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About 14, acres are devoted to the agricultural segment of the university. The oldest building, University Hall, was built in The College of Technology is the largest producer of engineering technology graduates among public universities in the United States. The main campus is noted for its engineering, agriculture, and business administration programs, and is ranked among the best institutions in the country.

The Purdue University system includes five campuses and a number of teaching and research centers. Shortly after the state of Indiana established Purdue University in , the student body included just 39 students and six faculty. To that end, Purdue University Global was formed when Purdue acquired the institutional operations and assets of Kaplan University and, under the leadership of Purdue trustees, officially began operations as Purdue Global in The academic heritage of this new university has roots in the American Institute of Commerce AIC , a postsecondary school that opened its doors in in Davenport, Iowa, to provide training for underserved job seekers in a nation still reeling from the Great Depression.

It would take five years for a modest cluster of campus buildings to rise, plans of study to be developed and faculty to be hired before classes began at the fledgling institution on Sept. The Purdue system today is a vital educational, research and outreach enterprise.

Nearly 38, students from all 50 states and some countries study at the West Lafayette campus, and some 28, are enrolled at other campuses. Purdue attracts more international students than any other public research university in America. Highly regarded in national surveys, Purdue is ranked among the top 20 public universities in the nation for excellence, according to U.

News and World Report. Purdue touches lives in all 92 Indiana counties through its Cooperative Extension Service offices, eight agricultural research centers that cover the state, and through thousands of educational, cultural and athletic events on Purdue campus calendars each year.

May About Purdue From its stately red-brick campus on the West Lafayette bluffs above the Wabash River and at regional campuses and educational sites across Indiana, Purdue University touches the Greater Lafayette community, the state, the nation and the world with a vast spectrum of instruction, outreach and service.