Purdue University - Campus Life

• The Midwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
• The campus area is 1579 acres.
• Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.

Description:

1,579-acre campus in West Lafayette (population 43,570), 65 miles from

Indianapolis; branch campuses in Fort Wayne, Hammond, and Westville.

Served by air, bus, and train; major airport serves Indianapolis. Public

transportation serves campus.

Types of Housing

• Coed Dorms are used by 39% of the on-campus students.
• Women's Dorms are used by 16% of the on-campus students.
• Men's Dorms are used by 22% of the on-campus students.
• Sorority housing are used by 6% of the students.
• Fraternity housing are used by 8% of the students.
• School-owned/operated Apartments.
• On-campus Married-student housing.
• 84% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
• 38% of all students live in school housing of some type.
• 62% of all students live off campus or commute.
• On average, 50% of all students are on campus during the weekend.

• Students may live on or off campus.

• Alcohol is not permitted on campus, even to those students of legal drinking age.

Other Policies

• Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
• Hazing Prohibited

• 15% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
• Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $2000 per year working part-time on campus.
• This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
• Institutional employment is available.
• Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are good.
• Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.