Purdue University

Summary

Purdue University is a public research university^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of public_research_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,970 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Purdue University was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[3].
• Purdue University was a member of Digital Library Federation^[4].
• Purdue University was a member of Association of Research Libraries^[5].
• Purdue University was a member of MetaArchive Cooperative^[6].
• Purdue University was a member of Orbital Reef University Advisory Council^[7].
• Purdue University was a member of Q118398^[8].
• Purdue University is located in West Lafayette^[9].
• Purdue University is in the country of United States^[10].
• Purdue University's instance of is recorded as public research university^[11].
• Purdue University's instance of is recorded as land-grant university^[12].
• Purdue University's instance of is recorded as public educational institution of the United States^[13].
• Purdue University's founder is recorded as John Purdue^[14].
• Purdue University's postal code is recorded as 47907-2040^[15].
• Purdue University's child organization or unit is recorded as Herbert C. Brown Center for Borane Research, Purdue University^[16].
• Purdue University's child organization or unit is recorded as Graduate School, Purdue University^[17].
• Purdue University's child organization or unit is recorded as Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center, Purdue University^[18].
• Purdue University's child organization or unit is recorded as Indiana Space Grant Consortium^[19].
• Purdue University's child organization or unit is recorded as Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant^[20].
• Purdue University's child organization or unit is recorded as Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis^[21].
• Purdue University's Commons category is recorded as Purdue University^[22].
• 1869 marks the founding of Purdue University^[23].
• Purdue University's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.425, 'lon': -86.92305555555555}^[24].
• Purdue University's parent organization or unit is recorded as Purdue University system^[25].
• Purdue University's significant event is recorded as mixed-sex education^[26].
• Purdue University's official website is recorded as https://purdue.edu^[27].

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Founding

Purdue University's founder is recorded as John Purdue^[14]. 1869 marks the founding of it^[23].

Operations

Purdue University's parent organization or unit is recorded as it system^[25]. Subsidiaries include Herbert C. Brown Center for Borane Research, it^[16]; Graduate School, it^[17]; Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center, it^[18]; Indiana Space Grant Consortium^[19], an organization^[28], in United States^[29]; Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant^[20], an organization^[30], in United States^[31]; and Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis^[21], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1969^[34], headquartered in Indianapolis^[35].

Why It Matters

Purdue University ranks in the top 4% of public_research_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,970 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]