Purdue Info

Purdue University is a land grant institution and was established in 1869. Purdue’s main campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. However, there are four regional campuses statewide. We urge to you to meet our first female President, Dr. France Córdova Dr. Córdova joined Purdue in July of 2007. She is also a professor of physics and astronomy for the University. Prior to joining Purdue University, she served as chancellor at the University of California, Riverside.

Purdue has a strong international student enrollment, with 128 countries represented accounting for 5,479 students.This broad international enrollment has helped Purdue recruit and retain hundreds of students, graduate students, staff and faculty.

Purdue University is home to over 40,090 students (2008 figures). This accounts for 31,761 undergraduate students, 7,427 graduate students and 902 as professional students. A staggering 8,565 degrees are awarded each year and over 397,376 degrees have been granted since 1874. There are many many proud boilermakers out there!

Purdue Center for Cancer Research:

The Purdue Center for Cancer Research has been a part of Purdue University since 1978, shortly after President Richard Nixon declared war on cancer.  The Center has had continuous (NCI) National Cancer Institute support since our inception, which holds very prestigious recognition. We are a designated basic research center, which means that we focus on investigating cancers where they begin, i.e., “at the cellular level” and investigate the cause of, and cure for, one of the most widespread and devastating diseases of our time.

Under the direction of Timothy Ratliff, Robert Wallace Miller Director, 77 researchers come together from schools and colleges all around campus in order to collaborate on projects and use their unique specialties to prevent, detect and treat cancers.  To learn more about the ground-breaking research done at the Purdue Center for Cancer Research, visit www.cancerresearch.purdue.edu.

The Oncological Sciences Center

The Oncological Sciences Center is the Discovery Park arm of the National Cancer Institute-designated Purdue University Center for Cancer Research. The Discovery Park center is integrating the broad areas of research in life sciences, liberal arts, engineering and chemical sciences to advance the application of cancer research to the clinic. It focuses on engaging cancer clinicians, both locally and at the IU Simon Cancer Center in the early stages of new technology and drug development.