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Institution Profile
John Martinson Honors College and Purdue Polytechnic SCHOLASTIC OPTIONS AT PURDUE
Institute — offer over 200 undergraduate majors and 160
graduate/doctoral programmes. Purdue University’s 12 colleges offer a wide range of un-
The Purdue roll call of illustrious alumni include as- dergrad and postgraduate programmes. They include: Col-
tronauts Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan; Stephen lege of Agriculture; Daniels School of Business; College
Bechtel, Jr, promoter of Bechtel Corporation; Abigail Anne of Education; College of Engineering; Exploratory Studies;
Spanberger, American politician and Don Thompson, College of Health and Human Sciences; College of Liberal
president of McDonald’s. Purdue also has a strong India Arts; College of Pharmacy; Purdue Polytechnic Institute;
connection. Its Indian alumni include Bharat Ratna and College of Science; College of Veterinary Medicine; John
eminent scientist Dr. CNR Rao; GV Prasad, co-chairman of Martinson Honors College.
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories; Ravi Venkatesan, former chair- At the undergraduate level, Purdue awards the Bach-
man of Microsoft India, and Venu Srinivasan, Chairman elor of Arts and Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees. At the
Emeritus of TVS Motor Company. postgraduate level, Purdue offers over 160 graduate pro-
West Lafayette. Purdue’s main campus is in West Lafayette grammes, including Master's, doctoral, and professional
(pop.44,595) in Indiana state abutting the scenic Great degrees.
lakes region of the United States. Situated 600 ft. above Tuition fees & living expenses (per year): $49,354
sea level, West Lafayette is just an hour from Indianapolis NB $=Rs.85
(105 km), the state capital of Indiana and two hours from
Chicago (203 km). The town has an outstanding municipal sports including badminton, basketball, soccer, hockey,
parks system with hundreds of acres of parkland plus an tennis, squash, swimming and handball. Moreover, stu-
outdoor riverfront ice skating rink, community and nature dents have the option of choosing membership from 1,000
centres, and a nationally-recognised trails network. student clubs and organisations.
Moreover, the West Lafayette civic authorities and In July, Purdue University inaugurated a campus in
Purdue University have collaboratively built an innova- downtown Indianapolis. This 28-acre campus is an exten-
tive, knowledge-based still-evolving economy. The 725- sion of the West Lafayette campus and offers STEM degree
acre West Lafayette Purdue Research Park, less than 3 km programmes.
north of Purdue campus is the largest university-affiliated Admission. The minimum eligibility requirement for admis-
research park in the United States. It hosts over 140 com- sion into Purdue’s undergrad programmes is successful
panies, world-class research facilities and scenic walking completion of Plus Two (class XII). Together with the Com-
trails and lakes. mon Application, international applicants must submit the
West Lafayette enjoys four diverse seasons — snowy win- following documentation: certified (attested true) copies of
ters; vibrant springs; warm, bright summers and colourful academic documents from all secondary and post-second-
autumns. Temperatures range between -6 C to 29 C. ary schools attended (class IX-XII); application fee of $75;
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Campus facilities. Purdue University’s flagship campus is sited attested copy of class X and XII board exam results; proof
in West Lafayette near the western bank of River Wabash. of proficiency in the English language (IELTS score: 6.5 or
While academic buildings are mostly located in the east- TOEFL: 80); SAT score of 1450 and above or ACT score of
ern and southern parts of the campus, residence halls and 34 and above; and personal essay. The last date for submit-
intramural fields are to the west and athletic facilities to ting applications is January 15.
the north. The sprawling 2,500-acre campus hosts over 160 The minimum eligibility requirement for admission into
major buildings. Prominent among them are the Steven C. postgrad programmes is completion of a bachelor’s degree
Berring Hall of Liberal Arts and Education hosting state- and English language proficiency. However certain gradu-
of-the-art classrooms and teaching labs; Academy Park, ate programmes have specific admission criteria.
a landscaped pedestrian green space; Founders Park, an For further information, contact the Office of Admis-
aesthetic pedestrian mall designed around Purdue’s his- sions on intl-admissions@purdue.edu and for graduate
torical Loeb Fountain; Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineer- programs email gradinfo@purdue.edu.
ing; Purdue Memorial Union and University Hall. The Accommodation. Purdue offers students several housing op-
Hicks Undergraduate Library, the Virginia Kelly Karnes tions. They include residence halls and apartments. There
Archives and Special Collections Research Center, and six are three all-female, three all-male and 11 co-ed residences
subject-oriented libraries, offering access to over 3.3 million halls and over 15 apartment complexes on-campus. In ad-
printed volumes and electronic books, 227,814 electronic dition, the university has a listing of off-campus housing
and print journals; and 400,000 government documents options.
and microforms. Degree programmes. Purdue’s 12 colleges offer over 200 un-
Sports facilities include the Ross-Ade Stadium, Alexan- dergraduate majors and 160 postgrad programmes (see
der Field, Folk Field, Bittinger Stadium, Morgan J Burke box).
Aquatic Centre and Mackey Arena which offer over 30 RESHMA RAVISHANKER
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