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Overall rankings

  • Ranked 22nd best public university in the nation - Source: U.S. News  World Report, 2008 edition. More information

  • 11 Purdue doctoral programs placed in the top 10 - Source: Academic Analytics' 2007 rankings of Research Universities Faculty Scholar Productivity Index. More information

Lafayette area 

  • No. 6 most-educated small town in America-West Lafayette, Forbes - 2009 More information 
  • One of the Best Communities for Young People, America's Promise Alliance - 2008
  • 5-Star Quality-of-Life rating, Expansion Magazine - 2007
  • No. 6 Top Small Metro for Recruitment and Attraction, Expansion Magazine - 2008
  • 4th in Best Places to Work in Academia-Purdue University, The Scientist magazine - 2007
  • 16th in Best Small Places for Business and Careers, Forbes - 2008
  • 25th Best in Frommer's Cities Ranked & Rated: More Than 400 Metropolitan Areas Evaluated in the U.S. and Canada - 2007
  • One of the Top 10 Brainiest Places to Retire-West Lafayette, U.S. News & World Report - 2008

    Rankings by publication 

    US News and World Report

    Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education

    Academic Analytics

    Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

    American Society for Engineering Education

    National Science Foundation

    Aviation Week & Space Technology Oregon State University National Survey
    Business 2.0 Princeton Review
    Business Week Review of Economics and Statistics
    Chief Executive magazine Shanghai World Rankings of Broad Fields
    Communications of the ACM Small Times magazine
    Com Vista SmartMoney magazine
    DesignIntelligence Times Higher Education Supplement
    Eduniversal  Wall Street Journal
    Financial Times Webometrics

    Hispanic Business Magazine

    Whitefield Consulting Worldwide Rankings
    Institute of International Education  4 International Colleges & Universities

     

    U.S. News and World Report
      
    In April 2009, Purdue's biological/agricultural engineering program was ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World & Report magazine. Four other Purdue engineering programs were ranked in the top 10. The aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical program was fourth, the civil engineering program was seventh, mechanical engineering was eighth, and electrical/electronic/communications was 10th. Overall, Purdue's College of Engineering was 12th.

    Purdue's Krannert School of Management had two programs ranked in the top 10. Productions/operations was ranked sixth and supply chain/logistics was ranked 10th.

    Graduate program rankings reflect both masters and doctoral programs or only doctoral programs.

    U.S. News and World Report ranks only a small sub-set of all of the Purdue programs. For a complete listing of all the Purdue programs, click here.

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    U.S. News and World Report graduate rankings released in April 2009:

    #1

    Biological/Agricultural engineering

    #2 Analytical chemistry (2007)
    #2 Speech-language pathology (2008)
    #4 Aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering
    #6 Production/operations
    #7 Civil engineering
    #8 Mechanical engineering
    #9 Audiology (2008)
    #9 Pharmacy (2008)
    #10 Electrical/electronic/communications engineering
    #10 Supply chain/logistics
    #10 Statistics (2008)
    #12 Computer engineering
    #12 Industrial/manufacturing engineering
    #12 College of Engineering
    #13 Materials engineering 
    #13 Nuclear engineering
    #14 Veterinary medicine (2007)
    #14 Chemical engineering
    #16 Computer science - systems (2008)
    #17 Environmental/environmental health engineering
    #18 Information systems
    #18 Computer science - programming language
    #19 Applied mathematics
    #19 Computer science
    #22 Biomedical/bioengineering engineering
    #22 Chemistry
    #28 Mathematics (2008)
    #32 Krannert School of Management
    #36 Physics (2008)
    #36 Economics
    #42 Biological sciences (2007)
    #43 Earth sciences (2006)
    #43 Clinical psychology (2008)
    #45 Psychology
    #48 Education
    #54 Sociology
    #71 History
    #71 English
    #134 Fine Arts

    In August 2009, Purdue's College of Engineering undergraduate program ranked ninth nationally among doctoral-granting public universities.

    Purdue's Krannert School of Management's undergraduate program ranked No. 21 overall among doctoral-granting universities.

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    U.S. News and World Report undergraduate rankings released in August 2009:

    #1 Quantitative analysis/methods among public universities (#4 overall)
    #2

    Productions/operations management among public universities (#4 overall)

    #2 Agricultural engineering
    #3 Industrial engineering
    #4 Aerospace/aeronautical/astronomical engineering
    #5

    Civil engineering

    #7 Mechanical engineering
    #8 Supply chain management/logistics
    #10 Electrical/electronic/communications engineering
    #34 High school counselor rankings
    Included A+ schools for B students

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    Academic Analytics 

    In 2007, 11 Purdue doctoral programs placed in the top 10 of Academic Analytics 2007 Top Research Universities Faculty Scholar Productivity Index.

    The third annual index compiled overall institutional rankings on doctoral degree programs at 375 universities. The rankings are based on measures of faculty productivity.

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    Purdue's rankings: 

    #2 Information Technology/Information Systems (CERIAS - Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security)
    #2 Communication and communication studies
    #3 Industrial and physical pharmacy
    #3 Various programs in family and human sciences (Gerontology and speech, language, and hearing sciences)
    #3 Speech and hearing sciences
    #4 Philosophy
    #5 Computational sciences
    #5 Horticulture Department
    #6 Agronomy and crop sciences
    #6 General engineering
    #10 Electrical engineering

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    American Society for Engineering Education
       
    In 2005, a survey of engineering technology programs conducted by the American Society for Engineering Education showed Purdue's College of Technology awards more engineering technology degrees to women than any other university or college in the country.

    Purdue awarded 60 bachelor's degrees in engineering technology to women during the 2002-03 academic year, the highest in the country. Purdue's College of Technology also tied for first in the total number of degrees awarded - 364.

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    Aviation Week & Space Technology

    In September 2008, Purdue was ranked as the top choice of recruiters from the aerospace and defense industries in a study by Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine.

    In its 2008 Workforce Study, the magazine asked companies in those industries to list the top five institutions from which they recruit. Of the 64 schools mentioned, Purdue was No. 1, up from No. 4 in the 2007 rankings.

    Purdue also was among the top three graduate schools in the survey.

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    Business 2.0

    In fall 2001, Purdue was listed among the top 20 tech-savviest MBA programs.

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    Business Week
       
    In 2006, Purdue's Krannert School of Management ranked No. 24 nationally and eighth among public universities in Business Week magazine's rankings of full-time MBA programs. The school also was ranked in the top 20 by recruiters and 17th for faculty intellectual capital.

    Krannert students surveyed by Business Week lauded the school's quality of faculty, small class sizes, career opportunities and educational value for the money.

    In fall 2005, Purdue's degree programs ranked 18th worldwide.

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    Chief Executive magazine

    In March 2009, Indiana was ranked as the best state to do business in the Midwest in a survey by Chief Executive magazine. In the survey of the nation's CEOs, Indiana was ranked third in the nation in business friendliness, fourth in transportation and sixth in cost of business.

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    Communications of the ACM
       
    The first ACM Rankings (Communications of the ACM), June 2007/Vol. 50, No. 6 research productivity:

    Computer Science - Purdue ranked 9th.

    Systems and software engineering - Purdue ranked 17th.

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    Com Vista

    In August 2008, Com Vista, a guide to programs of study in communication-related departments, ranked Purdue's Department of Communication No. 2 in health communication and No. 4 in interpersonal and organizational communication. The rankings are based on faculty's publications in the 50 journals related to the field.

    Purdue's communication department also placed in the top 10 for specific areas of study, including No. 1 (tie) in the area of narrative and No. 2 in the area of communication and emotion.

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    DesignIntelligence
       
    In January 2008, DesignIntelligence: The Almanac of Architecture and Design ranked Purdue's Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts interior design program 14th. Purdue tied with five other interior design programs. Purdue ranked fourth in the Midwest region.
       

    Also receiving regional recognition in the 2008 survey was Purdue's industrial design undergraduate program, which ranked ninth, and the graduate program, which was sixth in the Midwest region.

    In January 2008, DesignIntelligence: America's Best Architecture & Design Schools ranked Purdue's Landscape Architecture undergraduate program No. 5 in the nation and No. 2 in the Midwest Region, published in their 2008 Education Survey and Rankings.

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    Eduniversal

    In July 2009, Purdue University's Krannert School of Management was ranked No. 13 among U.S. business schools with a major international influence by Eduniversal. Krannert also was granted a "five palms" rating by Eduniversal, the highest rating offered by the European-based online higher education selection tool.

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    Financial Times
       
    According to a January 2009 survey in Financial Times, the Krannert School of Management's MBA program placed second in Best in Industry.

    In fall 2008, Purdue's International Master's in Management program ranked 15th in degree programs worldwide and No. 1 in international course management.

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    Hispanic Business
       
    In 2008, Hispanic Business magazine ranked Purdue's College of Engineering among the best institutions in the nation for Latino graduate students studying engineering. The college's graduate program was placed No. 2 in the Top 10 list of Best Schools for Hispanics in the field of engineering.

    Purdue was cited for the number of Latino faculty, and the admission and retention rate for Hispanic students in the engineering graduate programs. Hispanic student organizations such as SHPE, SACNAS, the Latino Student Council, the Latino Graduate Student Organization and the Latino Student Union also were praised.

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    Insititute of International Education

    In November 2007, the Institute of International Education ranked Purdue second in the nation among U.S. public institutions in international student enrollment for the 2006-07 academic year.

    "Open Doors" is published by the Institute of International Education with support from the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The survey includes almost 3,000 accredited U.S. institutions and has been conducted every year since 1949.

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    Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education
       
    In 2002, the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education ranked Purdue's Department of Hospitality & Tourism program No. 1 in the nation. The study has not yet been replicated.

    Also, the hospitality & tourism program was ranked  No. 1 in the U.S. by the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education in a study based on survey results from industry recruiters. It also has not yet been replicated.

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    Journal of Marital & Family Therapy

    In April 2009, Purdue's Marriage and Family Therapy program in the College of Consumer and Family Sciences was ranked No. 1 in scholarship productivity by the Journal of Marital & Family Therapy.

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    National Science Foundation
       
    In 2007, Purdue's College of Agriculture was ranked No. 3 in the nation in the National Science Foundation's ranking of research and development expenditures in agricultural sciences.

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    Oregon State University national survey

    In 2004, a national survey by Oregon State University ranked Purdue's agricultural economics program No. 1 in international trade, farm management, production and finance; and No. 2 in agribusiness, marketing and sales, and industrial organization.

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    Princeton Review

    In January 2009, Purdue was ranked in the Princeton Review's list of 100 "best value" colleges for 2009. The education services and test-prep company says the rankings are an attempt to highlight "schools that provide high-quality academics at a reasonable price - either by keeping sticker prices in line, or by offsetting high costs with great financial packages."

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    Review of Economics and Statistics 
       In February 2008, the Krannert School of Management's doctoral program in economics ranked 31st among the top 58 world departments and 25th among departments in U.S. colleges and universities in a review by faculty at the University of Arizona and Warsaw School of Economics. It was published in the Review of Economics and Statistics. The ranking was based on the worth of doctoral programs in economics as reflected in their ability to place their graduates at top-level economics departments or business schools.

    In spring 2008, Purdue's doctoral program in economics was ranked 25th in economics among U.S. schools.

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    Shanghai World Rankings of Broad Fields

    In August 2008 the Shanghai World Rankings of Broad Fields ranked Purdue 65th overall in the world.

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    Small Times magazine
       
    In 2007, Purdue's nanotech facilities ranked eighth in the U.S. in a survey by Small Times magazine. Overall, Purdue's nanotechnology program ranked 13th. In 2006, the trade publication ranked Purdue third nationally for its industrial outreach efforts.

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    SmartMoney magazine

    In January 2009, Purdue was ranked ninth nationally in SmartMoney magazine's college "payback" survey, which quantifies the long-term value of a college education. SmartMoney is produced by the Wall Street Journal.

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    Times Higher Education Supplement

    In 2008 The Times Higher-QS World University Rankings rated Purdue 99th overall.

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    Wall Street Journal 
       
    In December 2008 the Wall Street Journal ranked the value of a Krannert Executive MBA degree 14th in the United States when factoring in the cost of education.

    In September 2008 the Executive MBA program at Purdue University's Krannert School of Management was ranked among the top 25 in the world by the Wall Street Journal. Krannert's program ranked No. 22 overall and was No. 8 among U.S. public institutions. Purdue was the only Indiana college included in the top 25.

    Krannert's Executive MBA was ranked No. 16 overall by corporations and No. 24 by students. The program also scored in the top one-third of all schools in the categories of classmate quality and immediately applicable coursework.

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    Webometrics Ranking of World Universities

    In January 2009, Purdue was ranked 21st in Webometrics' Ranking of World Universities survey. The ranking is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Clentificas, a public research institution in Spain. The ranking measures the activity and visibility of the institutions, according to the group.

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    Whitefield Consulting Worldwide Rankings

    In fall 2007, Purdue's International Master's in Management (IMM) program was ranked eighth in the world by Whitefield Consulting Worldwide. Whitefield is a management consulting group specializing in management education, careers and recruitment. Purdue's IMM program is a partnership between the Krannert School, the GISMA Business School in Germany, TiasNimbas Business School in the Netherlands, and CEU Business School in Budapest.

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     4 International Colleges & Universities

    In January 2009, 4 International Colleges & Universities, an international higher education search engine and directory reviewing worldwide accredited universities and colleges, ranked Purdue sixth in its list of the top 200 institutions in its 4icu.org Web Popularity Ranking. The aim of the Web site is to provide an approximate popularity ranking of worldwide universities and colleges based upon the popularity of the institutions' Web sites.

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