Purdue Recognized with 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University has once again earned national recognition for its longstanding commitment to partnering with communities by way of the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification from the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

A premier designation for U.S. universities that collaborate closely with their larger communities, Purdue received its first classification in 2008, and has also been recognized for its broader engagement efforts by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.