Purdue University

Purdue is on a 2,468-acre campus in the suburban setting of West Lafayette, Indiana, not far from Indianapolis.

Purdue Student Activities

Purdue has many clubs, organizations, and activities for students to join – including band, chorus, theater groups, a campus newspaper, a radio station and more.

Interested in Greek life? Purdue has fraternities and sororities.

Purdue has the Purdue Dance Marathon. In fact, more students participate in the Purdue Dance Marathon than any other on-campus activity.

Other popular student organizations at Purdue include Purdue Paint Crew, Purdue Student Union Board, Purdue Grand Prix and HTM Society.

Purdue students' favorite campus events are Be Involved Fair, Purdue Dance Marathon and Industrial Roundtable.

Purdue Housing

This table offers information on housing at Purdue.

Purdue offers on-campus housing. Students are not required to live on campus. First year students are given priority for on-campus housing.

Most Purdue students live off campus. In 2022, 40.5% of undergrads at Purdue lived in some kind of on-campus housing and 59.5% of students lived off-campus or commuted to Purdue. There are 15,208 spots available in on-campus housing for all 37,101 undergraduates. In the 2021-2022 school year, 15,032 students chose to live in campus housing. First year students are allowed to park a car on campus.

Purdue offers coed housing and housing for students with disabilities.

Purdue Athletics

At Purdue there are a variety of athletic options for students interested in joining a sports program.

Intercollegiate sports are the highest tier of college sports and can be very competitive. Intercollegiate teams are regulated by the NCAA, funded by the university, and compete against teams from other universities. The division of a sports team depends on the size of the university, funding, and competition level. An intercollegiate school team will be Division I, II or III, with Division I being the highest level.

Club sports are not regulated by the NCAA and are a great option for students not interested in trying out for an intercollegiate team. Club sports are usually student run but can also be funded by the university.

Intramural sports are the most casual and informal. Intramural sports are often free and require very little time commitment.

Let's take a look at the athletic options available at Purdue:

Safety at Purdue

College is like a home away from home. Whether you're walking to class or coming back from late-night studying (or partying!), it's important to feel safe on campus.

Purdue University is patroled 24 hours a day by trained security. The Purdue campus has emergency telephones or alarms for students to use anytime of day or night. The school also has student security patrols.

Purdue offers late-night transportation or safety escorts for students. Campus housing is secure and dorms can only be accessed with secure key cards.

Additionally, Purdue has Security Cameras around campus.

Plan a Visit to Purdue

Visiting colleges is one of the best ways to get a sense of the campus and student body. If you'd like to visit Purdue, take Interstate 65 to West Lafayette, IN. If you need to fly, book your flight to Indianapolis International airport.

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