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'{{Primary sources|date=October 2020}} {{Coord|40|25.86|N|86|54.87|W|display=title}} {{Short description|Public engineering school of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.}} {{Infobox university | name = Purdue University<br>College of Engineering | image = MSEE.jpg | caption = MSEE Building | motto = | established = 1874 | type = Public engineering school | endowment = | dean = [[Arvind Raman]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/indian-origin-professor-named-dean-of-purdues-college-of-engineering/articleshow/97808958.cms|title = Indian-origin professor named Dean of Purdue's College of Engineering| newspaper=The Economic Times | date=11 February 2023 }}</ref> | city = {{flagicon|USA}} [[West Lafayette]] | state = [[Indiana|IN]] | country = [[United States|USA]] | students = | undergrad = 8,918 | postgrad = 3,559<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/FactsFigures|title=Facts and Figures|website=College of Engineering - Purdue University}}</ref> | faculty = 452 | campus = | colors = | free_label = | free = | mascot = | nickname = | affiliations = [[Purdue University]] | website = {{url|https://engineering.purdue.edu}} }} The '''Purdue University College of Engineering''' is the [[Engineering education|engineering school]] and one of eight major academic divisions of [[Purdue University]], a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[West Lafayette, Indiana|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.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/History|title=History : About Us|website=College of Engineering - Purdue University}}</ref> Purdue's engineering program has also educated 27 of America's [[astronaut]]s, including [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Eugene Cernan]], who were the first and last astronauts to have walked on the [[Moon]], respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.purdue.edu/space/astronauts.html|title=Astronauts - Purdue University|website=www.purdue.edu}}</ref> Many of Purdue's engineering disciplines are recognized as top-ten programs in the U.S.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/FactsFigures/AboutUs/FactsFigures/Rankings|title=Purdue Engineering National Rankings|website=College of Engineering - Purdue University}}</ref> 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]]''.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings U.S. News & World Report Graduate Engineering Rankings]</ref> [[File:Purdue University - Engineering Laboratory - Cassier's 1892-08.png|thumb|''[[Cassier's Magazine]]'' featured the Purdue University in its August 1892 edition. Here is a look into the Mechanical Laboratory.]] ==Departments== The College of Engineering contains eleven ''Schools'', two ''Divisions'', and several Programs: ===Schools=== * [[Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics|School of Aeronautics and Astronautics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/AAE|title=School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, College of Engineering, Purdue University|website=School of Aeronautics and Astronautics - Purdue University}}</ref> * School of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/ABE|title=Agricultural & Biological Engineering - Purdue University|website=Agricultural & Biological Engineering - Purdue University}}</ref> * [[Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/BME|title=Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University|website=Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering - Purdue University}}</ref> * [[Davidson School of Chemical Engineering]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE|title = Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University}}</ref> * Lyles School of Civil Engineering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://engineering.purdue.edu/CE|title = Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University}}</ref> * [[Purdue University School of Electrical and Computer Engineering|Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECE|title=School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University|website=Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Purdue University}}</ref> * School of Engineering Education.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE|title=School of Engineering Education|website=School of Engineering Education - Purdue University}}</ref> * School of Industrial Engineering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://engineering.purdue.edu/IE|title = Industrial Engineering}}</ref> * School of Materials Engineering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE|title=Materials Engineering|website=Materials Engineering - Purdue University}}</ref> * School of Mechanical Engineering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://engineering.purdue.edu/ME|title = Mechanical Engineering}}</ref> * School of Nuclear Engineering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://engineering.purdue.edu/NE|title = Nuclear Engineering - Purdue University}}</ref> ===Divisions=== * [[Construction Engineering]] and Management<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://engineering.purdue.edu/CEM|title=Construction Engineering and Management|newspaper=Construction Engineering and Management - Purdue University }}</ref> * [[environmental engineering|Environmental]] and [[Ecological Engineering]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/EEE|title=Environmental & Ecological Engineering|website=Environmental and Ecological Engineering - Purdue University}}</ref> ==Location== [[File:Neil_Armstrong_Hall_of_Engineering_StadiumAveEntrance.png|Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering|thumb|right]] [[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, [[Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/Facilities|title=Building Excitement|website=College of Engineering - Purdue University}}</ref> ==History== The [[Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act|Morrill Act]], signed by [[United States President|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/Academics/Undergrad/FYE|title=First Year Engineering|newspaper=School of Engineering Education - Purdue University |access-date=Jan 1, 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-10-27/pdf/2016-25993.pdf |title=Purdue University Reactor |work=Federal Register |date=27 October 2016 |access-date=28 October 2016}}</ref> 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 (Purdue)|Discovery Park]]); and the [[Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering]], completed in 2007.<ref name="auto"/> ==Rankings== 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.<ref name="auto1"/> {| class="wikitable sortable" !Academic Unit !Undergrad.<br />Rank !Grad.<br />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== Purdue's College of Engineering offers many programs to its students which help young engineers gain real world and international experience. These programs include: * College of Engineering Honors Program<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/Honors|title = The College of Engineering Honors Program - Purdue University}}</ref> * First-Year Engineering Program<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/Academics/FirstYear|title = School of Engineering Education}}</ref> * Office of Future Engineers<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.purdue.edu/futureengineers/|title=Home - Office of Future Engineers - Purdue University|website=www.purdue.edu}}</ref> * [[Engineering Projects In Community Service|EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service)]]<ref>http://epics.ecn.purdue.edu/ {{bare URL inline|date=April 2023}}</ref> * Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://engineering.purdue.edu/GEP/|title = Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships}}</ref> * Indiana Space Grant Consortium<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://insgc.spacegrant.org/|title=INSGC – Indiana Space Grant Consortium|website=insgc.spacegrant.org}}</ref> * Minority Engineering Program<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.purdue.edu/mep/|title = Minority Engineering Program - Minority Engineering Program - Purdue University}}</ref> * Professional Practice (Co-op) Program<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opp.purdue.edu/|title=Office of Professional Practice - Purdue University|website=Office of Professional Practice - Purdue University}}</ref> * Women in Engineering Program<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.purdue.edu/wiep/|title = Homepage Women in Engineering Program - Women in Engineering Program - Purdue University}}</ref> * Innovation and Leadership Studies<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/Innovation|title = Institute for Innovation Science - Purdue University}}</ref> ==Student organizations== * American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/AIChE|title=Purdue AIChE|website=engineering.purdue.edu}}</ref> * American Society of Agricultural Biological Engineers (ASABE) * Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) * Construction Engineers of the Future (CEF) * Electrical and Computer Engineering Student Society (ECESS)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.purdue-ecess.org/|title=ECESS - Purdue Electrical and Computer Engineering Student Society|website=www.purdue-ecess.org}}</ref> *[[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]] (IEEE)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://purdueieee.org/|title=Purdue IEEE|website=purdueieee.org}}</ref> *[[Eta Kappa Nu]] (ECE Honor Society) * National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) *[[Omega Chi Epsilon]] (CHE Honor Society) * Purdue Engineering Student Council (PESC)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.purdueesc.org/|title=Purdue Engineering Student Council|website=Purdue Engineering Student Council}}</ref> * Purdue iGEM * Purdue Mechanical Engineering Ambassadors (PMEA) * Purdue Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://purduepspe.com/|title=Purdue Society of Professional Engineers|website=purduepspe.com}}</ref> * Sigma Gamma Tau (AAE Honor Society, founded at Purdue)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigma_Gamma_Tau|title=Sigma Gamma Tau|website=Sigma Gamma Tau}}</ref> * Society for Biological Engineering (SBE) * Society of Environmental & Ecological Engineers (SEEE) * Society of Women Engineers (SWE) * Students for the Exploration & Development of Space (SEDS)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://purdueseds.space/|title=Home|website=Purdue Space Program}}</ref> The list of clubs and student organizations at Purdue is always growing. There are many other organizations apart from these actively running on campus that help enrich the social, cultural, and educational experiences of Purdue students and help enhance the overall diversity at the University. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr Official website] {{Purdue University colleges}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Purdue University College Of Engineering}} [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1874]] [[Category:Neil Armstrong]] [[Category:Engineering schools and colleges in the United States]] [[Category:Engineering universities and colleges in Indiana]] [[Category:1874 establishments in Indiana]]'