2200 169th Street
Hammond, IN 46323-2094

Purdue University-Calumet, is a public comprehensive institution offering undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs in a variety of disciplines. Undergraduate programs are diverse ranging from computer engineering to Spanish foreign language teaching to political science. Graduate Programs include a Masters in Secondary Education, a Masters in Human Services and much more.

Purdue University-Calumet is located in the beautiful town of Hammond, Indiana. The scenic campus spanning more than 166 acres includes numerous state-of-the-art facilities accessible to students. Among them are the Purdue University-Calumet Library with more than 250,000 volumes, numerous electronic databases, reference materials and others resources. Other facilities include the Fitness and Recreational Center, the Charlotte R. Riley Child Center and others.

Students can take advantage of a diverse range of both on and off campus activities at the Purdue University-Calumet. The university offers NAIA intercollegiate athletics program for both men and women as well as numerous intramural sports. Varsity Sports include men's and women's basket ball and intramural sports include soccer, volleyball and others. Also accessible to students are clubs and organizations such as the fine arts Student Association, the Japanese Club, the Social Justice Club and many others.

Not only are there numerous on campus activities, but a diverse range of off campus recreational, cultural and historical attractions. The town of Hammond offers several restaurants, museums and parks for students to enjoy. Among the attractions are the Grand Calumet Riverwalk Park, the Gibson Woods Nature Preserve, the Harrison Park Mini Museum and more. The campus is also within close proximity the major metropolis of Chicago and the scenic Lake Michigan.

Quick Facts:

U.S. News & World Report ranked Purdue University North central in the fourth tier among Baccalaureate Colleges in the Midwest in the "America Best College of 2008" issue.

Purdue University Calumet offers students with on campus apartment style housing.

Purdue University Calumet students can take advantage of small class size and expert faculty with a student to faculty ratio of 21 to one.

Purdue University- Calumet has awarded more than 38,000 degrees since 1946.

Purdue University-Calumet offers numerous forms of financial aid to students including scholarships, grants, work-study and more. Many students at Purdue University-Calumet received some from of financial aid.

Purdue offers several additional campus throughout Indian in cities such as Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Westville and more.

Purdue University-Calumet's undergraduate engineering program has been recognized numerous times as one of the Best undergraduate engineering programs in the United States according to U.S. News & World Report.



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