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Purdue University
College of Engineering
Material Science and Electrical Engineering Building in 2007
TypePublic engineering school
Established1874
DeanArvind Raman[1]
Academic staff
494 (2023)
Students16,423 (Fall 2023)
Undergraduates11,258 (Fall 2023)
Postgraduates5,165 (Fall 2023)[2]
Location
United States West Lafayette
,
IN
,
USA
AffiliationsPurdue University
Websiteengineering.purdue.edu

The Purdue University College of Engineering is the engineering school and one of eight major academic divisions of Purdue University, a public research university in West Lafayette, Indiana. Established in 2004, its forerunner began in 1874 with programs in Civil and Mechanical Engineering.

The college now offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in more than a dozen disciplines.[3] Purdue's engineering program has also educated 27 of America's astronauts, including Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan, who were the first and last astronauts to have walked on the Moon, respectively.[4] Many of Purdue's engineering disciplines are recognized as top-ten programs in the U.S.[5] The college as a whole is currently ranked 4th in the U.S. of all doctorate-granting engineering schools by U.S. News & World Report.[6]

Cassier's Magazine featured the Purdue University in its August 1892 edition. Here is a look at the locomotive testing plant within the Mechanical Laboratory.

Departments

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The College of Engineering contains eleven Schools, two Divisions, and several Programs:

Schools

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Divisions

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Location

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Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering in 2018

Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering, named after Purdue alumnus Neil Armstrong, is the flagship of the College of Engineering and home to its administrative offices, the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the School of Materials Engineering, Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS), Engineering Education, the Minority Engineering Program, and the Women in Engineering Program. Many other campus buildings house faculty offices, classrooms, and laboratories for engineering programs, such as the Martin C. Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering, the Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, and Potter Engineering Center.[20]

History

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The Morrill Act, signed by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1862, set the stage for the state of Indiana to establish a college for agriculture and the mechanical arts. In 1874, Purdue established four-year bachelor's degree programs in civil engineering and mechanical engineering. The School of Mechanical Engineering. was created in 1882, although none of Purdue's students at the time were actually qualified to enroll in any of its courses. In 1911, the School of Chemical Engineering was founded, and in 1938 became the School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering. The Agricultural Engineering program was established in 1925; it would be renamed the Division of Agricultural and Biological Engineering in 2005. In 1942, the School of Mechanical Engineering was renamed the School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering; the Aeronautical Engineering program would be split out into the School of Aeronautics in 1945 and the School of Aeronautical Engineering in 1953. This was also the year that Purdue established the nation's first Freshmen Engineering program (now First Year Engineering), in which all first-year engineering students take fundamental courses prior to enrolling in the school for their specific discipline.[21] That same year, the Industrial Engineering Department was founded, with some courses taught by Lillian Moller Gilbreth. In 1959, the School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering split into two separate units, the latter's segment of which was to be renamed the School of Materials Engineering in 1973.

The 1960s saw the establishment of the Nuclear Engineering and Women in Engineering programs. A 1 kilowatt nuclear reactor has been in operation at the campus since 1962.[22] In 1971, the National Society of Black Engineers was founded on the Purdue campus by two undergraduates. The Construction Engineering and Management Division was created in 1976. In 1989, the Materials and Electrical Engineering Building was completed, providing much-needed space for the growing School of Materials Engineering and School of Electrical Engineering. In 1995, the Engineering Projects In Community Service program was established at Purdue. Three years later, Purdue's Biomedical Engineering program was founded; in 2004, it was expanded into the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. That same year, the Department (now School) of Engineering Education, the first of its kind in the nation, was created.

Also in 2004, the College of Engineering was formed as an umbrella organization for the many Schools, Departments, and Divisions of Purdue's engineering programs. Three significant College of Engineering structures would be built over the next few years: the Birck Nanotechnology Center (2005) and the Biomedical Engineering Building (now the Martin C. Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering) (2006), both part of Discovery Park); and the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering, completed in 2007.[3]

Rankings

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The College of Engineering's undergraduate and graduate engineering programs are highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as some of the best engineering programs in America. Many of Purdue's engineering programs are ranked within the top 10 nationally, or near the top 10, resulting in Purdue's College of Engineering coming in 10th for undergraduate programs and 4th for graduate programs in the United States. The 2022 rankings are listed below.[5]

Academic Unit Undergrad.
Rank 		Grad.
Rank
College of Engineering (overall) 10 4
Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering 4 5
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 1 1
Biomedical Engineering 23 29
Chemical Engineering 14 14
Civil Engineering 6 7
Computer Engineering 11 9
Electrical Engineering 11 9
Environmental Engineering 11 11
Industrial Engineering 2 7
Materials Engineering 12 13
Mechanical Engineering 8 8
Nuclear Engineering N/A 11

Programs

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Purdue's College of Engineering offers many programs to its students which help young engineers gain real world and international experience. These programs include:

References

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  1. ^ "Indian-origin professor named Dean of Purdue's College of Engineering". The Economic Times. 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Facts and Figures". College of Engineering - Purdue University.
  3. ^ a b "History : About Us". College of Engineering - Purdue University.
  4. ^ "Astronauts - Purdue University". www.purdue.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  5. ^ a b "Purdue Engineering National Rankings". College of Engineering - Purdue University.
  6. ^ U.S. News & World Report Graduate Engineering Rankings
  7. ^ "School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, College of Engineering, Purdue University". School of Aeronautics and Astronautics - Purdue University.
  8. ^ "Agricultural & Biological Engineering - Purdue University". Agricultural & Biological Engineering - Purdue University.
  9. ^ "Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University". Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering - Purdue University.
  10. ^ "Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University".
  11. ^ "Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University".
  12. ^ "School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University". Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Purdue University.
  13. ^ "School of Engineering Education". School of Engineering Education - Purdue University.
  14. ^ "Industrial Engineering".
  15. ^ "Materials Engineering". Materials Engineering - Purdue University.
  16. ^ "Mechanical Engineering".
  17. ^ "Nuclear Engineering - Purdue University".
  18. ^ "Construction Engineering and Management". Construction Engineering and Management - Purdue University.
  19. ^ "Environmental & Ecological Engineering". Environmental and Ecological Engineering - Purdue University.
  20. ^ "Building Excitement". College of Engineering - Purdue University.
  21. ^ "First Year Engineering". School of Engineering Education - Purdue University. Retrieved Jan 1, 2022.
  22. ^ "Purdue University Reactor" (PDF). Federal Register. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  23. ^ "The College of Engineering Honors Program - Purdue University".
  24. ^ "School of Engineering Education".
  25. ^ "Home - Office of Future Engineers - Purdue University". www.purdue.edu.
  26. ^ http://epics.ecn.purdue.edu/ [bare URL]
  27. ^ "Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships".
  28. ^ "INSGC – Indiana Space Grant Consortium". insgc.spacegrant.org.
  29. ^ "Minority Engineering Program - Minority Engineering Program - Purdue University".
  30. ^ "Office of Professional Practice - Purdue University". Office of Professional Practice - Purdue University.
  31. ^ "Homepage Women in Engineering Program - Women in Engineering Program - Purdue University".
  32. ^ "Institute for Innovation Science - Purdue University".
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