Purdue University

West Lafayette, United States

Purdue University, founded in 1869 as a land-grant institution, is a leading public research university ranked #88 in the QS World University Rankings 2026, based on a 2,468-acre campus in West Lafayette, Indiana. It hosts more than 48,500 students, including over 9,000 international students from 100+ countries — one of the largest international communities at any US public university. Purdue offers more than 390 programs across 10 colleges, and its College of Engineering is ranked #31 in the world (Times Higher Education by Subject 2026). Purdue has held its tuition rate frozen for over a decade, and counts Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong among its most famous aerospace engineering alumni. The university is also home to the Krannert School of Management, a nationally respected College of Pharmacy, and one of the few full veterinary medicine colleges in the United States.

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