Purdue provides the nation’s largest Greek communities with 40 fraternities and 30 sororities. One-third of the UG students live in university-owned buildings and the rest students prefer fraternities, sororities, cooperatives, or private off-campus housing. Purdue claims over 10,000 spaces in residence halls for students on campus.
• Research opportunities: The university has over 400 research laboratories and is among the leading research institutions. Purdue is also renowned for providing knowledge, assistance, and solutions in areas like Agriculture; Business and Economy; Education; Engineering; Environment; Healthcare; and more.
• Religious organizations: Purdue has organizations for catholic, Islamic, Jewish, and more communities. It has Thomas Aquinas Catholic church near campus that serves catholic communities, and Hillel foundations and Chabad for Jewish organizations.

Purdue University Athletics

Purdue University is one of the universities whose athletic programs are not funded by the students. It is home to 18 Division I/I-AAA teams including football, basketball, wrestling, golf, ice hockey, volleyball, cross country, tennis, and others. Students can check a few more interesting facts about Purdue University athletics below:

• Purdue’s football team is known as ‘Boilermaker’ and represents the university in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
• Purdue is a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and contributed much to its creation.
• In 1887, Purdue’s first football team selected colors like old gold and black to resemble the orange-black color of Princeton (one of the successful teams).

Purdue University Top Courses

Purdue University offers more than 200 undergraduates and over 160 graduate programs to international students. Some popular courses include Engineering, Business, Computer and Information Sciences, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, and Health Professions. Students can check the table below for popular majors at Purdue University:

• Engineering
• Business
• Management
• Marketing
• Computer and Information Science
• Biological and Biomedical Science

Purdue University Housing

Purdue University provides diverse housing options to its international students. Students can customize their housing needs based on their academic year, winter break, summer class, or internship. Students can check the table below for Purdue University housing options:

 Note: There are a lot more options available for housing at Purdue. Students can check other options along with the rates from the official source.