{"id":52,"date":"2023-11-23T11:05:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T16:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2026-05-01T18:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T22:11:13","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/home\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-rtb-hero\">\n    <div class=\"image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Purdue University students walking under arch on campus.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/HeroCard1B-2022-ENG-SOP2022-CFJ0142.jpg\"\/>\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"section has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-rtb-hero__content-wrap\">\n                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-hero__subheader tagged-header tagged-header--gold purdue-home-rtb-hero__subheader\">About Purdue<\/p>\n                \n                                                        <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-rtb-hero__header \">We Keep Going<\/h1>\n                \n                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-rtb-hero__subtext\">For over 150 years, generations of Boilermakers have left their mark in small steps and giant leaps. Today, we continue in those footsteps as we bring our best and learn to build a better world, together.<\/p>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"purdue-home-rtb-hero__slider-wrap container\">\n                <div class=\"glide purdue-home-slider--rtb-hero\" data-number=\"4\">\n                    <div class=\"glide__track\" data-glide-el=\"track\">\n                        <div class=\"glide__slides\">\n                                                            <div class=\"glide__slide\">\n                                                                            <div class=\"purdue-home-proofpoint--simple\">\n                                                                                            <span class=\"purdue-home-proofpoint--simple__content\">Top 10\nPublic University in the U.S.<\/span>\n                                                                                                                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class=\"purdue-home-proofpoint--simple__content\">14 \nYears Straight of Frozen Tuition <\/span>\n                                                                                                                                <\/div>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"glide__slide\">\n                                                                            <div class=\"purdue-home-proofpoint--simple\">\n                                                                                            <span class=\"purdue-home-proofpoint--simple__content\">#1 \nPublic University for Graduating Fortune 500 CEOs  <\/span>\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <span class=\"purdue-home-proofpoint__source purdue-home-proofpoint--simple__source\">Strategas, 2024 <\/span>\n                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"glide__slide\">\n                                                                            <div class=\"purdue-home-proofpoint--simple\">\n                                                                                            <span class=\"purdue-home-proofpoint--simple__content\">#3 \nPublic University \nin the U.S. for Internships \nand Co-Ops  <\/span>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <a 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