![]() ![]() Rather than emulate the classical universities, White believed Purdue should be an "industrial college" and devote its resources toward providing a broad, liberal education with an emphasis on science, technology, and agriculture. White, the university's president from 1876 to 1883, followed a strict interpretation of the Morrill Act. The first female student was admitted that autumn. Purdue issued its first degree, a Bachelor of Science in chemistry, in 1875. Oren, the State Librarian of Indiana, was appointed professor of botany. A campus of five buildings was completed by the end of 1874. Hougham was Purdue's first faculty member and served as acting president between the administrations of presidents Shortridge and White. Classes began at Purdue on September 16, 1874, with six instructors and 39 students. On May 6, 1869, the General Assembly established the institution in Tippecanoe County as Purdue University, in the name of the principal benefactor. By 1869, Tippecanoe County's offer included $150,000 (equivalent to $3.1 million in 2021) from Lafayette business leader and philanthropist John Purdue $50,000 from the county and 100 acres (0.4 km 2) of land from local residents. Popular proposals included the addition of an agriculture department at Indiana State University, at what is now Butler University. Communities throughout the state offered facilities and funding in bids for the location of the new college. In 1865, the Indiana General Assembly voted to take advantage of the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act of 1862 and began plans to establish an institution with a focus on agriculture and engineering. John Purdue, the university's eponymous benefactor Its alumni have included 26 astronauts, 6 current Fortune 500 CEOs, 2 Rhodes Scholars, 4 Truman Scholars and 3 Gates Scholars. Purdue has been affiliated with 13 Nobel laureates, 1 Turing Award laureate, 2 World Food Prize laureates, 3 Pulitzer Prize winners, 18 Olympic medalists, 3 National Medal of Technology and Innovation recipients, 2 National Medal of Science recipients, 3 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, 7 members of Congress, 3 U.S. Purdue faculty, students, alumni and other affiliates have reached many notable and influential positions in business, media, politics, and science. Purdue University is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". ![]() Purdue is the founding member of the Big Ten Conference and enrolls the largest student body of any individual university campus in Indiana, as well as the ninth-largest foreign student population of any university in the United States. In addition, Purdue has 18 intercollegiate sports teams and more than 900 student organizations. The main campus in West Lafayette offers more than 200 majors for undergraduates, over 70 masters and doctoral programs, and professional degrees in pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and doctor of nursing practice. It has been ranked as among the best public universities in the United States by major institutional rankings, and is renowned for its engineering program. The first classes were held on September 16, 1874, with six instructors and 39 students. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture in his name. Purdue University (or simply Purdue) is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system.
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