Purdue University

Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system, which also includes Purdue University in... Wikipedia

• Former name:  Indiana Agricultural College (1865–1869)
• Type:  Public land-grant research university
• Established:  May 6, 1869
• Founder:  John Purdue
• Parent institution:  Purdue University System
• Academic affiliations:  AAU, ORAU, URA, Sea-grant, Space-grant
• Endowment:  $4.44 billion (2024)
• President:  Mung Chiang
• Provost:  Patrick J. Wolfe
• Academic staff:  3,193 (fall 2025)
• Students:  57,876 (fall 2025)
• Undergraduates:  43,633 (fall 2025)
• Postgraduates:  14,243 (fall 2025)
• Campus:  Small city
• Newspaper:  Purdue Exponent
• Colors:  Old gold and black
• Mascot:  Boilermaker Special, Purdue Pete
• Sporting affiliations:  NCAA Division I FBS – Big Ten
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo