Purdue University in Indianapolis FAQ
Find answers to the questions that students, faculty and staff are searching for most and learn more about the new Purdue University in Indianapolis campus.
General
What is happening?
Indiana’s two world-class public research universities, Indiana University and Purdue University, are taking their 52-year-old collaborative IUPUI vision to the next level: creating a next-generation urban campus in which each institution operates independently, leveraging the strength of both globally respected reputations. Under the new structure, both universities will be able to expand academic and research portfolios, investing millions of dollars in both individual and collaborative efforts.
Why was the decision made?
The dramatically growing needs of our state call for a correspondingly bold move to provide the world-class higher education and research capabilities our economy needs. Central Indiana business and community leaders have expressed concern about shortages of talent well-trained in the engineering, sciences, technological and health care disciplines, and a related gap in local capacity for high-end research.
The plan will increase the number of job-ready graduates in an innovation-led economy, fuel economic growth in the region and the state, and enhance service to the Indianapolis community and beyond. It also provides a platform for collaboration in which each university’s strengths will enhance funding opportunities for joint research initiatives, including creation of a joint health sciences engineering institute. This new institute will develop new life-enhancing therapies and technologies while simultaneously creating a highly sought-after pool of professionals whose unique research and training will create startups and attract new companies to Indiana.
Students
How will undergraduate students admitted to and enrolled in IUPUI programs prior to the July 1, 2024, transition be impacted by the restructure?
Until July 1, 2024, IUPUI student programs and services will continue to be offered as they are today. Commitments made prior to July 1, 2024, to IUPUI students pursuing Purdue degrees, such as scholarships, university-funded fellowships, tuition reciprocity agreements, the opportunity to complete degrees, and (subject to customary Board-approved adjustments) tuition and fee rates, will be honored through the standard time to complete your degree program, assuming you fulfill the applicable requirements of these arrangements and continue to make satisfactory academic progress in accordance with university policies. The terms of existing IUPUI articulation agreements will be honored for students who enroll by or before August 19, 2024. Any changes to programs and services which result from the transformation of IUPUI into separate academic organizations in which Purdue and IU each govern their own programs will be announced prior to July 1, 2024.
How will future Indianapolis campus undergraduate students be impacted by the restructure?
Ultimately, students enrolling at the Indianapolis campus in a major, degree or program within the Purdue realigned academic units will be admitted as Purdue students using the admission standards of Purdue West Lafayette. There will likely be some transition period before this occurs.
Faculty and Staff
What are the benefits of the separation for Purdue West Lafayette faculty?
Among the many benefits of an urban presence are possibilities for tighter faculty-industry collaborations, improved access to the Indianapolis entrepreneurial ecosystem, better opportunities to attract faculty who prefer an urban lifestyle, advantages for dual-career hires and deeper connections to the IU Medical School.
How does guidance for tenured and tenure track faculty alignment apply to pre-tenured faculty?
Pre-tenured faculty will follow the same guidance as tenured faculty to determine departmental alignment. Department heads will work directly with all pre-tenured faculty to have conversations about tenure expectations.
Campus
What physical facilities will be assigned to Purdue?
Space and physical facilities will be the focus of a work group and will be determined over the coming year.
How will research be impacted by the restructure? What plans are being made?
In addition to its new urban campus, Purdue intends to open a branch of its Purdue Applied Research Institute in Indianapolis. Purdue and IU have also agreed to the creation of a new health sciences engineering institute to harness the power of the universities’ collective academic and research strengths and ongoing collaboration between Purdue’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and other Purdue health-related disciplines, and Indiana University’s School of Medicine and health-related disciplines to develop new life-enhancing therapies and technologies while simultaneously creating a highly sought-after pool of professionals whose unique research and training will create startups and attract new companies to Indiana.
Have a Question?
If you have a question not answered here, please contact us via email at purdue-indy@purdue.edu.