
Purdue University
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette... Wikipedia
- 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: $3.68 billion (system-wide, 2022)
- Budget: $2.5 billion (2020–21)
- President: Mung Chiang
- Provost: Patrick J. Wolfe
- Academic staff: 2,945 (Fall 2022)
- Students: 52,211 (Fall 2023)
- Undergraduates: 39,170 (Fall 2023)
- Postgraduates: 13,041 (Fall 2023)
- 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