Purdue University in Indianapolis
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| Type | Public land-grant research university expansion campus |
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| Established | July 1, 2024 |
Parent institution | Purdue Main Campus |
| Location | , Indiana , U.S. 39°46′26.4″N 86°10′21.0″W / 39.774000°N 86.172500°W |
| Campus | Urban, 21 acres (8.5 ha) in downtown Indianapolis |
| Website | www |
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Purdue University in Indianapolis is an expansion campus of Purdue University's West Lafayette location in Indianapolis, Indiana.
History
[edit]The campus was formed on July 1, 2024, following the splitting of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) into Indiana University Indianapolis (IUI) and Purdue University in Indianapolis. It inherited the former IUPUI School of Engineering and Technology and the computer science program within the former IUPUI School of Science. All other academic programs, including the athletic program, became part of IU Indianapolis. Purdue plans to expand its academic offerings beyond those.[1][2]
Operation
[edit]As a fully-integrated expansion campus, students are admitted to Purdue University as a whole, and can choose to spend each semester either at Purdue's West Lafayette, Indiana, location, or at the Indianapolis location. Indianapolis is not a regional campus; it has the same oversight and academic rigor as West Lafayette. A goal of the split is to increase the retention of students in Indiana after graduation.[3]
Campus
[edit]Purdue's Indianapolis campus is a 28-acre (11 ha) plot that was formerly the northeastern-most portion of IUPUI's campus, bordered by Michigan Street, West Street, and Indiana Avenue in downtown Indianapolis.[3] Purdue also initially leased five academic buildings and part of a dormitory from IUI.[4] Ground was broken on the Academic Success Building in April 2025, which will be Purdue's flagship building in Indianapolis. The 248,000-square-foot (23,000 m2) facility, which will have residential, dining, classroom, and laboratory space, is scheduled to be completed in 2027.[5]
Purdue is also creating shared spaces for its faculty and students with industry partners throughout the Indianapolis area. The Purdue motorsports engineering program in Indianapolis moved into Dallara's U.S. headquarters in Speedway, Indiana,[6] and the newly launched radiopharmaceutical manufacturing graduate program will be housed at the SpectronRx facility on the northside of Indianapolis.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Nietzel, Michael T. "Indiana University And Purdue Officially Split Up IUPUI". Forbes. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
- ^ Scharf, Nadia. "Purdue University celebrates opening of Indianapolis campus". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "What to know about Purdue University in Indianapolis as IUPUI splits". WTHR. April 16, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Rafford, Claire (March 25, 2024). "What to know about the IUPUI split". Mirror Indy. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
- ^ Herron, Arika (April 3, 2025). "Purdue breaks ground on 15-story Indianapolis campus building". Axios. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ Sanchez, Phil (May 23, 2025). "Purdue University and Dallara team up for innovative motorsports engineering hub". WISH-TV. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ Brown, Alex (May 23, 2025). "Purdue, SpectronRx partnering on radiopharmaceutical manufacturing degree". Inside Indiana Business. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
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