Sunday, November 22, 2009

Best Colleges 2010

Purdue University--Calumet

Work 2200 169th Street Hammond, IN 46323-2094
Work(219) 989-2213
Web site: http://www.calumet.purdue.edu/
Tier 4
College Category:
Universities-Master's (Midwest)

Overview : Purdue University--Calumet

General Information  
Institutional Control: Public
Year founded: 1946
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 8,353
Setting: urban
Endowment: $11,635,998
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: rolling
Application fee: N/A
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 74.2%
Selectivity: less selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2008-2009 In-state: $6,255; Out-of-state: $12,783
Mission  
School mission: "We want to help create the jobs worthy of our graduates." So says Chancellor Howard Cohen about Purdue University Calumet and its strategic goals to advance student success and northwest Indiana economic development. Part of the internationally respected Purdue University system, 9600-student Purdue Calumet is based in the Chicago-suburb of Hammond, Ind. It offers undergraduate and master's degrees in some 100 fields of study - including traditional Purdue strengths of engineering, technologies, management/business, nursing and education. Emerging, campus-based economic development centers and partnerships with cutting edge, regional employers and high tech/business incubators provide rich opportunities for faculty to apply their expertise and students to engage in experiential learning.

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