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Purdue University Visit Your International Office Today to Study Purdue University Purdue University is a world-renowned institution with world class students. Purdue has a vibrant campus life, global reputation, great location, high-tech facilities, exciting courses, EXCHANGE PROGRAM and diverse students. Discover your world by studying abroad at Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue is situated between Chicago (193 km northwest), the third largest city in the United States, and Indianapolis (105 km southeast), home of the Indy 500 motor race and capital of Indiana. Visit your international office Founded in 1869 as a land-grant today to study abroad at university, Purdue was named after the Purdue University! founding benefactor, John Purdue. Campus has expanded to more than 971 hectares with over 160 buildings ranging from traditional brick to shiny glass. Purdue University International Programs in Agriculture 615 West State Street, AGAD 26 West Lafayette, IN 47909 United States of America Phone: 765-494-8458 Fax: 765-494-9613 Email: [email protected] www.ag.purdue.edu/ipia/studyabroad www.ag.purdue.edu/ipia/studyabroad Academics Student Life Housing Building upon historical strengths in Whether day or night, Purdue is full of life. On-campus and off-campus housing engineering and agriculture, the West Students can be found cheering at Purdue options are available. University Lafayette campus offers 5,800 courses sporting events, hanging out at the local bars residences provide a comfy, at-home in more than 400 undergraduate majors and restaurants, listening environment in the middle of campus. in thirteen colleges: to concerts, interacting at All rooms within the university •Agriculture •Education student union events, residences are furnished and include •Engineering •Liberal Arts recreating at the sport utilities. Off-campus housing can allow •Management •Pharmacy center, participating in students to live more frugally, have •Health Sciences •Technology organizations, more space, and cook for themselves. •Nursing •Science volunteering in the •Veterinary Medicine community, shopping at •Consumer and Family Sciences the mall, attending a •Undergraduate Studies Program festival, dining with friends, and having fun. Purdue is one of the leading The Recreational Sports Center (RSC) offers research informal sports, intramural sports, club sports, institutions with and fitness/wellness activities. Students take Facilities a reputation for advantage of using the facilities for free. The High-tech classrooms, libraries, and academic excellence. Many academic state-of-the-art Colby labs provide the correct environment to departments continually rank in the top Fitness Center and the gain knowledge and grow with the ten nationally. Boilermaker Aquatic changing technology. Wireless internet Center are just two ar- access is available throughout campus. Student Diversity eas to exercise at the Computer More than 39,000 students attend RSC. labs are Purdue’s West Lafayette campus, available coming from all 50 states and 124 More than 800 student organizations with 43 with some foreign countries. As one of the largest being internationally focused are available to being open international student populations of any Purdue students. Joining organizations is an 24 hours. public research institution in the nation, ideal way to meet friends, develop skills, Purdue is proud of its rich cultural become active, and Transportation diversity. Today, 58 percent of the learn something Students easily get around Purdue by student population are males and 13 new. Extracurricular walking, riding their bike, or using the percent are activities are an free city bus. Traveling between Purdue from unforgettable part of and other cities foreign the Purdue can be done by nations. experience. train, bus, or renting a car. .
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