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 flagship land-grant research university
• Established:  May 6, 1869
• Founder:  John Purdue
• Parent institution:  Purdue University system
• Academic affiliations:  AAU, ORAU, UCAR, URA, Sea-grant, Space-grant
• Endowment:  $3.58 billion (system-wide, 2021)
• Budget:  $2.5 billion (2020–21)
• President:  Mung Chiang
• Provost:  Patrick J. Wolfe
• Academic staff:  2,000 (Fall 2022)
• Students:  49,639 (Fall 2021)
• Undergraduates:  37,101 (Fall 2021)
• Postgraduates:  12,538 (Fall 2021)
• Campus:  Small city, 2,602 acres, Total, 15,325 acres for agricultural and industrial research
• Newspaper:  Purdue Exponent
• Colors:  Old gold and black
• Mascot:  Boilermaker Special, Purdue Pete
• Sporting affiliations:  NCAA Division I FBS – Big Ten
• Website:  www.purdue.edu
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo