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Purdue University West Lafayette

Purdue University West Lafayette
475 Stadium Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907


Fax number: (765) 494-0544
Website: https://www.purdue.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 91%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 1785 men, 1160 women
Full-time faculty: 1630 men, 987 women
Part-time faculty: 155 men, 173 women
Graduation rate: 84% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Agriculture, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Graphics
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Information Technology
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Agricultural Business and Management, General
  • Agricultural Communication/Journalism
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agricultural Mechanization, General
  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Agriculture, General
  • Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Engineering
  • Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management
  • Creative Writing
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Farm/Farm and Ranch Management
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
  • Food Science
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forestry, General
  • French Language and Literature
  • Genetics, General
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health and Wellness, General
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Physics
  • Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Horticultural Science
  • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial and Product Design
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Industrial Technology/Technician
  • Information Technology
  • Interior Design
  • Italian Studies
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Learning Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Management Science
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematical Statistics and Probability
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Neurobiology and Anatomy
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Plant Genetics
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Selling Skills and Sales Operations
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Sociology, General
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other
  • Systems Science and Theory
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
  • Turf and Turfgrass Management
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
  • Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology/Technician
Certificates

  • Accounting
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agriculture, General
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Gerontology
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial Technology/Technician
  • Information Technology
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Technology
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sports Studies
  • Systems Science and Theory
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Turf and Turfgrass Management
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Diplomas

  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Agricultural and Extension Education Services
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agriculture, General
  • Air Transportation, Other
  • Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Applied Psychology
  • Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Analytics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Corporate Communications, General
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
  • Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, Other
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
  • Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Gerontology
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Health/Medical Physics
  • Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
  • Human Resources Development
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology Project Management
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Science
  • Marketing Research
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Political Science and Government, Other
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Systems Science and Theory
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  • Telecommunications Engineering
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
Doctorates

  • Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • Agricultural and Extension Education Services
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agriculture, General
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Food Science
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forest Sciences and Biology
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Gerontology
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Physics
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Horticultural Science
  • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Linguistics
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nursing Practice
  • Nursing Science
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Plant Genetics
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Toxicology
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
Master's Degrees

  • Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • Agricultural and Extension Education Services
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agriculture, General
  • Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Corporate Communications, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Science
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Food Science
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forest Sciences and Biology
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Health/Medical Physics
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Horticultural Science
  • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Technology
  • Linguistics
  • Management Science
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematical Statistics and Probability
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Toxicology
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
  • Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • True
 
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