Purdue University is a public research university that was founded in the year 1869 and is named after the businessman John Purdue who donated land and money to establish the university with disciplines such as science, technology, agriculture, and other domains as well. It is also known that the first class at Purdue University was held on September 16, 1874, when Purdue University consisted of only six instructors and 39 students.
As of today, the main campus of Purdue University offers more than 200 disciplines for undergraduate students, more than 69 masters and doctoral programs including professional degrees in domains such as pharmacy and medicine.
Purdue University also has 18 intercollegiate sports teams due to which it is also a member of the Big Ten Conference and is also known to enrol the second largest student body of any university in Indiana.
Purdue University-Main Campus, which is located in West Lafayette, IN is a public university. Purdue University-Main Campus occupies a total area of about 2,602 acres. Purdue University-Main Campus was founded in 1869 by John Purdue. Notably, the official colors of the university are old gold and black. Out of total 43,411 (Fall 2018) students enrolled at PUMC, 34,596 belong to undergraduate courses while 10,904 are postgraduate students. To teach various courses to the students, the school has employed a total of 3,055 (Fall 2014) faculty. Around 97% of the students are 24 and under at Purdue University-Main Campus. At PUMC around 64% are white, 13% are Non-resident alien, and 9% are Asian. And, when it comes to gender distribution at the varsity, around 43% of the students are females and 57% are males. The college has produced several achievers in its 151 years of existence and some of the notable alumni are Herman Cain (Businessperson, Politician), Drew Brees (Athlete, American football player), Jim Gaffigan (Comedian, Television producer), and David Crosthwait (Inventor, Engineer). Purdue University-Main Campus's sporting teams are affiliated to NCAA Division I – Big Ten. Taking into account all the undergraduate and graduate degrees, including both residential and online, PUMC offers around 684 programs. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by AABI (Aviation Accreditation Board International), AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), AAMFT (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy), and ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.). Purdue University-Main Campus has around $2 billion (2019) in endowment.