Purdue University Northwest is a public university located in Hammond, Indiana. Purdue University Northwest is a parent institution of the Purdue University system. In 2016, Purdue University Northwest was founded. Notably, the official colors of the university are black and old gold. In addition to over 9,106 undergraduate students, PUN also boasts of over 900 students in its postgraduate courses, taking the total enrollment to over 9,400. The school has a total of 552 academic staff. These faculty teach different courses to the students. Purdue University Northwest is home to an ethnically diverse student body. At PUN around 59% are white, 20% belong to Hispanic ethnicity, and 10% are Black or African American. Further, around 76% of the students are 24 and under. When it comes to gender distribution at the varsity, around 56% of the students are females and 44% are males. In its 4 years of existence, PUN has produced several known personalities like Thomas McDermott Jr., Felicia Middlebrooks, LaToya M. Hobbs, and David Ober. Purdue University Northwest's sporting teams are affiliated to GLIAC. A total of 291 programs, including both residential and online, are currently offered by PUN. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.), ACEN (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing), and ATMAE (Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering).
