Purdue University

Purdue University Northwest is an American university in northwest Indiana that was formed as part of the Purdue University system with the merger of Purdue University Calumet and Purdue University North Central. Unification was officially approved by the Higher Learning Commission on March 4, 2016. 

On February 26, 2014, Purdue University announced a plan to unify the administration of the university’s two northwest Indiana campuses, Purdue Calumet and Purdue North Central. On July 18, 2014, the Purdue Board of Trustees approved Purdue University Northwest as the name of the unified Calumet and North Central campuses. Dr. Thomas Keon, Chancellor of Purdue Calumet, was appointed Chancellor-Designate of Purdue Northwest on November 20, 2015.

Unification was completed on July 1, 2016. Purdue Northwest is now a comprehensive university enrolling more than 15,000 students, employing more than 1,500 faculty and staff, and offering more than 70 graduate and undergraduate programs of study on two campuses.

The Purdue University is a Public university located in Hammond.
The Purdue University was founded in 2016.
The current president of Purdue University is Thomas L. Keon.
According to verified online sources, the Purdue University enrolls a total of 27928 students.
According to the main website, the Purdue University has a total student population of 13964 undergraduate students and 13964 graduate students.

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