Purdue University has once again earned praise as one of the world’s best academic institutions. In the latest 2025 QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings, released Tuesday (June 4), Purdue came in No. 89 globally, a gain of 10 spots from last year. Purdue was also named the No. 8 U.S. public university, an improvement of two spots from last year. Since QS started its independent global ranking, this is the highest Purdue has been ranked among U.S. public universities.
Check out the latest top stories from Purdue University in this week’s “Purdue News Now,” a one-minute weekly video update. This week: No. 8 public university ranking, new Dell Alienware gaming lounge, Boilermaker “Jeopardy!” champion and more.
Purdue University, Indiana University and the University of Notre Dame have formalized a joint research effort to address the nation’s most critical defense challenges. The Indiana Research Consortium will leverage the combined strengths, facilities and capabilities of the state’s three leading research universities, which together have decades of cutting-edge defense experience, in support of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, mission.
Iconic as a novelist and popular cultural figure, Zora Neale Hurston remains underappreciated as an anthropologist. Drawing on a wide range of readings, Jennifer Freeman Marshall, associate professor of English and women's gender and sexuality studies, explores Hurston’s popular appeal as iconography, her elevation into the literary canon, her concurrent marginalization in anthropology despite her significant contributions, and her place within constructions of Black feminist literary traditions. Related: A
list of recently published Purdue authors is also available online.
Follow the latest news and notes about Purdue University in Indianapolis with our roundup, which features details about an upcoming Student Activities and Organizations information session and guidance being offered online to faculty from Innovative Learning.
To celebrate the conclusion of the 1869 Tree Planting Master Plan, Purdue will hold a ceremonial event June 11 from 1:30-2 p.m. in front of the Wilmeth Active Learning Center. In addition to meeting the tree planting goal, Purdue has received the Tree Campus USA Award for the 15th consecutive year. The award recognizes college campuses committed to fostering a healthy environment for trees and green space.
In the latest episode of “This Is Purdue,” listen as Adam Baxmeyer, director of the Purdue University Airport, and Rob Wynkoop, vice president of Auxiliary Services, share the importance of commercial flights returning to the Purdue Airport and the university’s nearly 100-year legacy in aviation excellence. Related: Watch the full video on YouTube.
