Life At Purdue

Experience the Boilermaker Community

Housing and Dining

Living on campus is an immersive experience that enhances all Purdue has to offer.  

West Lafayette 

  • First-year students can choose between a variety of housing options.
  • Five dining courts and an array of restaurant options ensure that great food is never far away. 

Indianapolis 

Student Clubs and Organizations

Discover that great minds don’t just think alike. They also get together to appreciate art, celebrate hip-hop, build robots, keep bees — and explore 1,000-plus other interests.

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Recreation and Wellness

Explore all the ways you can feel your best, from signing up for a fitness class to cooking with nutrition experts.

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Student Support Services

Find the resources and support systems to help you navigate your years here and face any challenge, big or small.

Fraternities, Sororities and Cooperatives

Form lifelong friendships, network with people from all over the world and build leadership skills in one of our over 90 fraternities, sororities and cooperative organizations.

Arts and Entertainment

See unforgettable musical and theatrical shows — or perform in one yourself — and visit the special exhibits at Purdue Galleries.

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Here’s What’s Happening Now

Purdue’s locations in West Lafayette and Indianapolis offer a variety of unique hands-on learning and networking activities that will prepare you for the real world. 💪 Janvi Prasad’s advice for getting started? Step outside your comfort zone. For the junior in engineering, that meant commuting between West Lafayette and Indianapolis to do lab research. And it equipped her with foundational research skills that led to an internship at @onsemi_official. 🧠⚙️ See how you can take your first step at the 🔗 in bio.
Whose house? Our house. 📣 Here’s to the rallying cry that brings us all together. Get ready to hype up @boilerball at home tonight. #BoilerUp
What does it take to coach one of the best college basketball programs in the country? 🏀 @boilerball assistant coach @pj_thompson11 knows the process well — from playing for the team to taking on his current role, it’s been rigorous but rewarding work. Go to our YouTube channel to watch the second episode of our video series “Relentless,” spotlighting real stories of resolve. 🔗 in bio.
Hannah Pike uses AI and machine learning to gauge radiation levels at nuclear facilities. The @PurdueNuclear doctoral student’s work has the potential to improve nuclear safety by taking measurements that humans can’t take. And she couldn’t do it anywhere else. Click the 🔗 in our bio to learn how she’s helping Purdue shape the future of nuclear innovation.
We asked @thepaintcrew — and the answers were all amazing. Boilermakers, what’s your favorite @boilerball moment?
Wherever and whenever Purdue Boilermakers cross paths, there exists the distinct possibility that they might break into song while hailing their old gold and black. Purdue’s fight song has been sung, performed, hummed or referenced in every corner of the globe, from Mackey Arena to Westminster Abbey to the Great Wall of China and many points in between. And this year it turns 114. #HailPurdue
Purdue’s locations in West Lafayette and Indianapolis offer a variety of unique hands-on learning and networking activities that will prepare you for the real world. 💪 Janvi Prasad’s advice for getting started? Step outside your comfort zone. For the junior in engineering, that meant commuting between West Lafayette and Indianapolis to do lab research. And it equipped her with foundational research skills that led to an internship at @onsemi_official. 🧠⚙️ See how you can take your first step at the 🔗 in bio.
Whose house? Our house. 📣 Here’s to the rallying cry that brings us all together. Get ready to hype up @boilerball at home tonight. #BoilerUp
What does it take to coach one of the best college basketball programs in the country? 🏀 @boilerball assistant coach @pj_thompson11 knows the process well — from playing for the team to taking on his current role, it’s been rigorous but rewarding work. Go to our YouTube channel to watch the second episode of our video series “Relentless,” spotlighting real stories of resolve. 🔗 in bio.
Hannah Pike uses AI and machine learning to gauge radiation levels at nuclear facilities. The @PurdueNuclear doctoral student’s work has the potential to improve nuclear safety by taking measurements that humans can’t take. And she couldn’t do it anywhere else. Click the 🔗 in our bio to learn how she’s helping Purdue shape the future of nuclear innovation.
We asked @thepaintcrew — and the answers were all amazing. Boilermakers, what’s your favorite @boilerball moment?
Wherever and whenever Purdue Boilermakers cross paths, there exists the distinct possibility that they might break into song while hailing their old gold and black. Purdue’s fight song has been sung, performed, hummed or referenced in every corner of the globe, from Mackey Arena to Westminster Abbey to the Great Wall of China and many points in between. And this year it turns 114. #HailPurdue