Purdue University is home to over 30,000 undergraduate students 11 academic colleges and world-renowned programs research and faculty members. Located in West Lafayette – Indiana Purdue is a global leader in Engineering and ranks highly in Nursing Pharmacy Business Hospitality and Tourism Management Education and Computer Science. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13-to-1 and most class sizes average between 25 and 35 students. Purdue is home to highly-competitive Division 1 athletics and is part of the Big 10 Conference. We believe the next Giant Leap starts with one small step.